NBS Reports Strong Economic Performance with 3.19% GDP Growth in Q2 2024

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, grew by 3.19 per cent in the second quarter of 2024, surpassing the 2.51 per cent growth recorded in the same period last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. In its Q2 2024 GDP Report released on Monday, the NBS highlighted that this growth rate outpaced both the 2.51 per cent achieved in the second quarter of 2023 and the 2.98 per cent recorded in the first...

President Bola Tinubu Appoints New Heads of DSS, NIA

The Presidency has announced the appointment of Adeola Ajayi and Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-Generals of the Department of State Services, DSS, and the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, respectively. Ajayi succeeds Yusuf Bichi, who had held the position since 2018 before recently stepping down. Mohammed replaces Ahmed Abubakar, who also resigned. Both Bichi and Abubakar were appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari during his administration from 2015 to 2023. According to a statement from...

Eight Days After Abduction, 20 Medical Students Regain Freedom

Twenty medical students, kidnapped while travelling to a conference in Benue State, have been freed by security operatives. The students, from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, were abducted by gunmen on 15th August However, they were rescued on Friday in Ntunkon forest, Benue State, without any ransom paid. Assistant Commissioner of Police Olumuyiwa Adejoboi, spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, “Contrary to some tweets and unconfirmed stories that some money was...

Shiite Groups Launches Fatal Assault on Police in Abuja, Kill 3

Police officers in Abuja came under attack on Sunday when members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, also known as Shiites, launched a deadly assault on a police checkpoint at Wuse Junction. The attack resulted in the deaths of two police officers and one civilian, with three officers left unconscious. Josephine Adeh, spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, said the IMN members wielded machetes, improvised explosive devices, and knives in the unprovoked attack. “The...

Ahmed Abubakar Steps Down As NIA Director-General

The Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has resigned from his appointment. Abubakar submitted his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu on Saturday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Abubakar confirmed his resignation to State House correspondents after meeting with President Tinubu. He said, “It’s a routine thing, from time to time, to brief Mr President on situations, and today is no exception. After the briefing today, I tendered my resignation, and...

Court Freezes Bank Accounts Linked to #EndBadGovernance Protest

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has frozen the bank accounts of over 20 individuals and companies allegedly linked to the recent #EndBadGovernance protest. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the ex-parte motion filed by counsel for the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Mohammed, on August 20. The affected accounts include: – 4010073491 (Fidelity Bank) – 1255130019 (Access Bank) -0006084167 (Abbey Mortgage Multipurpose Bank Plc) – 0821931299 (FCMB) – 1012007655 (FCMB) – 0000575573 (A AG Mortgage...

After 4 Years, Lagos Court Frees 6 #EndSARS Protesters

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted six men accused of disturbing public peace during the 2020 #EndSARS protests. The defendants, Daniel Joyinbo (31), Adigun Sodiq (28), Kehinde Shola (32), Salaudeen Kamilu (29), Sodiq Usseni (33), and Azeez Isiaka (34), entered a plea bargain, pleading guilty to the charges. Magistrate Bola Osunsanmi, while finding them guilty, cautioned and discharged them, citing their almost four-year detention period. Their counsel, T.D. Ojeshino, urged the...

Defence Minister, Matawalle Condemns Murder of Sokoto District Head

The Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammed Matawalle, has vehemently condemned the brutal killing of Alhaji Isa Bawa, the Head of Gatawa District in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, describing it as “heinous and unacceptable”. Bawa was killed on Wednesday by terrorists after being held captive for three weeks over delayed ransom payment. Bawa was abducted in July along with his son and brother. In response to the incident,...

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola Retires at 70

Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the 22nd Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, has officially retired from service after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. A valedictory session was held in his honour on Thursday at the Supreme Court premises in Abuja. Born on 22 August 1954, Justice Ariwoola had a distinguished judicial career spanning over four decades. He was appointed to the Supreme Court bench on 22 November 2011, and later became the substantive CJN on...

Sokoto District Chief Killed by Terrorists Over Delayed Ransom Payment

Isa Muhammad Bawa, the 74-year-old District Head of Gatawa in Sokoto State, has been killed by terrorists after being held captive for three weeks. Bawa, who was abducted along with his son and brother while returning from an event in July, was reportedly killed on Wednesday. A distressing video showed him pleading for his life and urging the government to intervene, but his plea went unanswered. Speaking in the video, he said, “My brothers and...

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