Tinubu Probe NNPC Helicopter Crash, Condoles Families
President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to the NNPC Board, staff, and the families affected by the recent helicopter crash in Port Harcourt. In a Friday statement released by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Tinubu expressed his “deepest sympathies” to the families of those lost, affirming his solidarity with the grieving parties. This was contained...
Anambra Withdraws From Suit Seeking To Declare EFCC Illegal Organization
The Anambra State Government, on Tuesday, announced its decision to withdraw from the suit that is seeking to declare the operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, illegal. The state, through its Attorney General, Prof. Sylvia Ifemeje, told the Supreme Court that it was no longer willing to be a part of the legal action that was originally...
CJN Says FG’s House Gift Will Boost Performance Of Judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, says the construction of 40 Judges’ Quarters in the Katampe District in the nation’s capital, Abuja, will boost the performance of judicial officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The CJN, who spoke on Monday at the flag-off ceremony of the project, described the project as a significant milestone in the...
Police Release Demonstrators Arrested During #EndSARS Memorial Protest In Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command says it has released all demonstrators who were arrested in the early hours of Sunday, during #EndSars commemoration at the Lekki Toll Gate. The Command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this via a post on his X handle, stating that Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olanrewaju Ishola, personally oversaw the process. “All protesters in our custody...
Jigawa Commissioner Suspended After He Was Caught With Married Woman In Uncompleted Building
Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi, has suspended the Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Sankara, pending an investigation into allegations made by the Kano State Hisbah. The Kano State Hisbah Board arrested Sankara, in an uncompleted building with a married woman. The board’s Director General, Dr Abba Sufi, confirmed Sankara’s arrest with the married woman on Friday evening. The commissioner in a...
Transactions Above 500k Can Lead You Into Trouble, Police Warns POS Operators
he Delta State Police Command has issued a stern warning to Point of Sale (POS) operators regarding transactions exceeding ₦500,000. According to SP Bright Edafe, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, such transactions could potentially implicate operators in criminal activities, particularly kidnappings. In a recent statement, SP Edafe highlighted a case where a POS operator received a ransom payment of...
Tinubu Mourns Victims Of Jigawa Tanker Explosion That Killed Over 100
Following a tanker explosion in Jigawa State with over 100 lives lost, President Bola Tinubu has called for a comprehensive review of fuel transportation safety protocols across Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday, Vice President Kashim Shettima on behalf of President Tinubu, sympathised with the families who lost loved ones in the tragic incident and prayed that God grant them...
Alleged Murder Of Super TV CEO: Trial Of Chidinma Ojukwu Stalled
Proceedings were stalled on Tuesday in the trial of an undergraduate, Chidinma Ojukwu, charged with the murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Usifo Ataga. Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, is standing trial before the Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square. She is being prosecuted alongside her sister, Chioma Egbuchu,...
Panic As Two Storey Building Collapses In Lagos
On Monday, on Amusu Street, in the Lagos State neighborhood of Orile Iganmu, a two-story building has collapsed. The incident happened in the early hours of Monday. As seen in a video trending online, the building caved in as residents nearby scampered for safety. An official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency who confirmed the incident anonymously to our correspondent said...
Falana Claims It’s Unlawful For NNPC To Fix Fuel Prices
Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, has stated that it is illegal for the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to control petrol prices. Falana in a statement on Thursday shared that the petroleum company’s actions violated the terms of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The human rights lawyer noted that despite the NNPCL’s claims that the market has been deregulated...
