The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Lateef Fagbemi, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has decried vandalism of telecommunications infrastructure, assuring of the Federal Government’s crackdown on perpetrators. Fagbemi, who described the act as economic subversion that undermines national development, said this at the inaugural Annual Workshop for Attorney-Generals on Emerging Issues in the Communications…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Deputy Controller-General (DCG) Adeyemi Olumode, as the new Federal Fire Service (FFS) Controller-General (CG). The appointment was announced on Wednesday on behalf of the Federal Government by retired Maj.-Gen Abdulmalik Jubril, Secretary to the Civil, Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB). Jubril said that the…
Guardian Newspapers Limited, the publisher of The Guardian, has retracted the alleged defamatory publication against Mr Yakubu Dogara, former Speaker of the House of Representatives. The media organisation, in a letter signed by its Legal Adviser, Eki Durajaiye, and addressed to Dogara’s counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, said it regretted the ex-lawmaker’s perception of the report….
Mixed reactions have trailed a court judgment permitting female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), members to wear skirts for religious reasons, with supporters hailing it as a win for rights and critics warning policy erosion. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that in a judgment delivered on June 13, Justice Hauwa Yilwa declared that…
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the killing of three persons by suspected bandits in separate attacks, even as its operatives successfully rescued 28 kidnapped victims in Sabuwa Local Government Area. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, in Katsina. According to Aliyu,…
The Federal Government has launched the Accelerated Basic Education (ABE) programme, a bold initiative aimed at reaching over 80 million non-literate Nigerians, particularly youths and adults who remain outside the formal education system. The initiative, unveiled during a National Stakeholders Engagement Meeting on Youth and Adult Literacy held in Abuja on Wednesday, seeks to provide…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 10-member international human trafficking syndicate operating in Minna, under the pretense of being travel agents. The group is suspected of trafficking individuals to various foreign countries. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, revealed that the arrests were made on…
The University College Hospital (UCH) chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has joined the ongoing seven-day nationwide warning strike declared by the association’s national headquarters. The strike, which began at midnight on July 29, followed the Federal Government’s failure to meet long-standing demands raised by the association. Speaking after the…
An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State has sentenced a 38-year-old self-proclaimed Muslim prophet, Azeez Aboderin, to two years in prison for defrauding a woman of N2.2 million under false pretence. The convict, whose address was not disclosed, was found guilty of two counts: fraud and obtaining money under false pretence. He initially pleaded not…
Senator David Mark, Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has declared a zero-tolerance stance on candidate imposition, anti-party activities, and other forms of indiscipline within the party. Speaking at a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, Mark pledged to lead the ADC with integrity, transparency, courage, and vision, promising an era…
