A Chief Magistrate Court in Ifo, Ogun State, sentenced Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, to three months in prison for assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. He was offered the option of paying a N30,000 fine. The court found Portable guilty of two charges stemming from a November 18, 2022, incident…
Emomotimi Agama, director general (DG) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), says the agency has not received any formal notice regarding the sale of Lafarge Africa Plc to Chinese investors. Agama announced in a letter dated April 23, addressed to the clerk of the national assembly, and distributed during a hearing with the committee…
Youths under the aegis of Kogi Youth Awareness Group, on Wednesday staged a protest over what they described as undue poor telecom services in the State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Lokoja that the protesting youths blocked the Lokoja – Ajaokuta Highway, chanting “enough is enough of the suffering and pains.” The…
An Edo State High Court sitting in Igarra, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, on Wednesday, declared the impeachment of the elected chairman of the local government, Taju Alade, illegal and ordered his immediate reinstatement. In his ruling, the presiding judge, Justice B. A. Okoh, directed the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to provide him with…
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has announced the confirmation of Sheikh Bashir Umar as its new President following the death of Sheikh AbdulRasheed Hadiyatullah. In a statement signed by its Secretary General, Malam Nafi’u Ahmed, the council described the passing of Hadiyatullah as a significant loss to the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria…
The court of appeal in Calabar has affirmed the conviction of Peter Ogban, a professor of soil science at the University of Calabar, who was sentenced to prison for manipulating election results. In March 2021, the high court in Akwa Ibom state sentenced Ogban to three years in prison for manipulating election results. Ogban, who…
Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano, has approved N15.6 billion in gratuities to over 3,000 former councillors who were elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement on Wednesday, Ibrahim Adam, special adviser on information to the governor, said the ex-councillors, who served between 2014-2017, 2018-2020 and 2021-2024, are drawn from…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it is considering a review of the Usama District Master Plan to avert possible contamination of the Usuma Dam. Mr Mukhtar Galadima, the Director of the Department of Development Control, FCTA, announced the plan when he led a team to inspect the dam in Abuja on Wednesday. Other…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to, within 24 hours, release the socialite and businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, also directed that parties in the suit, especially the EFCC, should report to the court on May 2 in compliance with the…
Matawalle commends defence ministry staff , pledges open-door policy The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has commended the professionalism and dedication of the Ministry of Defence staff while reaffirming his commitment to an open-door policy during a town hall meeting in Abuja. Speaking at the event held on Tuesday at Ship…
