The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has warned the public about a likely increase in cholera outbreaks across the country as the rainy season intensifies. The NCDC, in a statement on Thursday, signed by its Director General, Dr Jide Idris, said from January 1st to June 11th, 2024, a total of 1,141 suspected…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Thursday paraded six suspects who specialise in registering Subscriber Identity Module cards with other innocent citizens’ identities and selling them to criminals. The suspects are Ndubuisi Okeh; John Jock; Nafiu Tijani (a dispatcher); Nasiru Sulaiman; John Njoku and Suleiman Musa. Addressing journalists while parading the suspects, the FCT…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned the arraignment of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, till June 27, 2024. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date for the arraignment and plea in the money laundering suit instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against Bello. At the resumed hearing, Bello’s…
A leading Pro-Democracy group, Kwara Must Change has described the recently established sugar factory film studio in ilorin as an all round film production facility, with a tendency to catapult Kwara State to the center of film production in the world. Kwara Must Change also said that the facility is of global standard as far…
The Supreme Court on Thursday, reserved judgment in the suit filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) on behalf of the Federal Government, against the 36 State Governors of the federation. The suit is seeking full autonomy for the 774 local governments in the country. In the suit,…
Africa’s richest person and founder of the Dangote Group, Mr Aliko Dangote, yesterday disclosed that he had already offset about $2.4 billion of the $5.5 billion he borrowed to build his $19 billion refinery located near Lagos. Speaking at the Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAN) and AfriCaribbean Trade & Investment Forum in Nassau, The Bahamas, the…
As Nigeria marks Democracy Day, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says its demand for the new National Minimum Wage remains N250,000. The Acting President of NLC, Mr Adewale Adeyanju, said this in a statement, while reacting to President Bola Tinubu Democracy Day speech on Wednesday, in Abuja. Recalls that the Federal Government had offered N62,…
Amidst the growing economic challenges facing Nigeria, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has decried the Federal Government’s recent re-introduction of old national anthem, calling for a shift in priorities towards addressing pressing issues such as hunger and poverty. Makinde, who blasted the decision yesterday as “a waste of time and resources,” stated that “the…
Governor of Anambra state, Charles Soludo has called on elected officials to start earning minimum wage, highlighting the urgent financial crisis facing Nigeria. Speaking on Wednesday at a special edition of The Platform, an event organized by The Covenant Nation to promote national development, Soludo emphasised that Nigeria is financially strained. The event coincided with…
A Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba, has sentenced a police Inspector, Ubi Ebri to death for murder. The police inspector was accused of killing one Mr Ibeh Onyeka, a telephone repairer and seller on 5 April, 2023, while on a stop and search duty along the Ugbolu Asaba Road, in the State capital….
