The Imo State Union of Journalists (NUJ), under the leadership of Precious Nwadike, has asked the police to release Chinonso Uba (NonsNkwa) or charge him in Court. Recall that the Imo police command on Monday confirmed the arrest of Mr. Uba over alleged misinformation, cyberstalking, and incitement, following a petition by a concerned citizen. The […]
The Kano state Hisbah board has declared Auwal Sankara, the suspended commissioner for special duties in Jigawa, wanted. Aminu Daurawa, Hisbah commander-general, announced the development on Monday. Last week, the Hisbah said Sankara was arrested at an uncompleted building over an alleged illicit affair with a married woman in Kano. Hisbah arrested Sankara after Nasiru […]
Three persons were killed and two rice farmers were abducted in a bandit attack on Sunday in the Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State. The attack took place around 9 AM between Bangi and Kotonkoro. The assailants believed to be bandits, blocked the road, shooting at vehicles travelling along the route. Among the victims […]
The Nigeria Immigration Service, on Monday, named social media personality, Okuneye Idris, otherwise known as Bobrisky, as a person of interest in an ongoing probe. It also confirmed that its officers intercepted Idris at the Sème border while fleeing the country earlier in the day. The controversy surrounding Bobrisky began in April 2024 when he […]
Tuesday 22 October 2024 Fuel import: Marketers differ as Dangote sues NNPCL, five others Immigration detains Bobrisky after Seme border arrest AFCON: CAF to decide Libya vs Nigeria case Wednesday Air Peace hikes Lagos-Abuja ticket to N200,000 from November Suspense as S’Court rules on 16 govs’ suit against EFCC today Lagos assembly not scrapping LCDAs […]
There was partial compliance in the capital city of Awka and its environs on Monday as the two-day sit-at-home by the indigenous people of Biafra IPOB commenced. But the situation was not the same in Onitsha and Nnewi where there was full compliance. But Onitsha and Nnewi, the two commercial centres were like ghost towns, […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says Oyelola Yisa Ashiru, deputy majority leader of the senate, is “bad-mouthing” it because drugs were allegedly found in his home. Last week, Ashiru, senator representing Kwara south, said the agency is the “most corrupt and compromised government agency” in the country and there is a need to […]
The Yobe State Police Command says it has apprehended one Hamsatu Modu, 54, of Morami Village in Jakana Konduga LGA of Borno State with 350 rounds of ammunition. This was contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim. He said the suspect was arrested by the police […]
Ndifreke Mark, special assistant to Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, is dead. The former minister disclosed Mark’s passing in a post on his X page on Sunday. “He was with me for no less than 34 years,” Fani-Kayode wrote. Fani-Kayode added that the deceased left his residence in the early hours to attend […]
The federal government has officially approved Seplat Energy’s purchase of Exxon Mobil’s onshore assets valued at $1.28bn. The approval was confirmed by the chief executive officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe on Monday. Komolafe while speaking at the NUPRC’s 3rd Anniversary event in Abuja said that the ministerial approval had […]
