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P&ID: EFCC witness details transfers by Nolan to Goidel Resources
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday presented its first witness in the money laundering trial of James Richard Nolan, Goidel Resources and ICIL Limited before Justice D. U. Okorowo of the Federal High…
Petrol price hits record high at N808 per litre in UK
Petrol price in the UK has reached a record high of 148.02p (N808.8) per litre, adding pressure on the pockets of British residents. Diesel price also rose to 151.57p (N830) a litre — using CBN’s official exchange rate at…
Kano housewife Rukayya brutally murdered, five arrested
The Police in Kano have arrested five suspects over alleged murder of a 24-year-old housewife, Rukayya Mustapha. Mustapha was killed in her matrimonial home at Danbare area of Kano metropolis on Saturday. Two of the…
Like ASUU, UK lecturers begin strike over ‘pay injustice’
Thousands of university staff in the United Kingdom have embarked on strike to demand better working conditions. According to BBC, the industrial action is due to issues bordering on poor pay, pension scheme, and other…
Wanted DCP Abba Kyari, 4 others now in our custody – NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NAFDAC) has said wanted DCP Abba Kyari and four others are now in its custody. The Nigeria Police Force arrested Abba Kyari this afternoon, saying it has handed him and four others…
Next Nigerian President must be Igbo – Ohanaeze Ndigbo insists
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide said zoning the presidency to Igbo South East will remain a fundamental ingredient for national unity, its President General Prof. George Obiozor has declared. In a statement released in Owerri on…
Over £50bn wiped off London shares amid Ukraine fears
The global market was on Monday thrown into turmoil as over 54 billion euros was removed from the value of London’s top 350 companies just a couple of hours after markets opened. This came as tensions continue over…
BREAKING: Police transfer Abba Kyari to NDLEA custody
POLICE ARREST DCP ABBA KYARI, 4 OTHER POLICE OFFICERS FOR ALLEGATIONS OF TAMPERING WITH NARCOTIC EXHIBITS, OFFICIAL CORRUPTION AND SUNDRY UNPROFESSIONAL…
BREAKING: Makinde approves Lekan Balogun’s appointment as 42nd Olubadan
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Senator Lekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The approval follows a recommendation by the Olubadan-in-Council, according to a statement by the…
BREAKING: ‘Killer’ Proprietor Makes U-Turn, Denies Murdering 5-Year-Old Hanifa
Tanko, the school proprietor and main accused person in the alleged murder of five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar, has pleaded not guilty to the kidnap and murder of the young girl. Tanko had earlier during his parade at the Kano…
BREAKING: Police arrest Abba Kyari over cocaine trafficking charges
The police in Abuja have taken Abba Kyari into custody, according to two police sources familiar with the development. Mr Kyari will be handed over to the NDLEA for onward prosecution, our sources said. “He was arrested by…
Culpable practitioners in Ikoyi building collapse may lose licences – FG
The nine-man special investigation panel set up by the Federal Government through the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria to investigate reasons for the collapse of the 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos,…
Man ‘defiles’ own three daughters in Lagos
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Monday, ordered the remand of a 43-year-old Ademola Oladimeji in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling his three daughters and assaulting their mother. The Magistrate, A.O.…
How Abba Kyari negotiated release of 25kg cocaine, offered $61, 400 cash –NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has chronicled how it nabbed suspended Head of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari in a drug deal. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday,…
2023: Moves To Draft Emefiele Thicken
Spirited efforts are being made by top shots of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including some officials in the Presidency, to draft Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele into the presidential race…
PDP Elders Unite To Take Over Lagos From APC
Elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State have reconciled to take over the governorship of the state from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State. A chieftain of the party and Special…
2023: A Christian Southerner Must Be Elected For Peaceful Coexistence Of Nigeria – PFN
The President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, on Sunday, said for unity, stability and peaceful co-existence in Nigeria, a Southern Christian must be elected as President of the Federal…
Buhari asked to recommend next national chairman of APC
A group known as the Concerned APC Members Forum has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to pick the next chairman of the party. APC’s convention, where it will elect national…
Promote Corporal Dr. Nnaji Ebenezer Chibueze – MURIC Tells IGP
Muslim Rights Concern has appealed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, to intervene in Dr. Nnaji Ebenezer Chibueze’s matter. The Islamic organization said Chibueze, a police corporal, is still in the…
Zoning same as federal character principle… Only selfish people say it’s unconstitutional –…
Kassim Afegbua, a former commissioner for information in Edo state, says there are grounds for zoning of political offices in the constitution. Afegbua said “zoning means…
Buhari: Tinubu, Osinbajo, Amaechi In Battle For ‘Anointing’
•Bello, Umahi, Ngige, Fayemi, Fashola too •‘How Abba Kyari’s death altered permutations for Geoffrey Onyeama’ Barely twelve months to the 2023 general elections in the…
Agbekoya threatens to confront aggression against Igboho
The Agbekoya Farmers’ Society of Nigeria has condemned Saturday’s attack on the Soka, Ibadan residence of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. The group said whoever was behind the…
Flight delays, cancellations: NCAA sets up Committee
... National Assembly may empower foreign airlines to fly domestic routes Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCCA, has set up a committee to look into the increasing cases of flight delays and cancellations by domestic…
2023: PANDEF knocks Atiku, says zoning can’t be discarded
Ahead of 2023 general elections, the Pan Niger Delta Forum has said zoning and rotation of key political positions cannot be discarded in a diverse and complex society like Nigeria. PANDEF’s position, which was contained in…