The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the public to disregard reports on the death of its Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi on Saturday said Yakubu is alive. The clarification was necessitated following reports that the INEC Chair had died in London. “Our […]
The authorities in Finland have frozen the assets of Simon Ekpa, the self-styled prime minister of Biafra in exile. Police arrested Ekpa in November on suspicion of terrorism offences, and the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland ordered his remand that same month. Ekpa is being held in Kylmäkoski Prison, states an earlier report by local […]
A Nigeria pastor, Tobi Adegboyega, has dismissed claims that he was about to be deported from his current base in the United Kingdom. Adeboyega, who recently lost his battle against deportation from the UK over an alleged £1.87 million fraud, said the allegations levelled against him are baseless and should be dismissed. In December, an […]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC has discovered a residential premises used in storing illegally refined petroleum products in Rivers State. The illegal storage facility located at Elelewo community in Obio/Akpor Local government area contains large storage tanks and cans filled with illegally refined petroleum products. NSCDC State Commandant, Rivers State, Joachim Okafor […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has reaffirmed the validity of the old N1000, N500, and N200 banknotes as legal tender, clarifying misinformation circulating about their status. In a statement signed by Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, the Acting Director of Corporate Communications, on Friday, the apex bank confirmed that the Supreme Court ruling of November 29, 2023, […]
The Police Command in Anambra has arrested one Alfred Bassey, 40, for alleged lack of care and negligence that led to the sudden death of his seven-year-old son. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday in Onitsha. He explained that the arrest was in connection with […]
The Appeal Court Abuja has set aside all orders restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant General of the Federation from releasing funds to the Rivers State Government. The Three-member panel, presided by Justice Hamman Barka, held that the subject matter was not within the jurisdiction of the court relating to the […]
The Nigerian military says its operations in an ongoing effort to combat national threats achieved significant successes over the past week, including the neutralization of 181 terrorists, the arrest of 253 suspects, and the rescue of 161 kidnapped victims. ADVERTISEMENTThe Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement on […]
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Nwakuche Ndidi as the Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service. His appointment follows the expiration of the tenure of the current CG, Haliru Nababa. Nababa was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari on February 18, 2021. In a statement on Friday, the Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, […]
