The House of Representatives has passed a Bill after the second reading to stop the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from participating in future elections in the country. Sada Soli, the sponsor of the Bill at the plenary in Abuja on Tuesday said the bill would add more conditions to the disqualification Read More…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Tuesday said it had arrested two self-proclaimed spiritualists for defrauding an aspiring House of Representatives member in Ekiti State of N24,071,000. It said the men, Alfa Abiodun Ibrahim and Wale Adifala, alongside one Ifawole Ajibola (aka Baba Kalifa currently on the run), obtained the money under the pretext Read More…
The Federal High Court Abuja on Friday issued a seven-day ultimatum to a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Rotimi Jacobs, to show cause why he should not be disqualified from further prosecuting former Abia governor, Orji Uzor Kalu. Kalu, who is serving as a senator, is standing trial on allegations of mismanaging funds belonging Read More…
The Miners Association Nigeria has condemned the Federal Government’s plan to ban mining activities in the country, saying it would render thousands of youths jobless and further worsen the insecurity.The National Security Council on Thursday announced that it was considering the nationwide ban on motorcycles and mining activities to check crime. The meeting presided over Read More…
Security operatives chasing a Yahoo boy have reportedly shot dead a pupil and injured four others in Ogun State. The deceased was identified as an SS2 student while a passerby was said to be among those injured by stray bullets fired by the security operatives. The deceased, a 17-year-old student of Unity High School, Ago Read More…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, fixed November 1 to commence hearing on a suit seeking to compel the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba, to initiate a perjury case against the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The court, in a ruling that Read More…
The Minister Of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has described false a report claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday ordered him to hand off negotiations with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). He made the clarification Wednesday while speaking with State House reporters. Ngige said: “The truth of the matter is, Read More…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the full recovery of the national grid which reportedly collapsed at about 11.27 am on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. The General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN, Ndidi Mbah made this known in a statement at about 6.30am on Thursday. He explained that the grid collapse was the result Read More…
The Tinubu Campaign Organisation has described as unwarranted distractions the viral pictures and videos of some Christian clergy at Wednesday’s unveiling of Sen. Kashim Shettima, All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice-Presidential candidate in Abuja. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Communication, Tinubu Campaign Organisation in a statement on Thursday, said the clergymen were not fake as Read More…
The national electricity grid suffered a system collapse on Wednesday, causing power blackout in states across the country. Reports say that the system failure, which is the sixth in the last 7 months, dipped the entire power supply nationwide to 40 mega watts. The distribution load profile obtained by the media showed that the national Read More…
