The most wanted suspected notorious kidnapper in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Dahiru Adamu, has been arrested. The development comes barely three days after the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, placed a N20 million bounty on him and one Abu Ibrahim. The two terrorists have been allegedly causing mayhem in the nation’s capital, kidnapping and killing…
The Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Caucus in the House of Representatives has written to President Bola Tinubu informing him of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s alleged misconduct for his yet-to-be buried deceased predecessor and principal, Rotimi Akeredolu. The open letter was signed by six federal lawmakers: Hon. Adesida Abiodun Cornelius (Akure North/South), Hon. Timehin Adelegbe…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has sealed Sahad Store, a popular supermarket in the Garki area of Abuja. The management of the supermarket was accused of shortchanging customers by charging prices other than the price tag on the shelves. The development came twenty-four hours after President Bola Tinubu unveiled plans to tackle…
Russia’s opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navally, has died in prison. Seen as President Vladimir Putin’s most vociferous critic, Navalny was serving a 19-year jail term for offences widely considered politically motivated. He was moved to an Arctic penal colony, considered one of the toughest jails, late last year. The prison service in…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF) to re-open investigation and prosecution of those who murdered the founder of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa, in 1986. Dele Giwa was murdered on October 19, 1986 in his Lagos office through a letter bomb. Delivering judgment…
The Kwara State Government on Friday alerted residents of the state of the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, also known as bird flu. The alert is sequel to a reported case of the bird flu in Kebbi State, Northwestern region of the country. The warning was contained in a public health advisory issued on…
A herbalist, Kasali Yinusa, pleads with Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his nine-year-old martiage to his wife, Abosede. He accused Abosede of being short-tempered, fighting every now and then with people in the neighbourhood. He said; “I’m most unhappy with the high level of immorality Abosede has impacted on our only…
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the Chairman, Onitsha/Odekpe Plastic Market Association, Obinna Calistus Okoli, before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, sitting in Awka, Anambra State, for obtaining under false pretence to the tune of N6.7 million. Okoli was arraigned on Tuesday, February 13,…
About 171,956 applicants have been invited by the Police Commission Service (PCS) for aptitude tests. A statement on Thursday by the PCS spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, explained that the 171,956 applicants were those who applied for general duty positions. According to the statement, out of the 171,956 applicants, 146,138 are males, while 25,818 are females. Ani…
Justice Kyrian Nwankpa (retd.), the Abia government’s ombudsman, says he will enthrone administrative and social justice as an integral part of governance. Mr Nwankpa made the promise at a news briefing at the Government House, Umuahia, on Thursday, adding that his job focuses on providing a platform for the people to report any violation of…
