Prosecute anyone caught with Illicit drugs in my house – Senator Ashiru tells NDLEA
Senate Deputy Leader Oyelola Ashiru has challenged the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to prosecute anyone arrested by its operatives in connection with illicit drugs. Ashiru last Wednesday in…
Dangote labels lawsuit against NNPCL, Others as “Old Issue”, Plans to withdraw case
The Dangote Group has described the reported lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited and other oil companies, seeking to revoke their import licenses, as “an old issue.” In a…
‘A Threat To Democracy’ – PDP Replies Ganduje Over Threat To Capture SouthWest
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has tackled the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, for saying his party would capture the whole of South…
I Envy Gowon, Says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), as one of the few global leaders celebrated during their lifetime. Obasanjo said this at the opening ceremony of…
Those Challenging Our Legality Feeling The Heat – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reacted to a suit challenging the constitutionality of the law establishing it. Daily Trust reports that attorneys-general of 16 states have filed a suit…
There’ll Be No End To Oil Theft If Military Is Involved – Gov. Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed surprise over the report of alleged involvement of the military in oil theft in Niger Delta region. Diri, while receiving the joint monitoring…
Adultery: Husband Drags Suspended Jigawa Commissioner To Sharia Court
Nasir Buba, the husband of a woman allegedly found with the suspended Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Awwal Danladi Sankara in an uncompleted building, has dragged the embattled commissioner…
Lagos Assembly Wants Constitutional Backing For 37 LCDAs Created By Tinubu
Members of the Lagos House of Assembly have called for formal listing of the existing 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state as full-fledged Local Government Areas (LGAs) by the National…
Nibo massacre: Locals suppressing investigation, Anambra CP laments
• Soludo commiserates with families, community over killing of 12 persons• Cult violence claims more lives in Rivers The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, has faulted families…
Wizkid breaks Spotify record with ‘Piece of My Heart’
Afrobeats star, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has broken a new Spotify record in Nigeria with his latest track, ‘Piece of My Heart’. After months of teasing fans, Wizkid dropped his first song…
Litigation won’t last more than 24 months in courts, says Lagos AG
Sanwo-Olu approves fund for completion of courtrooms Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN), has said that henceforth, no case would be allowed to last more than 24 months in…
Nigeria Air: Ethiopian Airlines Consortium appeals to Tinubu over Keyamo’s comments
The Ethiopian Airlines Consortium has reached out to President Bola Tinubu, seeking his intervention in a dispute involving the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, and the Nigeria Air project. The letter, titled…
Tinubu may reshuffle cabinet this week
There are strong indications that the long-awaited cabinet reshuffle may be announced this week. The Guardian gathered that President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, held a closed-door meeting with his Special Adviser on…
38 years after, family wants Tinubu to revisit Dele Giwa’s case
Thirty-eight years after his gruesome murder, family of the late founding editor-in-chief of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa, has urged President Bola Tinubu to implement the court judgment early this year that the…
We cannot continue to play with 10 men – Arteta
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has said that his team “cannot continue to play with 10 men” in the wake of William Saliba’s red card at Bournemouth, reports BBC. The France centre-back was sent off in the first half…
Simon Ekpa faults Tinubu, Peter Obi over tributes to Gowon
Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa has faulted President Bola Tinubu and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, for paying tribute to former Nigerian Head of State,…
Bobrisky had fellow inmates running errands for him in prison — FG panel
An investigative panel has revealed that Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, received special privileges while in custody, including having designated inmates to run errands for him. The…
UK soft-pedals on Air Peace, lists conditions to secure slots at Heathrow
The UK aviation authorities have expressed readiness to discuss the issue of slot allocation to Air Peace, the Nigerian carrier, at the Heathrow Airport, London, TheCable can report. In response to a letter sent to…
FG approves ExxonMobil’s $1.28 billion asset sale to Seplat after two-year delay
The federal government has approved the sale of ExxonMobil’s onshore assets to Seplat Energy, more than two years after the $1.28 billion deal was initially agreed. The CEO of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum…
BREAKING: Dangote Refinery asks Court to void import licenses of NNPCL, Matrix, and four others in…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to void import licenses issued to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC), Matrix Petroleum Services…
We Are Loyal To Tinubu, Calls For Military Coup Treasonable – Armed Forces
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) wishes to clarify that it has not announced the appointment of any senior officer as the acting Chief of Army Staff…
How Bobrisky was arrested on Benin Republic border – Source
Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky, has been arrested by the Benin Republic Immigration Service at…
Emefiele’s coy got preferential treatment – Witness tells court
A prosecution witness, Mr Stephen Gana, on Monday, told an Abuja High Court that two companies belonging to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) Godwin Emefiele got preferential treatment in vehicle…
Prison Scandal: Bobrisky Had Access To Fridge, Television — FG Panel
A Federal Government panel constituted to probe bribery allegations regarding controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, says the social media sensation served his six-month jail term in prison…