Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Wednesday, sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years’ imprisonment. He was said to have been linked to the Mambilla and Zungeru hydroelectric power projects. The court ordered that the sentences attracted by each of the 12 counts run consecutively, not concurrently. A concurrent term…
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has called on all intending pilgrims within the state to avoid taking kolanut to Saudi Arabia. The Director-General of the board, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim-Matawalle, disclosed this in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the board, Sulaiman Dederi on Wednesday in Kano. According to the statement, this is…
Prof. Ememabasi Bassey, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), has urged medical doctors in the hospital to resume work in order to save the lives of patients. Bassey who made the call at a press conference in Uyo on Wednesday, urged the Nigerian Medical Association to suspend its ongoing strike…
The family of popular Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo has confirmed that he died after a brief battle with advanced metastatic kidney cancer. In a statement posted on the late actor’s Instagram page, @alexxekubo, on Wednesday, the family said Ekubo died at Evercare Hospital from complications linked to the illness. “It is with profound sadness that…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum scheduled to begin on Thursday. Tinubu was received at the Presidential Wing of the Kigali International Airport by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Ojukwu, and Rwanda’s Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda. This is contained…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of ongoing road projects across Abuja, saying residents can now “see governance in action.” Wike spoke on Wednesday after inspecting ongoing infrastructure projects in Karu, Apo-Karshi and Gbazango, popularly known as Arab Road in Kubwa. The minister commended…
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara yesterday broke his silence over widespread speculations that he had defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the ongoing realignment of political forces ahead of the 2027 general elections.. Fubara made the clarification during an inspection tour of the newly constructed…
…As Mrs Adeniyi Calls for Collective Environmental Responsibility The President of the Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), Mrs Kikelomo Adeniyi, is set to lead a climate advocacy walk themed “Walk for a Greener Nigeria” on Saturday, 16 May 2026, in Abuja, as part of ongoing efforts to deepen environmental sustainability, climate awareness, and community-driven ecological…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta has cleared the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr Dennis Guwor, and 45 others for the Assembly primaries. The party announced this after a two-day screening of aspirants at the APC Secretariat in Asaba. The screening committee released the result in a statement signed by its…
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Abuja has adjourned the trial of an Abuja-based medical practitioner and pastor, Dr. John Abebe, over alleged N19 million IVF fraud, unlawful disclosure of patients’ medical records and alleged sale of embryos. Dr. Abebe, who is also said to be a pastor with Living Faith…
