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Court freezes bank accounts of 32 #EndBadGovernance protesters

A Federal High Court in Abuja has frozen 32 bank accounts allegedly linked to the recent #EndBadGovernance protests across Nigeria. The court order directs banks to place a Post-No-Debit (PND) on the accounts and to apprehend the account holders or any persons transacting business on these accounts. Justice Emeka Nwite’s ruling was in response to an ex-parte motion filed by the Counsel to the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Mohammed, who alleged that the accounts were used to promote terrorism financing, […]

todayAugust 26, 2024 6

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NIHSA WARNS OF POTENTIAL FLOODING IN KEBBI AS RIVER NIGER WATER LEVEL RISES

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has warned the public regarding the rising water levels of the River Niger as of yesterday, August 22, 2024. This alert follows a report from the Niger Basin Authority in Niamey, Niger Republic, indicating that upstream activities in Niger and Mali have contributed to the situation. A statement signed by the Director General of NIHSA, Umar Mohammed, today noted, that Flood waters from these two countries are expected to move gradually into Nigeria through Kebbi […]

todayAugust 23, 2024 1

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TINUBU SWEARS IN KEKERE-EKUN AS 23RD CJN

Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has been sworn-in as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. Justice Kekere-Ekun took her Oaths around 11:38am and took her rightful sitting position in the Council Chambers on the left hand side of the President at exactly 11:45am. Justice Kekere-Ekun is assuming her new role as CJN following the retirement of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola and her nomination and presentation to President Tinubu by the National Judicial […]

todayAugust 23, 2024 2

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WIKE DECLARES FCT’S ‘PARK-AND-PAY’ SCHEME ILLEGAL

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared the On-Street Parking scheme, otherwise known as the ‘Park-and-Pay’ scheme, to be illegal, citing fraud in the contract agreement between the managing contractors and the FCT. The Minister made this statement on today during a media briefing to mark his first year in office as the FCT Minister. Report says the scheme, initially introduced in 2014, was reintroduced in 2023 after the FCT administration signed a whopping N908.3 billion […]

todayAugust 21, 2024 3

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TINUBU ARRIVES FRANCE ABOARD NEW PRESIDENTIAL JET

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu departed Abuja on Monday evening for Paris, the capital of France, flying in the new Airbus A330, purchased by the federal government. In a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the new Airbus A330 replaced the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700(BBJ) bought under the administration of  former President Olusegun Obasanjo. According to Onanuga, the new aircraft was purchased far below its market price and would be saving Nigeria huge […]

todayAugust 20, 2024 3

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NDLEA NABS VIETNAM-BOUND BUSINESSMAN WITH 88 WRAPS OF COCAINE

A Vietnam-bound businessman, Paul Mbadugha has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after he tested positive to ingestion of cocaine. The 54-year-old suspect was intercepted at the boarding gate of the Abuja airport last Monday during the outward clearance of Qatar Airways flight QR 1432 to Hanoi, Vietnam, via Doha. A statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, read that after four days under […]

todayAugust 19, 2024 4

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GUNMEN KIDNAP OVER 20 NIGERIAN MEDICAL, DENTAL STUDENTS IN BENUE

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped over 20 medical and dental students and a House Officer in Benue State. The students were on their way to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu. The students, said to be from the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos, were traveling together when they were ambushed by gunmen around 5:30 p.m. in the Otukpo area of the state. The spokesperson for the Benue State Police Command, SP Catherine […]

todayAugust 16, 2024 2

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MPOX: FG TIGHTENS BORDER SURVEILLANCE AS CASES HIT 39

The Federal Government has intensified monitoring and screening procedures at all entry points into the country in response to the Monkeypox outbreak. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, disclosed this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and External Relations, Tashikalmah Hallah. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, reported 39 confirmed cases of mpox but no death across 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory from the beginning of 2024. The […]

todayAugust 16, 2024 2

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OYO COUNCIL WORKER BAGS JAIL TERM FOR ILLEGAL SALE OF LAND

The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency on Thursday announced the conviction of a local government worker in the state over the illegal sale of land belonging to the State Housing Corporation. This was made known in a press release signed by the Executive Secretary of the Agency, Barrister I.O Tijani on behalf of the Chairman of OYACA, Honorable Justice Eni Esan (rtd.), and made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Thursday. The convict, Adesina Olanrewaju Oyegoke, an Assistant Chief Executive Officer […]

todayAugust 15, 2024 5

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