Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has accused Mr Olumide Akpata, President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), of pursuing a personal agenda over the invasion of Justice Mary Peter-Odili’s residence in Abuja. Despite the report of the investigation by the Inspector General of Police …
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Fashola: I Don’t Know What Happened To Camera I Recovered At Lekki Tollgate
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, says he does not know what happened to the video camera he recovered at the Lekki tollgate after the #EndSARS protests. Fashola said this during an interview on Arise Television which was monitored by our correspondent. The former governor of Lagos …
Read More »Nine Years After, Zulum Reopens Bama-Banki-Cameroon Road
… Gives Army 10 Operational Vehicles …. Warns Against Extortion, Smuggling With full participation of the Nigerian military, Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, reopened the 65km Bama-Banki boarder road which links to Cameroon and parts of Central Africa. The road had been shut since around 2012 arising from …
Read More »Nigerian Arrested With Illicit Drug Worth ₦331 Million In India
In its crackdown against the drug peddlers, the Anti Narcotics Call (ANC) of Mumbai crime branch arrested a Nigerian national with a contraband substance worth (N331,357,767.84) The accused Inusa Godwin alias John, 36, was apprehended with over 2 kilograms of methaqualone, a recreational drug. The accused is a known peddler …
Read More »PDP Must Conduct Fresh Convention If North Picks 2023 Ticket – Bode George
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will have to conduct another national convention if the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 general election emerges from the North, Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the party, has said. The party zoned its national chairmanship position to the Northern part …
Read More »COVID-19: FG Spends ₦104 Billion On Handwashing, Youth Programmes
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Water Resources got N9.9bn from the N2.3tn COVID-19 intervention fund to implement the ‘wash programme’ which involves water sanitation and health projects. This is just as N94bn was disbursed for youth empowerment and job creation. These details were revealed by the Federal Ministry …
Read More »MTV EMA 2021: Wizkid Wins Best African Act
Multiple award-winning Nigerian superstar, Wizkid, has added another plaque to his shelf as he has bagged the award for the Best African Act in this year’s edition of the MTV Europe Music Awards. He beat the likes of Tems, Diamond Platnumz, Amaarae, and Focalistic in the tightly-contested category to get …
Read More »UNIUYO Pharmacy Graduate Takes Photoshoot With Her Numerous Awards (Photo)
Marvellene Ekott, a Pharmacy graduate from the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) has posted a picture online that has left many mouths open in amazement. The 25-year-old shared a picture from her pre-induction photoshoot where she flaunted her numerous awards. We say a big congratulations to Pharmacist Marvellene Ekott. That’s a …
Read More »Soludo’s Musician Son, Ozonna Soludo, Congratulates Him
Professor Charles Soludo’s musician son, Ozonna Soludo, congratulates him on winning the just concluded governorship election in Anambra state. Ozonna who is an Afro funk fusion musician based in London, wrote on his Instagram handle: “Taking this chance to say a huge Congratulations to my Dad @ccsoludo on his new …
Read More »Tordue Salem: Omo-Agege Tells Security Agencies To Unmask The Real Killers
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has asked the Nigerian Police and other security agencies to unravel the mysterious circumstances leading to the killing of Vanguard Newspaper reporter, Tordue Henry Salem. Tordue, who was last seen on October 13, 2021, was reportedly found dead in Abuja in …
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