Justice Yusuf Halilu of an Abuja High Court on Tuesday ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) do everything within his power to produce five former senior police officers for prosecution. Halilu issued the order on Tuesday after prosecution counsel Rimamsomte Ezekiel expressed disappointment over the former officers’ absence in court in spite of being served…
The Police have arraigned two persons before the Federal High Court in Katsina for alleged impersonation and examination malpractice. The police prosecutor, Abdussalam Danmaidaki, said the defendants, Bolanwu Emmanuel and Ibrahim Abdulaziz, committed the offence on April 30, at Zee Alpha International School, Funtua. Danmaidaki said that Emmanuel invited Abdulaziz into the exam hall to…
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Dr Shamsudeen Ogunjimi has called for the deployment of technology to proactively monitor financial management in real-time to ensure transparency and institutional discipline. Ogunjimi made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the ongoing 2025 National Conference on Public Accounts and Fiscal Governance, organised by the Senate and House…
Nigerian journalists have been urged to leverage the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, enacted in 2011, to promote transparency and accountability in governance. Mr Simon-Reef Musa, a columnist and member of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), made the call during a one-day media training for journalists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday…
The Kaduna State Government says interventions under the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (LPRES) project have significantly helped reduce clashes between farmers and herders in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Malam Murtala Dabo, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna. NAN reports that LPRES is…
About three children were killed and six others injured after a passenger train hit a school van attempting to cross a manned level crossing in the southern Indian state, police said. The accident took place at Semmankuppam of Cuddalore district, about 204 km south of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu. According to officials,…
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 90. His death came two days after his 90th birthday and during preparations for his first coronation anniversary, which were already in full swing. In a statement by his Senior Special…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Abel Sokari and Nkeiruka Chukwuma, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly attempting to fraudulently obtain €49 million from First Bank of Nigeria (FBN). Sokari and Chukwuma were arraigned alongside a company, Zakah Global Investment Ltd., on a six-count charge bordering on attempted fraud,…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will terminate deportation protections for thousands of Hondurans and Nicaraguans in the U.S., according to U.S. government notices posted on Monday. The development is part of a broad effort by President Donald Trump to strip legal status from migrants. The terminations, effective September 6, would end Temporary Protected Status…
South Africa’s rand fell on Monday as markets reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose additional tariffs on BRICS-aligned countries, while also awaiting updates on country-specific levies ahead of Washington’s looming July 9 deadline. Trump said on Sunday in a post on Truth Social that countries aligning themselves with what he called the…
