Wednesday 01 January 2025 FG invites Nigerien leader for talks to douse tension 2027: Opposition can’t unseat Tinubu without merger, says PDP chair Turji, terror masterminds won’t live beyond 2025, DHQ vows 2025: Let’s unite to build safer nation, IG tells Nigerians Over 1.18m drivers’ licences issued in 2024, says FRSC Nigeria on life support […]
A Seoul western district court has issued an arrest warrant against impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol following his botched martial law declaration. It is the first time authorities have sought to detain a sitting South Korean president. It is unclear when authorities would attempt to take Yeol into custody. January 6 was given […]
A federal high court in Abuja has granted a request from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze 67 bank accounts over alleged N52.9 million fraud. Emeka Nwite, the presiding judge, granted the ex parte application. The EFCC had asked the court to empower its chairman, Ola Olukoyede, and other officers of the […]
The Australian government has issued a stern travel warning, urging its citizens to reconsider the need to take a trip to Nigeria. In a statement obtained on Tuesday, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) cited a volatile security environment marked by terrorism, kidnapping, and the potential outbreak of civil unrest as reasons […]
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 […]
