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Court Grants Ex-Kwara Gov, Abdulfatah Ahmed Bail
Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court, Ilorin, has granted bail to the former governor of Kwara State, AbdulFatah Ahmed. The bail conditions are that he should deposit N50 million to the court and produce a surety that has landed properties in Ilorin, among others. He is expected to be kept in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes...
FG Calls On Traders To Slash Food Prices
The federal government has urged retailers to avoid taking advantage of customers and to reflect the drop in food prices. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, stated this on Tuesday during the 2025 Wheat Farmers Green Field Day at Dabi village in the Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa. He decried the nonchalant attitude of retailers to reflect...
Oil Theft Will Stop Under My Leadership, COAS Lagbaja Assures
The Nigerian Army will put an end to pipeline damage and oil theft in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, according to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. Wednesday in Ibadan was Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) day, and Lagbaja spoke at an interactive session with media executives. He added that he would continue to pay attention to...
2027: Atiku, Obi, Mark Adopts ADC To Defeat Tinubu
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Senate President David Mark and other coalition leaders have officially adopted the African Democratic Congress as the platform to spearhead President Bola Tinubu’s defeat in the 2027 election. During the unveiling, held on Wednesday at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, Mark and ex-Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola...
Anambra Govt Under Fire For Arresting Popular Native Doctor ‘Akwa Okuko’
.....Legal Expert Condemns Detention as a Violation of Fundamental Rights Anambra State is currently embroiled in controversy following the arrest of Chief Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Okuko Tiwara Aki. The arrest, reportedly carried out by the state government, has sparked widespread condemnation, with legal experts and concerned citizens decrying it as a violation of his constitutionally guaranteed rights...
Set Up Special Military Taskforce To Rescue Chibok Girls – Edwin Clark Urges President Tinubu
An elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw nation, Edwin Clark, has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to set up a taskforce to rescue the schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok, Borno State, and others in captivity. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja on Monday to commemorate the tenth year anniversary of the girls’ abduction, Clark asserted that the taskforce should...
FG orders cinemas to stop showing Banky W’s movie
The National Film and Video Censors Board has ordered cinemas nationwide to stop showing a recently released movie, titled, Sugar Rush. The NVFCB, Executive Director, Addedayo Thomas, however, told The PUNCH that the movie was not suspended because of some scenes found to portray the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as an incompetent organisation. The film, which has reportedly grossed about...
Nigerian Army Has Acquired Electronic Warfare Capabilities – Chief Of Army Staff
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the Nigerian Army has acquired electronic warfare capabilities and is now taking advantage of the convergence of electronic and cyber warfare. Lagbaja said this on Monday in Abuja, at the opening of the Maiden Cyber Security Workshop of the Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare School (NACWS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
President Buhari Signs 2023 Budget
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2023 Appropriation Bill into law, ABN TV reports. Buhari signed the 2023 transition budget Tuesday morning at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in the presence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and other members of the Federal Executive Council. Speaking at...
PDP Leadership Appeals To Sule Lamido For Party’s Peace
The national leadership of Nigeria’s major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has appealed to former Jigawa State governor Alhaji Sule Lamido to sheathe his sword and support ongoing efforts to stabilise the party. The call follows Lamido’s recent interview with the BBC Hausa Service, where he criticised the party’s handling of its leadership crisis and referenced a court...
