Leaders and stakeholders of the Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have called on the Deputy Speaker House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu and the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Rt.Hon.Nkeiruka Onyejeocha to end the ongoing media war between their camps. The APC stakeholders and leaders who were worried…
Two security personnels were reportedly killed when some unknown gunmen attacked Aguluzigbo, a community in the Anaocha Local Government of Anambra State, on Tuesday. The victims were identified as members of the Anambra State Vigilante Service When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed to journalists that some gunmen attacked Aguluzigbo…
Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja has postponed the trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank, Mr Godwin Emefiele, to January 18, 2024. Emefiele, who is currently in the Kuje Correctional Centre, has been unable to meet the bail conditions set by Justice Muazu, which include a bail…
The Nigerian Senate has invited 15 companies including Dangote Oil Refinery, NIPCO Gas Limited, and NIPCO Plc to explain how they spent over N120 billion intervention fund disbursed to them by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The Senate in a memo to the companies, signed by Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, Chairman, Senate Committee on Gas, said…
The Chairman, House Committee on Special Duties, Tukuru Ibrahim, on Tuesday assured Nigerians that the House of Representatives would pass the local government autonomy bill. He, however, expressed concern if the state Houses of Assembly would allow the bill to see the light of the day. Speaking at the annual conference of functionaries and key…
Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has opened up on plans to establish passport front offices in several major cities across the United Kingdom, including Manchester, Birmingham, and Cardiff (Wales), within the next three months. During an appearance on a live Television Progranme, the minister emphasised on the challenges faced by Nigerians in the diaspora when…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has officially handed over $54,330 in bribe money, which its officers had rejected from tramadol importers at the Tin-Can Island Command.f The Customs action collaborates with the zero-tolerance policy of the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi. In a statement released by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Ngozi…
President Bola Tinubu has reportedly asked the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to sign and submit an undated resignation letter. The Ondo Speaker, Rt. Hon Olamide Oladiji, made this known during Tuesday’s plenary while presenting the report of the resolutions reached at the Abuja meeting to the people of the state. Oladiji said Aiyedatiwa’s…
Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has signed a new deal to stay with the Bundesliga champions until 2025. The 37-year-old returned to the team in October after 10 months out, having broken his right leg on a skiing trip. Neuer has won 11 league titles and is approaching 500 appearances for the German…
Israel’s military says a number of its soldiers have been “lightly injured” in northern Gaza Hamas also confirms there has been a clash – but blames Israel and says it remains committed to the temporary ceasefire It is the fifth day of the truce between Israel and Hamas, after a 48-hour extension was agreed yesterday…
