A federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Abuja has ordered the release of Bello Bodejo, the president of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, from the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS). At the court session on Monday, Reuben Atabo, counsel to Bodejo, told the court that the detained Miyetti Allah president was […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the request made by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to freeze 24 bank accounts over alleged terrorism financing. The EFCC had filed an ex parte application requesting the court’s approval to freeze the bank accounts, some of which were reportedly linked to Lawrence Lucky Eromosele, who […]
Tuesday 31 December 2024 Wike’s camp protests as Fubara presents budget to three-man Assembly FG votes N53bn for 103 foreign missions renovation Suspected thugs occupy Edo LG secretariat, bar suspended chair Tinubu okays federal varsity for Southern Kaduna, promises roads Ogun, Ekiti, Osun, others sign 2025 appropriation bills Court freezes 24 bank accounts over alleged […]
Segun Olowookere, an Osun state resident who was sentenced to death by hanging for stealing a chicken and eggs in 2010, has been released from jail. On December 26, Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun state, granted pardon to 53 convicts, including Olowookere. This decision follows the viral interview with Biola Adebayo, a Nigerian actress, where […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has responded to recent remarks by Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, suggesting that the release of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, may not resolve insecurity in Nigeria’s Southeast region. In a statement issued by its Media and Publicityy Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB criticized the governor’s comments, describing […]
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, speaks after presenting the 2025 budget to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly on December 30, 2024. Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has presented the 2025 budget proposal of ₦1.1 trillion to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly. The Appropriation Bill, tagged “Budget of Inclusive Growth […]
The 125, 000 barrels per day Warri Refining & Petrochemicals Company (WRPC) in Warri, Delta State is now up and running. This was disclosed by the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari during a tour of the facility on Monday. Before the tour of the facility began, […]
World learders have morned Former American President, Jimmy Carter. The 39th president of the United States of America died Sunday at the age of 100. In 2002, Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote […]
The death toll from a road accident in southern Ethiopia has risen to at least 71, according to a local police official. In a Facebook post late Sunday, the Sidama Police Commission Traffic Prevention and Control Directorate said that “68 males and three females are known to have died in the accident so far”, citing […]
The Ogun State Police Command has announced the rescue of a 7-year-old girl, Mercy Akinde, who was abducted last week in Sango-Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Sunday. She revealed that the covert operation, which led to the girl’s […]
