At least six persons were allegedly killed by suspected warlords of the people of Ogwor Village in Ishiagu and Umobor village in Akaeze Community all in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The people of Umuobor, Akaeze and their neighbors, Ogwor, Ishiagu have been in a lingering communal crisis over land dispute for decades…
No fewer than 31 female inmates are currently facing murder trial at the Nigerian Correctional Service Custodial Centre, Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ben Odo, disclosed this on Tuesday when the wife of the state governor, Mrs Mary-Maudline Uzoamaka Nwifuru, paid fines of 41 male inmates convicted with option…
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has emphasised the urgent need to eliminate all bureaucratic hurdles that hinder the timely and efficient evaluation of projects by the Bureau of Public Procurement. Umahi underscored that streamlining these processes is essential for accelerating project implementation and ensuring that procurement activities are not delayed due to unnecessary administrative…
In an intriguing turn of events, the magistrate court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State Capital has denied human rights activist Dele Farotimi bail. Farotimi was arraigned in court for allegedly defamation of the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola. In his ruling, at the resumed sitting on Tuesday, the presiding…
The Naira has seen significant gains against the dollar in recent weeks, according to the Centre for Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), as a result of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s interventions and increases in the nation’s foreign reserves. This was revealed in a statement on Sunday by Muda Yusuf, the Director of CPPE. In…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is ready to sanction any airlines that delay ticket refunds to passengers. Mr Michael Achimugu, NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, tickets refund compliance regulations remains central to the NCAA’s consumer protection agenda. He…
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has refused to grant bail to former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. Justice Maryanne Anenih struck out the bail application on the ground that it was filed as of the time the former governor was yet to be taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Nigeria and Saudi Arabia have initiated talks on the extraction and processing of iron ore into steel. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the solid minerals minister, Kehinde Bamigbetan, on Monday, said the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, and the Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy of Saudi Arabia, Khalid…
Enugu State under the leadership of Dr. Peter Mbah, reduced its debt by $39.8 million, the highest by new state governors between June 2023 and June 2024, Statisense said at the weekend, citing data published by the Debt Management Office. A post on StatiSense X handle entitled, “2023 New Governors and Their External Debt Status…
The camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Presidency of using the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to destabilise and weaken the Peoples Democratic Party. Atiku’s media aide, Paul Ibe, made the allegation claiming that the APC has turned the PDP into a…
