THE National Judicial Commission, NJC, has confirmed Justice Abdullateef Kamaldeen as the new substantive Grand Khadi of Kwara State Shariah Court of Appeal. Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq disclosed this in a congratulatory message issued by Rafiu Ajakaye, his Chief Press Secretary in Ilorin, on Saturday. He was first appointed the Acting …

Naja’atu Bala Muhammad, a Director in the Bola Tinubu 2023 presidential campaign, has resigned. She was the Director of Civil Society in the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The exit of 67-year-old Naja’atu comes one month to the presidential election. In 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari …

NIGERIAN youths have been advised not to allow themselves to be used as political thugs to promote violence in the forthcoming general election. A statement said the leader of the Christ Apostolic Church, Grace of Mercy Prayer Mountain, Prophet Samuel Olu-Alo, spoke on Friday during the ministry’s ninth crusade and …

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has uncovered a fake dollar cartel in Lagos. Media Director, Femi Babafemi announced the bust in a statement on Saturday. The joint operation involved operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Babafemi said the agency worked on intelligence received from the …

THE Nasarawa State Police Command says it has rescued two female pupils out of the six pupils kidnapped at the Local Government Education Authority Primary School, Alwaza, in Doma Local Government Area of the state. Gunmen had invaded the school premises Friday morning and whisked away six of the pupils …

THE Italian Football Federation on Friday deducted 15 points from Juventus’ accumulated points this season on the Serie A table. The club was found guilty of inflating transfer values and lying to financial officials in an attempt to save money. A statement from the FIGC confirmed the punishment in a …

THE All Progressives Congress has disclosed the reasons why Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and some other stakeholders in the party are not involved in the campaign of the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Since the APC flagged off its presidential campaign in Jos on November 15, 2022, some members of …

THE Central Bank of Nigeria has taken the ongoing sensitisation on new naira notes to Shasha Market, in  Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State as it advised the traders to take their money to the commercial banks. The apex bank reiterated that there was no limit to how …

GUNMEN on Friday night attacked Oguta police station in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. The gunmen who struck in the dead of the night were repelled by cops on duty, our correspondent learnt. The gun duel which lasted for hours left a police mobile officer dead with …

Traders at the popular Lagos Street Market, Benin City, Edo State, lost goods worth millions of naira to Saturday fire which started around 11am. The storey building housing the shops is said to belong to a popular businesswoman known as Madam Lagos. One of the distraught shop owners, Chioma Kelvin, …