The police command in Ogun says it is hunting for a driver involved in a lone accident in which one died, two injured at Odo Awele, along Lisa Road in Ogun. The Command’s Spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, said, in a statement on Wednesday in Ota, Ogun that the driver, one Dapi Ajala, had not been…
President Bola Tinubu has requested the approval of the National Assembly for a fresh ₦1.15 trillion borrowing from the domestic debt market to help finance the deficit in the 2025 budget. The President’s request was conveyed in a letter read on the floor of the Senate during plenary on Tuesday. According to the letter,…
Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, has died A brief statement issued this afternoon by his longtime media aide, Garba Shehu, confirmed that the former leader passed away in a London clinic. Shehu’s statement, shared with the press, reads: “INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHIRRAJIUUN. The family of the former president has announced the passing on of…
A resident of Dan Magori in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State has condemned Governor Dauda Lawal over his failure to tackle worsening insecurity in the region. Ismail Hussaini, speaking on behalf of affected residents, accused the governor of abandoning his campaign promises to address the state’s security challenges. He recalled that Governor Lawal…
A Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has rejected a no-case submission filed by Nigerian internet personality Ismaila Mustapha (Mompha) in his ₦6 billion money laundering case. In a ruling on Tuesday, Justice Mojisola Dada held that the prosecution, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had presented sufficient evidence establishing a prima facie case…
The City Sanitation Operation of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday, cleared illegal occupants and traders around UTC, in Area 10, Abuja. Mr Mukhtar Galadima, Director, Development Control, who heads the operation, explained that the exercise was directed by the FCT Security Committee. Galadima said that the goal was to enforce sanity and…
A nurse has given emotional testimony before a Federal High Court in Abuja, describing how a terrorist attack on St Francis Catholic Church in Owo left her without both legs and her left eye. The nurse, a former staff member of the Ondo State Hospital Management Board and the fourth prosecution witness, testified on Wednesday…
The Police Command in Anambra and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) say they are ready for the Aug. 16 Senatorial bye-election and Nov. 8 governorship election in the State. The Commissioner of Police (CP) Ikioye Orutugu and the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Dr Elizabeth Agwu, said this in separate interviews…
The Chief Imam of Uromi and President of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Edo-Delta Chapter, Sheikh Murtadho Muhammad, has been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The incident occurred at about 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Angle 90 area of Uromi, in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo Eyewitnesses said the Islamic…
Rivers State’s Sole Administrator, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has alleged that officials from the suspended state government deliberately concealed financial data, undermining efforts to construct a transparent 2025 budget. Addressing the House of Representatives’ Ad-Hoc Oversight Committee on Wednesday, Ibas claimed the missing financial disclosures obstructed accurate reporting of expenditures made during the first quarter…
