Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), has addressed Aminu Ado Bayero as the Emir of Kano at an event held in Abuja. Ribadu, who represented President Bola Tinubu, spoke at the inaugural annual international lecture organised by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. While acknowledging the dignitaries present, the NSA said, “Of […]
‘ The Rivers Governor, Siminalyi Fubara, has regretted that his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), will not be taking part in the October 5 Local Government Election in the state. Governor Fubara stated this on Thursday during a meeting with some stakeholders of the party at the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt. […]
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has stated that he does not know a controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky and does not have any business dealings with him. In a viral audio posted by a blogger, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, Bobrisky had claimed that he […]
The Economic Community of West African States Heads of State is planning to institute a 5,000-man-kinetic force to tackle terrorism in the region. This is as the regional bloc disclosed that 1605 terrorist attacks have been recorded between January and August 2024 in West Africa with a total of 6956 fatalities. The president of the […]
Some yet-to-be identified persons have gruesomely murdered a couple in Abia State.The slain couple, Jacob Udo and his wife, Comfort, were murdered in Isiala Autonomous Community of Bende local government area of the State. The duo, who originally hailed from Itumbuzor in the same Bende local government area, were reportedly beheaded and their bodies dismembered […]
Two police operatives attached to Anambra State command have been killed by gunmen in Nnewi, during a gun duel on Thursday morning. It was gathered that during the duel, the gunmen tossed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the police operatives, killing two of the men in the squad. Meanwhile, the state police command has […]
A high court of the federal capital territory (FCT) in Maitama has issued a public summons to Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state. In the summons issued on Thursday, Maryanne Anenih, presiding judge, ordered Bello to appear before the court on October 24 to be arraigned on a 16-count charge preferred against him by […]
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, on Thursday granted the Former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, bail in the sum of N150M in the alleged N27 billion fraud charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. In his ruling, Justice Sylvanus Oriji granted Ishaku bail in the sum with […]
Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State on Thursday took to the streets in protest against the planned local government elections, set to be conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission on October 5. Led by the party’s state chairman, Chukwuemeka Aaron, thousands of party loyalists marched through Port Harcourt, despite the […]
Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is now worth almost 80% less than when he bought it two years ago, according to recent estimates from investment firm Fidelity. Musk acquired X for $44 billion in October 2022, but Fidelity’s latest evaluation suggests the platform is currently valued at just $9.4 billion. […]
