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Police Arrest Ex Lawmaker, Six Others Over Criminal Activities In Enugu
A former councilor has been arrested alongside six other suspects over alleged criminal activities within the Enugu metropolis, the police in Enugu State have said. The former lawmaker, Henry Agbo Ogbonna, who represented Ikiriki Ward 6, Enugu South Local Government Area, was arrested with the six suspects on December 6. The development was contained in a statement issued by the state’s...
Jega Named Chairman Of Nasarawa Varsity Governing Council
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, has been appointed as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, NSUK. This appointment was made by Governor Abdullahi Sule. The announcement was made by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Barrister Muhammad Ubandoma-Aliyu, through an official statement dated December 18...
CBN: Buhari’s Ex-Aide Directed Emefiele To Redesign Naira Notes – Report
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele has disclosed that the naira redesign was a directive from one of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s former aide. Emefiele said the former presidential aide gave him the directive in September 2022 during his visit to the Presidential Villa in Abuja. This was contained in a report by the Special Investigator...
Civil War: Bill Seeking Establishment Of South East Development Commission Passes Third Reading
Fifty-three years after the Nigerian civil war, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed through a third reading a bill seeking the establishment of the South East Development Commission. The House unanimously adopted the recommendations of the bill during the Committee of the Whole chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu. Standing in Kalu’s name as the lead sponsor...
Police Declare 30-Year-Old Man Missing In Ekiti
Ekiti State Police Command has declared a 30-year-old man, Mr Ismaheel Olakanye, missing. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Sunday Abutu, revealed this in a statement on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti. He said Olakanye of the New Creation Secondary School Area, Olorunda, Ado-Ekiti, left home on Aug. 18 at about 08:00 hrs to an unknown destination and has not returned since then. READ ALSO: Federal...
Federal Govt Reopens Third Mainland Bridge
The Nigerian government has reopened the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State. The bridge has been reopened to commuters one month after its closure for maintenance work. In a statement on Thursday, the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, announced the reopening. READ ALSO: 53,836 Inmates Awaiting Trial Nationwide, Says Nigerian Correctional Service “We are pleased to announce that parts of the...
First Lady Gifts Police, Military Retirees, Others N950m
No fewer than 250 police, military retirees, and other senior citizens across the country will be supported with a N950m by the wife of the President, Mrs Remi Tinubu. According to her, each of the beneficiaries will receive N100,000. Tinubu disclosed this at the maiden edition of the Renewed Hope Initiative Elderly Support Scheme on Thursday in Abuja. She noted that the...
Tinubu Reintroduces School Feeding Programme
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that school feeding programme be reintroduced to address the challenges of out-of-school children. Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s government had suspended the programme after many years of running it. But Tinubu ordered its restoration, saying it will help in checking learning crisis. He said if learning crisis is not tackled, it will be difficult to address the challenges...
53,836 Inmates Awaiting Trial Nationwide, Says Nigerian Correctional Service
The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, says 53,836 inmates in the 253 correctional centres across the country are awaiting trial as of December 18. The spokesperson of the service, Assistant Controller of Corrections (ACC) Abubakar Umar made this revelation to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. Umar said the summary of the inmates across the country by conviction and those on the awaiting...
N35,000 Wage Award: You Betrayed Us, We Are Suffering – Workers Tells FG
The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) has raised an alarm that the N35,000 wage award given to workers by the Federal Government to cushion the effects of the economic crisis caused by the fuel subsidy removal has been stopped. The workers, on Thursday, alleged that the Federal Government paid only one month out of the six months promised to the workers. National...
