Businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has broken his silence after perfecting his N10 million bail condition with two sureties in like sum. Okechukwu claimed he was not small and that money was water in an Instagram post shortly after his arraignment on Wednesday. “Seeing all your messages and love….
The Kano State High Court has granted an ex parte order restraining the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, from parading himself as a member of the party. Subsequently, the court ordered that henceforth, Ganduje should desist from presiding over all affairs of the National Working Committee of the APC. The application…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of Dr. Wale Bolorunduro as chairman of Living Trust Mortgage Bank Plc. The letter of appointment, dated 8th April 2024 and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon Teslim Igbalaye reads as follows: “I present to you the very warm compliments of the government and people…
Gunmen on Tuesday stormed the Ilejemeje Local Government Area Secretariat in Ẹda-Oniyọ, Ekiti State, causing panic and chaos among workers. The attackers disrupted normal activities and forced employees to flee the premises for safety. This happened days after armed Yoruba Nation agitators invaded the Oyo State Government Secretariat. The hoodlums, who were said to have…
The Nigerian Bar Association has stated that an electronic voting system will be used for its 2024 election. The NBA explained that this decision will allow members of the association to participate in the election seamlessly from their different locations. The association’s Electoral Committee, led by Oluseun Abimbola (SAN), disclosed this during the opening of…
The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, State Working Committee has overruled the suspension of the National Chairman of the party, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje. The Kano State APC has also suspended the ward party leaders who earlier suspended Ganduje. Recall that the APC Ganduje ward in Dawkin Tofa Local Government suspended Ganduje on…
The late Nollywood makeup artist, Abigail Fredrick, 24, has been laid to rest in her hometown in Ikot Udoma, Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, on Monday. Frederick was among the five film practitioners, including Junior Pope, who died when their boat capsized on the River Niger last Wednesday. Recall that the Akwa…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has faulted the ruling of Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri, the Coroner who investigated the death of Master Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos State. Recall that in the ruling delivered on Monday, the Coroner Lagos exonerated Dowen College and blamed the death of the deceased on the…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared the first week of April as Police Week, with the last day of the week, April 7, labelled National Police Day. He premised this on the administration’s drive to honour the sacrifices of the men and women who serve the country in the decades-old institution. Tinubu announced the new…
Israel launched a “diplomatic offensive” against Iran on Tuesday, calling on 32 countries to impose sanctions against the Revolutionary Guards and their missile programme. Late on Saturday, Iran carried out an unprecedented direct attack on Israel, using more than 300 drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, in retaliation for a deadly April 1 air strike…
