Govt Receives $52.88m Recovered Assets Linked To Former Minister, Diezani

$52.88m recovered Galactica assets, linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke from the USA has been received by the Nigerian government. Justice Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice stated this at the formal signing ceremony of the asset agreement between Nigeria and the United States of America in Abuja on Friday. While delivering his remarks, Fagbemi explained that $50m of the recovered assets will be deployed through the...

 Appeal Court Strikes Out Bayero’s Case Against Emir Sanusi II

Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has struck out the fundamental human rights case of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, against the incumbent Emir, Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi II, saying that it lacks merit and could not stand the test of legal proceedings. The Appeal Court fundamentally averred that the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction to adjudicate on the matter. The court ruled this Friday morning, January 10, 2025, that the issue of jurisdiction...

Alarm Over Influx Of Bandits: Afenifere Charges S. West Govs  To Prioritise Security 

Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation has curged the governments in the South West region to prioritise security in view of the latest revelation concerning influx of bandits into the region. The organisation disclosed this in a press statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi following the alarm raised by the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde that bandits dislodged in the northern part of the country are camping in parts of Oyo...

Ohanaeze President General Reaffirms Commitment To Hand Over To Rivers Indigene

Nze Ozichukwu Fidelis Chukwu, the President General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural and political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has reaffirmed his commitment to hand over power to an indigene of Rivers State on Friday, January 10, 2025. Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, the National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, in a press statement on Thursday noted that the President General had stated that though his tenure is very brief, what matters is the impact and legacy with...

Stampede: Group Demands Public Inquest Into Recent Tragedies

…Condemns Gov Makinde’s Interference In Legal Process Centre for Public Accountability (CPA), a prominent civil society organisation has demanded full public inquest from the governments of Oyo, Anambra, Bauchi, Nasarawa States, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration, and other relevant authorities into the tragic stampedes that have recently occurred in those states. The incidents also resulted in the loss of innocent lives in Ibadan, Oyo State, Abuja, Bauchi State, Keffi, Nasarawa State, and Okija, Anambra...

APC Versus Obi:  Morka Denies Threatening Peter Obi, Family  

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has denied threatening the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi during his interview on Arise TV. A press statement on Tuesday, signed by Morka, reads,  “On his verified official X handle, Mr Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has alleged, in his...

Desist From Insulting Elders, Timi Frank Cautions Wike

Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, cautioned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, urging him to desist from insulting elders if he hopes to attain similar status later in life. Frank, in the press statement reacted to Wike’s recent barrage of attacks against his former political allies turned foes, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Governor of Rivers State Siminalayi...

Tinubu Vows to work with Ghana’s New President on Poverty Alleviation

…Expresses Confidence Mahama’s Govt Will Work With Nigeria To Strengthen Bond President Bola Tinubu has said that his government and that of John Mahama, newly inaugurated president of Ghana will join hands to lift Nigeria and Ghana out of poverty. Tinubu also expressed confidence that the new government under the leadership of President John Mahama, will work with Nigeria to strengthen a powerful bond, leading to greater shared prosperity for both nations. The President made...

NDYC Seeks Relocation Of Oil Companies’ Headquarters To South-South

The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC), a socio-political organisation, has sought the relocation of oil companies’ headquarters to the South-South region of the country. NDYC also faulted what it described as longstanding systemic exploitation and marginalization of the Niger Delta region. The group had therefore called for a comprehensive action from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to address the issue. Speaking at a briefing on Tuesday, NDYC National Coordinator, Comrade Israel Uwejeyan, noted that decades...

Widows, Underprivileged Residents In Enugu Get Rice, Wrappers, Cash Gifts

A philanthropist and businessman, Comrade Chinedu Okoro, popularly known as Larry Popo has gifted over 200 bags of rice to widows and underprivileged people across Adada Development Centre of Uzo Uwani Local Government Area (LGA) of Enugu State. Larry Popo, a former banker, who once worked with the defunct Skye Bank PLC, also gave out wrappers and cash gifts to the beneficiaries in his effort to alleviate the plight of the vulnerable members of the society....

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