The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has issued a bench warrant for two lawyers accused of forging a legal document to obstruct proceedings against one of them. Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie ordered the arrest of Victor Giwa and Ibitade Bukola on Monday after they failed to appear for their arraignment. The Inspector-General of Police,…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that six persons were rescued and four died following the collapse of a three-storey building. The building is located at No. 325, Bornu Street, Ebute Meta, Lagos State. At the scene of the incident, Mr Olatunde Akinsanya, Director of Operations, LASEMA, told newsmen that the agency…
President Bola Tinubu has approved portfolios for five executive directors on the board of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC). Mr Segun Imohiosen, Director, Information and Public Relations, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), made the announcement in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. The appointees and their portfolios…
Residents of Zauma community in Bukuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State have accused Governor Dauda Lawal Dare of failing to protect them from relentless bandit attacks. Their anger follows a fresh assault on Birnin Zarma village, where armed men stormed the community at dawn, killing a man, injuring his wife, and abducting 18 women…
Nigeria has secured a rare conviction linking terrorism and illegal mining, with authorities calling it a breakthrough in efforts to cut off funding for violent groups. On 11 September, the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced Mahmud Usman, a commander of the Ansaru terror group, to 15 years in prison after he admitted to mining…
Thousands of families displaced by devastating floods in Yobe State have received relief supplies from Nigeria’s North East Development Commission (NEDC). The commission announced on Sunday that 2,261 households across 21 communities in Potiskum, Nangere and Jakusko council areas were supported with food items such as rice, spaghetti and vegetable oil, alongside non-food items including…
Nigeria’s cattle breeders’ association, Miyetti Allah (MACBAN), has praised the Enugu State government for intervening in a recent attack on herders but has called for stronger measures to safeguard its members from future violence. The incident, which claimed the lives of six herders and resulted in the theft of over 100 cattle, has shaken the…
The Zamfara Good Governance Forum has blamed Governor Dauda Lawal Dare for the strike by nurses across Zamfara State, accusing him of reckless and discriminatory leadership. In a statement signed by its secretary on Friday, Kabiru Ibrahim Gusau, the Forum condemned the governor’s decision to exclude more than 1,000 nurses from the newly approved salary…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished more than 30 substructures at River Park Estate in Abuja for violating planning regulations. Director of Development Control, Mukhtar Galadima, disclosed this on Wednesday while leading enforcement officers to the site. Galadima said the affected developers went ahead with construction despite the withdrawal of their lease agreements…
Agricultural stakeholders across Nigeria have commended the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), Yazid Danfulani, for his transformative leadership and commitment to food security. The stakeholders, under the umbrella of the Agricultural Stakeholders Forum, praised Danfulani for repositioning NAIC as a key institution in Nigeria’s agricultural value chain….
