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 Princess Alexandra Auditorium (PAA) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, was abuzz with activity over the week, as constituents of the Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency gathered for the second Town Hall meeting with their representative in the National Assembly, Hon. Chidi Mark Obetta. Held over the weekend, the well-attended annual gathering, which was its…
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…
The Federal Government has begun the fulfilment of traditional rites to five Communities in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State prior to the Mass Housing Project groundbreaking ceremony of the Federal Housing Authority, FHA. Speaking when he visited respectively the people of Attah-Ikeaha; Emede Mkpuru; Umuawa (Opara na Nkaru), Umuawa Alaocha, Umuda, and…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued a warning about a global banking malware named Grandoreiro, which poses a significant threat through sophisticated phishing campaigns. In an advisory released by the agency’s Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team on Monday, December 9, the malware was described as a severe cybersecurity risk, using advanced…
