The Federal Government has suspended the officers in charge of the Maximum and Minimum Custodial Centres, Kirikiri, Lagos State. This is coming amid an audio leak indicating that crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, who was convicted of a crime and sentenced to six months in jail, was given an apartment outside the custodial centre. This…
The wife of Akwa Ibom state Governor Patience Umo Eno has died The state Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, made the announcement of the first lady’s death in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday. Ememobong said the first lady died on Thursday in a hospital in the presence of her family. He…
Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court has found the five suspects involved in the Offa robbery incidents guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable homicide. AlAccording to the judge, the offences are punishable by death. The incident happened in April 2018. Delivering the judgement which lasted three and half…
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has extended the existing free education policy in the state to all the public senior secondary schools in the state, thereby making K-12 education free in the state. The Governor announced this on Thursday in Awka, the capital city of the State, during a meeting with all the…
…As Vice President Shettima Urges AU To Stabilise Africa, ECOWAS Nigeria has solicited the support of Finland in its pursuit of a permanent seat at the United Nations (UN) Security Council. The most populous country in Africa, and the world’s sixth-most populous nation, has already indicated interest in the UN’s Security Council seat following calls…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given its endorsement for the building of 40 houses designated for judges and justices in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, shared this information with reporters at the State House in Abuja following the Federal Executive Council meeting led by President…
The Nigerian Senate, on resumption of plenary yesterday, paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, CON, who passed away on July 27, 2024, at the young age of 52. To honour his memory, lawmakers observed a moment of silence, a poignant gesture that reflected the deep respect and admiration for the…
Security operatives in Anambra State have arrested two suspects and recovered a large quantity of gunpowder concealed in a bag of cassava flakes (garri), one locally made pistol, and live ammunition. The police-led Joint Security Force, while on routine patrol along the Pillar-Pole area of Aguata on Sunday, intercepted a suspect—name withheld—carrying three bags of…
The Anambra State Government under Governor Chukwuma Soludo has been described as a government that walks the talk by keeping to its promises to the people and being committed to fulfilling its own part in every agreement with development partners. The State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mrs. Chiamaka Nnake, stated this at the…
Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has announced that a new school curriculum will take effect from October 2024. He disclosed this to State House correspondents after President Bola Tinubu presided over the federal executive council meeting at the presidential Villa. According to him, the revised curriculum, aimed at both primary and secondary schools, is…
