Malami Distances Self from the Invasion of Supreme Court Justice’s Home, Orders Probe

ABUJA — The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has, on Saturday, distance himself from the reported invasion of the home of a Justice of the Supreme Court, Mary Odili, by security operatives. The Minister also ordered a probe into the circumstances surrounding the raid of the residence of the Justice. This was according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr. Umar Jibrilu...

NCC Alerts Nigerians on New Virus that Steals Bank Details on Phone

The Nigerian Communications Commission has alerted millions of Nigerian telecom consumers of the existence of new, high-risk, and extremely damaging, Malware called Flubot. The commission warns that the virus steals banking details from devices. This was contained in a press statement by the commission titled, ‘NCC alerts telecom consumers on Flubot Malware… Lists measures to guard against attack.” NCC noted that according to the information received from the Nigeria Computer Emergency Response Team, Flubot “targets...

Governor Makinde Says Atiku, Tambuwal, Bala Mohammed Have Shown Interest in 2023 Presidency

LAGOS — The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar; Governors of Bauchi and Sokoto States, Bala Mohammed and Aminu Tambuwal, have shown interest in the 2023 Presidency. According to the Oyo state governor, the trios were among the “eminently qualified” personalities in the Peoples Democratic Party and are capable of leading the country successfully. The governor made this known while featuring on “Politics Today”, a current affairs...

ABUJA — Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has charged media practitioners to always verify reports on security before dissemination to avoid misinformation and inciting people against the government. El’Rufia represented by his Special Adviseron Intergovernmental Relations, Hannatu Dalhat, gave the charge at the 17th All Nigerian Editors Conference on Friday in Abuja. He said that the state took some measures to address the insecurity challenges, adding that sometimes reporting on issues not fully verified...

Terrorists Who Attempted to Overthrow Me Are In Nigeria – Turkey President

ABUJA — The President of Turkey, Recep Erdogan, says the terrorists who tried to remove him through a coup in 2016 are still active in Nigeria. Erdogan said this on Wednesday at a joint press conference with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on the occasion of his two-day official visit to the country. Recall that Erdogan had in 2016 accused allies of renowned cleric, Fethullah Gulen, who own Turkish schools and hospitals across...

EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu Promises to Make Judicial Panel Report Public

LAGOS — As the final report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution is being awaited, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the Government would be making full disclosure of the report to the public. Sanwo-Olu said the State Government would not make an attempt to cover up the recommendations of the panel, whether it is in its favour or not. The Governor said the panel report would be helpful in strengthening true...

Amidst Tight Security, DSS Brought Nnamdi Kanu to Court to Face Treason Charges

ABUJA — On Thursday, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) appeared at the Federal High Court in Abuja amidst tight security. The IPOB leader was brought to the Court on a black Sport Utility Vehicle at about 8 a.m. Journalists, lawyers, and staff of the Federal High Court were barred from entering the Court premises. From Transcorp Hilton through the Ministry of Justice and Abia House, security was beefed up with...

2023: Osinbajo, Tinubu to Meet as APC Considering Consensus Arrangement

LAGOS — There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress may adopt a consensus arrangement to pick its presidential candidate in 2023. Top chieftains of the APC, who spoke on the condition of anonymity on Tuesday, said stalwarts of the party had started reaching out to members nursing presidential ambition on the need to close ranks. According to them, the party fears that “a crowded presidential primary may breed bad blood and threaten the...

Ogun State LG Election Tribunal Bars Journalists from Proceedings

ABEOKUTA — The Ogun State Tribunal chairman for the Local Government Election, Rotimi Onafadeji, on Wednesday, barred journalists from covering the proceeding. Some media organisations such as The Punch, AIT, STV, OGTV, Plus TV and Platform Times were barred from the state magistrate court where the tribunal was taking place. Shortly before the proceeding commenced, the Chairman of the Tribunal, Rotimi Onafadeji, told the newsmen that recording or covering the proceeding is not allowed. He...

EndSARS Memorial: Police Arrest Two Protesters, Disperse Others with Teargas at Lekki Toll Gate

LAGOS — Police on Wednesday fired teargas at the Lekki tollgate to disperse protesters. This led to some of the protesters running helter-skelter. The youths had converged on the Lekki tollgate to mark the first anniversary of #EndSARS in the country. Earlier, operatives of the Lagos State Police Command arrested two protesters. One of those arrested claimed to be a journalist while the other was seen carrying a placard. About 30 police trucks and armed...

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