Two weeks into his tenure, newly sworn-in Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has come under scrutiny after a statement from his office caused confusion over the status of the Edo State Security Network. On Friday, Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary, announced that the governor had lifted the suspension imposed on the security…
Following the tragic incident of Sunday, 24th November, 2024, during the Feast of Christ the King at Aba Diocese, where a stampede that occurred left some worshippers dead and several others injured, Senator Austin Akobundu has condoled with the Bishop, Most Rev. Prof. Augustine Ndubueze Echema, priests, religious and all the Catholic faithful of Aba…
The General Council has appointed Director-General @NOIweala for a second term, effective 1 September 2025. More details to follow.
Senegalese authorities have directed the closure of all French military bases in the country as the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre approaches. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, in an interview with AFP, reiterated that French military presence in Senegal is incompatible with the country’s sovereignty. Faye, who won the March elections with a vow to…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced the disbursement of refunds totalling N5.3 billion to states, tour operators, and other stakeholders involved in the 2023 Hajj. The refund follows claims of substandard electricity services during the core Hajj period (Masha’ir) by the Saudi Arabian authorities. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Head…
A witness, John Adetola, has narrated how he collected the sum of $400,000 on behalf of former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Adetola, who is testifying in the case against the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), before Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja narrated how he handed over…
The Enugu State Police Command says it has arrested a banker and two others for alleged conspiracy and fraudulent withdrawal of N4million through identity theft. The suspects identified as; Ndulaka Okwudili (26), Ifeanyi Nnamani, a former staff of a commercial bank, (name withheld), and Philip Ozogwu (44), a National Identification Number (NIN) enrollment agent. According…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned former President Muhammadu Buhari’s in-law, Gimba Ya’u, who is former Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), for allegedly diverting $65 million. The money was said to have been allocated for the construction of 962 residential units at the…
Colonel Adebisi Adesanya (retd), a third Prosecution Witness, (PW3) in the trial of the former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman’s alleged N33.8 billion fraud, has told Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, that the former minister spent the sum of N20 million on lodging in a hotel (resort). Adesanya in…
An Ogun State-based beautician, identified as Balogun Jumoke, has cried out for justice after losing one eye following an alleged assault by her husband, Balogun Jamiu Abiola, in Sango Ota, Ogun State. The Nigerian police, however, dismissed the case as a “family matter,” advising the couple to settle it privately. Jumoke alleged that her husband…
