Thirteen Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Ghana have been rescued, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said. The agency said their rescue brings “the total repatriated back to the country within five months to 163”. In a statement by its Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, NiDCOM gave a breakdown of…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended Justice G. C Aguma of the High Court of Rivers State and Justice A.O Nwabunike of the Anambra State High Court from performing judicial functions. They were both suspended for the period of one year without pay and placed on watch list for two years thereafter. According to…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 33.88% in October 2024, up from 32.7% in September 2024, reflecting a 1.18 percentage point month-on-month increase. This was contained in the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Friday. The Bureau attributed the rise in inflation to increased transportation costs and higher food…
Voters will today go to the polls in Ondo state to elect a new governor that will run the affairs if the state for the next four years Ahead of the exercise, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it cleared 18 candidates for the poll. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is vying for his first election…
Marksman Ijeomah, the owner of the controversial Chinmark Group, has re-emerged two years after vanishing with billions of naira belonging to numerous investors. The investment company, which became notorious in 2022 for its inability to refund thousands of investors, had remained silent since then. Many Nigerians expressed outrage and demanded their money, but no refunds…
In response to Wednesday’s deadly attack on soldiers, Abia State Police Commissioner, CP Danladi Isa led an operational patrol at the scene on Friday. On Wednesday, November 13, gunmen attacked and killed soldiers attached to the joint Task Force of Operation UDO KA at a military checkpoint in Umuokpara. CP Isa, accompanied by his entourage,…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has taken decisive action against the Chief Judge of Imo State, the Honourable Justice Theresa Chukwuemeka-Chikeka. At its 107th meeting in Abuja, presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the NJC directed the Imo State Governor to retire Justice Chukwuemeka-Chikeka with effect from 2021. The…
Police operatives attached Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, comprising Lagos and Ogun states, have arrested a suspected internet fraudster who allegedly offered a ₦174 million bribe to avoid prosecution. The suspect, identified as Patrick Akpoguma, is alleged to have been involved in various types of internet-related fraud, including romance scams, identity theft, cyber hacking, cryptocurrency…
The Supreme Court, on Friday, declined to declare the operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and two other anti-corruption agencies that were created by the Federal Government illegal. In a unanimous decision, a seven-man panel of the apex court, led by Uwani Abba-Aji, dismissed the suit that 19 states filed to query…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has instructed banks to primarily distribute cash through Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). In a circular to banks on Friday, Solaja Olayemi, the acting director of the CBN’s currency operations department, cautioned banks against handing naira notes to individuals involved in the illegal sale of the currency. The apex bank…
