A suspected member of a notorious ritualist syndicate in Ogun State, Ifasoji Ayangbesan has been arrested for allegedly killing and dismembering one Oyindamola Adeyemi. The Police Command Spokesman in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested on Friday, April 28 in his hideout in the Ijebu-Ode area of the state. While confirming the arrest in Abeokuta, Oyeyemi explained that the 35-year-old suspect had offered the Police an N1 million bribe to evade arrest...
Two traditional rulers from Adamawa Emirate Council and Ganye Traditional Council have been suspended from office with immediate effect. In the same vein, another traditional ruler within the Adamawa Emirate Council has relinquished his appointment. According to a letter signed by the Secretary Adamawa Emirate Council Alhaji Khalid Kawu, the District Head of Ribadu in Fufore local government area Alhaji Abubakar Gidado Aliyu Ribadu, a close ally to Waziri Adamawa and PDP President Candidate Alhaji...
President-elect Bola Tinubu has announced his representatives on the inauguration committee of the presidential transition council. The list was contained in a letter by Tinubu to the Secretary to the Government of Federation, Boss Mustapha. The appointees of the inauguration committee are to plan for the week-long inauguration of the President-elect. The members of the committee are as follows: Coordinator, Budget and Finance – Senator Abubakar Kyari. Secretariat, Planning and Monitoring – Hon. Stella Okotete....
The National Judicial Council has released a list of 257 judges who will hear petitions arising from the 2023 Nigerian general elections and has Set the 10th, 12th, and 13th of May 2023 for the exercise. The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal and the State Election Petition Tribunals are expected to resume full operations after the Workers’ Day holiday in May. Below is the full list of the judges: Abia: Justices C.O. Onyeabo, O. Zik-Ikeorha, C.H....
…Calls on NAHCON to deploy back up measures. An Abuja based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Independent Hajj Reporters, has expressed concern over the ongoing conflict in Sudan, which it says may disrupt the smooth airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for 2023 hajj. The faith-based organisation in a press statement signed by its National Coordinator, Ibrahim Muhammed which was made available to journalists in Kano, stressing that the war has led to the abrupt shut down of...
Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged the former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, to tell Nigerians his real identity and the authenticity of his academic certificates. Frank made this call on Friday in Abuja while reacting to a statement by Sylva in which he denied any wrongdoing for parading multiple names but failed to address germane issues concerning his true identity...
Electricity consumers have been directed to reject any meter supplied by distribution companies without NEMSA seal and labels. Aliyu Tukur Tahir, Managing Director of Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), who gave the directive at a news conference in Abuja, said identifying the NEMSA seal and label was to ensure the meters being installed were genuine and certified. “More testing centres had been established for certification and standardization of meters for home and industrial purposes.”...
The Michaelis dictionary has officially added “Pelé”, the nickname of the late football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, to its online edition to honour the football star. The publishers of the Michaelis dictionary broke the news on Wednesday, adding that the word will also be included in the next edition of the printed version of the Portuguese-language dictionary. The entry reads: “pe. lé adj. That or someone who is out of the ordinary, who or...
In a bid to evacuate Nigerians stranded in war torn Sudan, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1.2million for that purpose Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council’s meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday. Onyeama noted that the amount would be spent on the hiring of luxury buses that would transport the stranded Nigerians from Khartoum,...
Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, has said that the 2nd Niger Bridge project is fully completed and is set to be handed over to the end users by May 15th 2023. Fashola disclosed this through the Minister of Information and Culture, Lia Mohammed shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chambers on Wednesday. He noted that besides the 2nd Niger Bridge, other national projects...
