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Dele Farotimi Gets N30m Bail
A magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has granted human rights activist Dele Farotimi bail in the sum of N30 million. The 2023 African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, announced the development on his X (Twitter) handle on Friday. The bail conditions include a N30 million bond, two sureties (one of whom must be a property owner), the submission of his...
Minister Of Justice Faults Suspension Of LG Chairmen In Edo
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has declared the suspension of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the 18 Local Government Areas, LGAS, in Edo State as illegal and unconstitutional. The AGF, who spoke to journalists in Abuja yesterday, stressed that removing from office or suspending any elected LG official in the country is...
After Vandalization, FG Reinstalls Solar Lights, CCTV On Second Niger Bridge
After several months of consistent darkness and loneliness at the Second Niger Bridge, the Federal Government has reinstalled solar-powered lights and CCTV cameras as well as security posts on the multi-billion naira bridge connecting the western and eastern parts of the country. Our correspondent who went around the bridge between Wednesday and Thursday evening observed that the solar-powered lights were...
After Presenting N47.9tn Budget Proposal, Tinubu Lands Lagos For Christmas Break
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Lagos for his Christmas and New Year celebration. The President arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, at exactly 3:23 pm on Wednesday, December 18. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday. On arrival in Lagos, President Tinubu was received at the airport by Governor Babajide...
Christmas: Tinubu Approves Free Nationwide Transport, To Rename UniAbuja Yakubu Gowon University
President Bola Tinubu has approved free transportation nationwide ahead of Christmas celebration. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, announced this while briefing State House correspondents shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by the President on Monday. He said the Federal Government will commence a nationwide free train services from the 20th of December to 5th of January 2025. He also...
Stop Verbal Attacks On Kemi Badenoch, Sunday Igboho Advises Shettima
Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on President Bola Tinubu to caution Vice President Kashim Shettima against what he described as unwarranted verbal attacks on Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the British Conservative Party. Igboho’s statement, released on Sunday and made available to journalists, follows reports of Shettima’s criticism of Badenoch, who recently...
I’ve Stopped Believing In God, Says Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch, controversial leader of the British Conservative Party, has opened up about her faith. Badenoch in a now-viral interview with The Free Press, a US media outfit, revealed that she no longer believes in God. The politician clarified that she is not an atheist due to her lack of belief in God, emphasizing that she identifies as agnostic. According to her,...
How I Nearly Got Into Trouble For Saying The Truth — Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, revealed yesterday that he almost faced challenges with certain individuals in the country after urging Nigerians to pray for divine intervention against efforts by powerful cabals allegedly working to hinder the success of private refineries in Nigeria. He made this remark during the ongoing annual...
Several Persons Feared Dead In Ebonyi Communal Clash Over Land Dispute
Following the lingering crisis between the people of Umuobor-Akaeze and Ogwor-Ishiagu both in the Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Governor Francis Nwifuru has declared the disputed land a buffer zone. The two neighbouring communities have been engaged in communal clashes for over five decades, leading to loss of lives and destruction of properties worth millions of naira over...
Afe Babalola Writes LPDC, Wants Farotimi De-Barred Over Alleged Defamation
The Law Firm of Afe Babalola has written a petition to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, (LPDC) asking it to strike out the name of Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi, from the roll of legal practitioners in Nigeria for allegedly violating certain provisions of the rules of professional conduct for lawyers. The 90-page petition dated December 6, 2024 was signed...
