The Court of Appeal on Tuesday delivered judgement on an appeal of no case submission by former governor of Jigawa State Sule Lamido, discharging him and his son Mustapha Sule Lamido on all count charges by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The case had lingered for about nine …
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Taraba State Leads In Highest Petrol Price In June
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in June 2023, Taraba topped the list of States with the highest prices of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol with N562.31per litre. This was contained in its document titled: “Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) Price Watch June 2023,” that The Nation obtained in …
Read More »Police Kill Two Kidnappers, Rescue Victim In Kogi State
The operatives of the Kogi State Police Command have rescued one abducted victim and neutralised two suspected kidnappers in the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, who made the disclosure in a statement on Monday, said the successful operation was in compliance with the directive of the Kogi State …
Read More »Diphtheria Disease: Kaduna Records 68 Suspected Cases, Eight Deaths
The Kaduna State Government says it has recorded 68 suspected cases and eight deaths from diphtheria in the state. Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection that usually affects the mucous membranes of the nose and throat. The Director of Public Health, Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Hamza …
Read More »Abia State Local Government Workers Protest Non-payment Of Salary
Two lanes of Bende road junction in Umuahia were blocked on Tuesday morning as members of staff of Umuahia North LGA of the State staged a protest over alleged non-payment of their salaries. This is even as the State government has advised the LGA staff to approach their respective banks …
Read More »Nollywood Actress Bukunmi Oluwasina Bags Nominations
Actress Bukunmi Oluwasina has bagged her first nomination at the Toronto International Film Festival which left her emotional and grateful. The movie star bagged nominations for Best African Actress and Best Nollywood Actress. Expressing joy, Bukunmi stated that the nomination means so much to her. We will be breaking …
Read More »Troops Kill 7 bandits, Recover Ammunition In Zamfara State
Joint taskforce troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, North West have killed 7 armed bandits and recovered one machine gun and six motorcycles in Zamfara. A close source disclosed to Nigerian tribune on Tuesday in Gusau that the troops deployed at forward operating Base at Wanke in Gusau local government area …
Read More »Appointing Wike Minister Will Be Greatest Mistake – Eze Advises Tinubu
Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct nPDP, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has admitted that it is within the exclusive preserve of President Bola Tinubu to appoint any Nigerian into his cabinet. He, however, emphasized that there should be reservations in the case of former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom …
Read More »Woman Kidnapped By Herdsmen Rescued In Ebonyi State
Mrs Nkechinyere Onachukwu, a woman kidnapped by suspected herdsmen in Ishiagu , Ivo local government area of Ebonyi State last week has been been rescued. The woman was kidnapped in her farm in Amaonye Community in Ishiagu last Tuesday. She was released on Monday following manhunt by security agencies …
Read More »Protesters Storm Osun Polytechnic As Governor Adeleke Sacks Rector
Academic activities at the Osun State Polytechnic has been grounded following protests by different unions in the institution over the suspension of the school rector by Governor Ademola Adeleke. The state government had in a letter dated July 11, 2023, signed by the permanent secretary, Ministry of Education, M. K. …
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