ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, the police spokesperson in Nigeria said that the policemen who extorted over N3m from Liberty Isaac in Bayelsa have been identified. Last week, a Ghana based Nigerian, Liberty Kelechi Isaac, has urged the inspector General of Police to fish out some policemen who extorted N3m from him on a gunpoint on Monday. […]
The Briton accused of inciting insurrection against President Bola Tinubu’s government, Drew Povey has urged the Nigerian government not to treat protests as treason. Mr Povey, whom the Nigerian government said also bears the name Andrew Wynne, said this in a statement in reaction to the government’s allegation of building “a network of sleeper cells […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has imposed a $250 million penalty on Nigerian businessman and a former CEO of Tingo Group, Dozy Mmobuosi, for inflating the company’s financial performance. The SEC’s investigation, which began in 2023, revealed that Tingo Group and its subsidiary, Tingo Mobile, falsely reported substantial revenue and cash reserves. The actual […]
Tragedy struck at Umueze Ibeku community, a suburb of Umuahia, Abia State, early Sunday morning, when a middle-aged man identified as Lawrence Uzor, plucked out his wife’s eyes for rituals. The victim who was said to be deep asleep when the incident occurred, is currently hospitalized at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Umuahia. Their land […]
An early morning fire incident has destroyed the Katsina State Government House fueling station. Sources close to the Government House confirmed the incident on Monday after flames were captured around the area confirming the happening. A source whose house is close to the Government House also told our correspondent that the fire started at about […]
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters in prison. The judge, on Monday, remanded nine male protesters in the Kuje prison while a female protester was remanded in Suleja. The court also fixed September 11 for trial and ruling on bail application by the protesters. This followed […]
The Peoples Democratic Party has summoned the former Governor of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over alleged anti-party activities. The PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi, made this known on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s programme, Sunrise Daily. Abdullahi stated that Wike had been summoned […]
An 18-year-old girl, Habibat Akinsanya, who had been reported missing, was discovered dead on her father’s farm in Obasa, Mile 6, along Ajebo Road, in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. PUNCH Online learnt on Monday that the victim was discovered dead on Sunday, bearing multiple machete wounds to her head and other parts of […]
The Joint Committee on Electoral Matters has proposed a slash in salaries of legislators and executive members by 30 and 40 per cent respectively. This was proposed on Monday during an interactive session with Judiciary and political parties led by the Chairman, the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Senator Sharafadeen Alli on the National Assembly […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says discussions are ongoing to bring back some prominent politicians to the party.Ibrahim Abdullahi, deputy national publicity secretary of the PDP, spoke on Monday when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television. Abdullahi said if Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 […]
