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Naira Abuse: Court Strikes Out Charge Against Cubana Chief Priest
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday struck out a charge against celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, over alleged abuse of the naira. Justice Kehinde Ogundare struck out the charge following the adoption of terms of settlement between parties to the suit. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on April 17, arraigned Okechukwu...
2027: Atiku’s Plan To Unseat Tinubu Mere Wishful Thinking – Group
A Tinubu support group, the Disciples of Jagaban, DOJ, has said that the recent visit of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to former presidents, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Muhammadu Buhari, which was speculated to be part of his 2027 moves, is an exercise in futility. The group described Atiku’s latest romance with the former presidents as a vain pursuit of...
Edo Assembly Recalls Suspended Lawmaker, Iyamu
The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday announced the recall of one of three suspended lawmakers, Mr Bright Iyamu. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Iyamu (PDP-Orhionmwon South) was suspended on May 6, alongside two others over an alleged plot to impeach the Speaker and other principal officers of the Assembly. READ ALSO: Cholera Outbreak: NCDC Activates National Emergency...
Cholera Outbreak: NCDC Activates National Emergency Operations Centre
Following the outbreak of cholera that has claimed 53 lives across 31 states, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated its National Cholera Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). According to an update by the agency shared on its official X platform on Monday, following a dynamic risk assessment of the #cholera epidemiological situation that placed the country at a...
Banditry: Gov Lawal, Others Attend First Northwest Security Summit
Governor Daida Lawal of Zamfara State participated in the first Northwest Security Summit organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Katsina State government. The summit took place at the banquet hall in Katsina State, alongside other Northwest governors. The governor emphasized Zamfara State’s longstanding struggle with insecurity and drug abuse, which has significantly impacted the safety...
Sokoto Govt Denies Plot To Dethrone Sultan Of Sokoto
The Sokoto State Government says contrary to speculations by some persons and groups, the current administration of Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has no plan to depose the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. In a statement on Tuesday, a spokesman for the state government, Abubakar Bawa, condemned campaigns “to smear the cordial relationship existing between the state...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Warns To Stop Using Name To Fight Political Battles
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, The Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has alleged a plot to use her name to fight political battles. Okonjo-Iweala cautioned those behind the act to desist from misusing her name for their political ends. She was reacting to a remark that Nigeria’s debt profile hit N24 trillion in two months for the first time in...
Rep Agbese Hails Deputy Speaker Kalu’s Election To Pan-African Parliament, Predicts Vibrant Representation for Nigeria
A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, has expressed optimism and delight ahead of the inauguration of Deputy Speaker Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu into Africa's apex legislative body, the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). Agbese, who is also a member of the PAP, said Rt. Hon. Kalu will bring his wealth of experience and expertise to the continental body as a seasoned legislator and...
Lagos Govt To Demolish Illegal Structures In Sangotedo, Others
The Lagos State Government has issued a 14-day removal notice to owners of buildings and structures built on drainage channels. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, announced this after an inspection tour of various contravention sites and ongoing drainage enforcement projects in Ago Palace Way, Isolo, Sangotedo, Lekki and Ikoyi areas of the state on Sunday. Wahab...
Army Nab Fake Recruitment Soldier In Taraba
A man posing as an army recruitment officer has been apprehended in Taraba State. The arrest was announced via a release made available to journalists on Sunday in Jalingo by the Commandant of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation WHIRL STROKE, OPWS, Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa. READ ALSO: Two Die In Niger Boat Mishap He said the suspect was...
