The Jigawa State Police Command has warned religious leaders to adopt more security measures at their various worship centres. Commissioner of Police, Jigawa State Command, CP Effiom Emmanuel Ekot, made the call on Friday in a meeting with religious leaders at the State Headquarters, Dutse. He said the meetings are to caution the religious leaders … Read more
Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to get rid of an order that gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission the right to take all of her seized assets. In a motion filed on Monday, Alison-Madueke asked the court to give her more time to … Read more
Chairmen, councilors, and women leaders from Kano State’s Dawakin Tofa, Gezawa, Garun Malam, and Nasarawa local governments have defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The defectors include the Chairmen of Dawakin Tofa, Ado Tambai; Garun Malam Local Government, Mudassir Aliyu; and Nasarawa Local Government, Lawan Aramposu—the local … Read more
The re-run House of Assembly elections in Kaduna State are ongoing in Giwa West, Kudan, Kauru and Sanga constituencies. Reports in the affected constituencies, according to xandertech indings, showed that the election is generally peaceful. In Kauru Local Government Area, the election in two polling units of Kwassam and Kauru East wards witnessed the presence … Read more
There was serious tension at the Gusau zonal office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as the agents of the All Progressives Congress, APC, caused serious trouble after the returning officer declared Gusau Local Government result in the rerun election. One of the APC agents, popularly known as Doctor, sensed that his party had … Read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed July 4, 2023, for continuation of hearing in the charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Ali Bello and another defendant. At the resumed hearing of the matter, Justice James Omotosho, held that he would be minded to adjourn the matter rather … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the court to “declare arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional the N5million fine imposed on Channels Television over a recent interview with the Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed.” Joined in the suit as … Read more
Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila said he was sorry he didn’t sign a warrant for the arrest of Godwin Emefiele, the head of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Gbajabiamila also said that if the CBN didn’t fix the problems Nigerians are having because of the currency swap policy, the House would … Read more
At least 834 Nigerians stranded in conflict-ridden Sudan on Sunday arrived at the pilgrims terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. NAN reports that the airport terminal witnessed a huge turnout of parents, as well as relatives of the returnees, welcoming them with joy. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Sani Gwarzo, while … Read more
The Labour Party’s nominee for president in this year’s elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has pledged to turn the North into the nation’s crown jewel. Obi and his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmad, noted that with proper utilization of the vast arable land in the North, the untapped resources would make Nigeria a production country and … Read more