By Isiaka Wakili The federal government has released a sum of N90 billion to subsidise the 2024 pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Daily Trust has learnt. An…
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ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNAL: KOGI GOVERNOR RISKS IMPRISONMENT OVER DISCLAIMED AFFIDAVIT
NG Unfolding development at the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting at the National Judiciary Institute, Abuja, indicated that Governor Usman Ahmed Ododo may likely be confronted with imprisonment…
POLICE DECLARE POPULAR JOURNALIST WHO EXPOSED MASSIVE FRAUD BY CUSTOMS MEN WANTED
Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) on Tuesday grilled Bukky Shonibare, the chairman of FIJ’s Board of Trustees, at their Abuja office, only letting her go after making her…
MAN ARRESTED FOR THE ABDUCTION AND STRANGLING OF A POLICE OFFICER’S SON IN BAUCHI
NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA BAUCHI POLICE COMMISSIONER AND BODY BAG The police command in Bauchi has arrested a 20-year-old man, Rabiu Adamu, for strangling a kidnapped boy. SP Ahmed Wakil,…
WORKERS BEAT UP CHINESE BOSS FOR REFUSING TO PAY SALARIES
by Adebayo Paul Some Zimbabwean workers took laws into their own hands by beating up their Chinese boss after he failed to pay their salaries on time. The mine workers from…
NEWLY WEDDED WIFE BATHES HUSBAND WITH HOT WATER FOR STOPPING HER FROM CALLING OTHER MEN
A newly wedded wife, Amina Abashe, has allegedly poured boiling water on her husband, Shehu Abdullahi, following a disagreement over her frequent phone calls with other men in Kontagora LGA of…
WOMAN DETAINED OVER INABILITY TO LAY HANDS ON HER HUSBAND LOSES PREGNANCY IN POLICE CUSTODY
IGP Egbetokun By Vincent Ujumadu A pregnant woman, Mrs. Mmesoma Odili, from Umuosiegbo village, Umunya in Oyi local government area of Anambra State, is in a devastating mood following the…
COURT LAMBASTS FCTA FOR DISOBEYING ITS ORDER OVER DEMOLITION OF ESTATE
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—Justice Hamza Muazu of an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, yesterday, berated authorities of the Federal Capital Territory Administration for disobeying an order of the…
TINUBU MEETS ADEBAYO OGUNLESI, WEALTHIEST NIGERIAN ABROAD, AND HIS TEAM
President Tinubu meets with Mr. Adebayo Ogunlesi the chairperson of Global Infrastructure Partners and his team at the Statehouse, Abuja. The meeting is believed to have centred on investing in…
BANK RECAPITALIZATION: 5 TOP NIGERIAN BANKS IN BIG TROUBLE
Int’l commercial banks get N500bn as minimim •National Commercial banks N200bn •Banks given 24mths deadline By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor The top five banks have a shortfall of N1.5 trillion…
AMIDST ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, NEUROPSYCHIATRIST ADVISES ALL NIGERIANS TO GO FOR MENTAL CHECK-UP TWICE A YEAR
NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba and HEALTH MINISTER Amidst the economic hardship, a consultant neuropsychiatrist, Maymunah Kadiri, has underscored the need for Nigerians to prioritise the habit…
KILLING OF 17 SOLDIERS IN OKUAMA: WANTED MONARCH SURRENDERS HIMSELF TO POLICE, CLAIMS INNOCENCE
Written by Felix Igbekoyi Determined to prove his innocence in the controversy surrounding the murder of 17 military men in Okuama, the Ovie of Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom, Ughelli South local government area…
AKPABIO’S AIDE DENIES RECEIVING LETTER FROM NINGI AS SUSPENDED SENATOR HEADS TO COURT
ningi BySaawua Terzungwe Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central), who was suspended by the Senate two weeks ago, has given the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, a 7-day ultimatum to reinstate…
TINUBU APPOINTS NEW CHAIRMAN FOR CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU, DUMPS THE WARRING FACTIONS
President Bola Tinubu By Baba Martins President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Usman Bello as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending confirmation…
NATIONWIDE BLACKOUT AS NATIONAL GRID COLLAPSES AGAIN
Olumide Ogunleye Nigeria, on Thursday, suffered another national grid collapse. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company confirmed the development to its customers through its social media handles. The AEDC said…
GOSPEL SINGER, DUNSIN OYEKAN SECRETLY ENGAGED
Gospel Singer, Dunsin Oyekan secretly engaged. As far as I know, Dunsin is engaged; she is a very quiet lady who is not in the limelight. That was last year.…
NDLEA, GOVT HAVE ABANDONED OUR SON HIT BY STRAY BULLETS AFTER HIS BROTHER WAS ALSO SHOT DEAD BY THEIR OFFICIAL, DELTA FAMILY LAMENTS
Written by Felix Igbekoyi The father of a young boy, Eromonsele Omorhiakogbe, who was injured on the eye by stray bullet from an officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement…
HOW WE UNMASKED PLAN TO KILL ABDUCTED EDITOR – NPI, NGE, NUJ
olatunji By Seun Adeuyi More details have emerged on the abduction of Segun Olatunji, Editor of FirstNews Online Newspaper. Gunmen in military uniform had invaded Olatunji’s residence at Iyana Odo,…
30,000 STUDENTS OF TERTIARY, SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS HAVE BENEFITED FROM OGUN MONEY SHARING PROGRAMME- EDUCATION COMMISSIONER
The Ogun State Government said 20,000 students in tertiary institutions across the country have so far benefited from the ongoing Educash transfer of N50,000 to cushion the current economic…
FAAN SHUTS DOWN KFC IN MMIA OVER DISCRIMINATION
The management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has, with immediate effect, closed down KFC facility at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. A statement by Mrs.…