Rita Odichi, a former member of the House of Representatives, has asked the court to restrain the police from investigating her on allegations that she possessed a fake WAEC result that she used to contest the elections in 2015 and 2023. Justice Bello Kawu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has adjourned the case until June 28. In the suit, Odichi is asking the court to prevent the police from investigating her...
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FG approves $1.2 million for Nigerians in Sudan to be evacuated
2 years ago1006 min
A $1.2 million budget has been approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for the immediate evacuation of Nigerians stuck in war-torn Sudan. In his remarks to state house reporters on the results of the Council meeting, which was held on Wednesday in Abuja under the chairmanship of President Muhammadu Buhari, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama made this clear. Onyeama stated that the funds would be used to hire luxurious buses to transport...
On Wednesday, the organized labour in Ekiti State announced that it would demand a minimum wage of N100,000 from the federal government if it refused to repair existing refineries and construct new ones before removing fuel subsidies as planned. The unions, which include the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, demanded that the government take certain actions before removing the fuel subsidy, including domestically processing the country’s crude and using the refineries at 80%...
Nigerians react as MultiChoice raises cost of DSTV, GOTV subscriptions
2 years ago704 min
In Nigeria, MultiChoice, a satellite television provider, has announced an increase in the cost of DSTV and GOTV subscriptions. The reaction to this announcement has been hostile across the nation from subscribers. Multichoice reports that the new rates will go into effect on May 1st, 2023. A sample of the message sent to the decoders of DStv Premium subscribers reads: “Dear Customer, Please Note That Your Monthly Subscription (Premium) Will Be N24,500 As Of May...
Gunmen kill soldier, more than 14 people in Benue
2 years ago574 min
At least 15 people, including a military officer, were killed in a shooting by gunmen who are thought to be members of a herdsmen militia in Benue State’s Opaha community, Edikwu Ward 2, in Apa Local Government Area. The slain soldier was the Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) in that region, a resident of the community told news reporters in Makurdi. The State Commissioner of Finance, David Olofu, resides in the village of Opaha....
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, met with President-elect Bola Tinubu on Wednesday at the Defence House in Abuja. Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, APC National Publicity Secretary Senator Iyiola Omisore, and former APC Presidential Campaign Council Secretary James Faleke were also present at the meeting, which was held in private. The meeting’s specifics are still unknown, but APC National Chairman Adamu described it as a...
The Bodija plank market fire on Tuesday night in the Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State left at least 50 shops destroyed and one person reportedly injured. Ahmed Abdulwasiu, the injured victim, is currently being treated at Calvary Baptist Hospital in Bodija, Ibadan. Abdulwasiu described how he was trying to put out the fire in his shop before becoming trapped and how he would have perished if rescuers hadn’t acted quickly. Mutiu Olaoluwa,...
Breaking: Appeal Court president asks transfer of Ebonyi election tribunal to Abuja
2 years ago673 min
The Ebonyi State Election Petitions Tribunal must move to Abuja right away, per a directive from Court of Appeal President Monica Dongban-Mensem. On Wednesday, Nyior Sekulla, the tribunal’s secretary, made the announcement in Abakaliki. He claimed that as a result of the directive, the tribunal office at the Abakaliki location of the Ebonyi State Judiciary Headquarters has been closed as of Wednesday. He stated that all proceedings pertaining to the tribunal’s cases would continue in...
Umahi names Ebonyi airport after Buhari
2 years ago682 min
The Ebonyi State government announced on Wednesday that it had received permission from the federal government to begin operating flights out of Onueke International Airport. According to reports, President Muhammadu Buhari’s name has been given to the airport. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Aviation and Technology, Mrs. Obianuju Alo, stated that the inauguration will increase commercial activity in the state while speaking to reporters in Abakaliki. Read Also: EFCC in Kaduna detains 48...
EFCC in Kaduna detains 48 ‘Yahoo boys’, 2 other people
2 years ago622 min
48 suspected fraudsters have been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal Command. During a sting operation in Kaduna, the Commission also detained two women, Precious Malachi Zidyep and Tina Patrick Omoyeme, at the Rosalux Blue Hotel in Agua, Kaduna South. Two ex-convicts are also among the suspects: Williams Justice Gankon and AbdulWasiu Yunus, who were previously detained on April 10, 2022, tried by Justice Nasiru Umar Sadiq of the Kaduna...