The acting chief judge of Ekiti State, Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, has pardoned 25 awaiting trial inmates of the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre in a bid to decongest the facility. Mr Ogunmoye, who was conducted round the facility by the Comptroller of Corrections, Femi Olorunshagba, commended the comptroller’s efforts at maintaining a clean environment. The acting…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has commended Gov. Dauda Lawal for approving an increase in medical doctors’ salary in the state. This, according to NMA, places Zamfara doctors as the highest-paid in Northern Nigeria. The state chairman of the association in Zamfara, Ibrahim Hano, disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday in Gusau. Mr…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has sealed off France, Belgium and Italy visa centres at the Mukhtar El-Yakub House, Central Business District, Abuja. The office was sealed with the combined efforts of operatives from the FCCPC, the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps as staff of…
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle has vowed to intensify military operations in the country’s North Central region following a deadly attack that claimed over 150 lives in Benue State. Matawalle, reaffirmed the Armed Forces’ commitment to restoring peace using both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies. The former governor of Zamfara state, who was on…
According to a report by The New York Times on Wednesday, Iran is prepared to meet with US President Donald Trump to discuss the intensifying conflict with Israel. Citing a senior Iranian official, the report states that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is amenable to discussions aimed at achieving a ceasefire. This potential diplomatic opportunity arises…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called upon the nation’s security leaders and Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to take decisive action against those behind the recent killings in Benue State. This directive was issued during his visit to Makurdi, the capital, on Wednesday, amidst a troubling wave of violence in the North-Central area. “Police,…
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has reaffirmed the Judiciary’s unwavering commitment to combating terrorism and heinous crimes within the nation. During her remarks at the event titled “Building the Capacity of the Nigerian Judicial Sector to Prosecute, Defend and Adjudicate Terrorism and Atrocity Cases” held in Abuja, she emphasised the Judiciary’s role in…
The Group of Ulamau in Zamfara State has accused Governor Dauda Lawal of undermining the state’s Shari’a system by hosting former President Olusegun Obasanjo, a known critic of Islamic law. In a statement on Wednesday, the group’s spokesperson, Shaikh Hadi Suleiman Maru, condemned the governor for rolling out the red carpet for Obasanjo at the…
Sani Sidi, an ally of former Vice President and ex-governor of Kaduna State, Namadi Sambo, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna, accompanied by a group of supporters. The former Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and several other key figures…
A severe windstorm has caused widespread destruction in Njegbeje Village, Ogoja Local Government Area, leaving more than 50 homes in ruins and displacing numerous residents. The storm struck on Sunday night, tearing through the community just ahead of a violent downpour. It caused significant structural damage and wiped out farmlands, economic trees, and personal belongings….
