A devastating explosion has rocked border town of Magama Jibia in Katsina State, leaving scores of people injured and causing extensive damage to vehicles and houses. The incident, which occurred at a filling station named ‘Walidan’, has been linked to smuggling activities involving gas cylinders transported from the neighbouring Niger Republic. According to Shehu Umar,…
President Bola Tinubu is currently leading a crop of top political-office holders, Security Chiefs, family members and friends of the late Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, to bid farewell to the 23rd Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who died last week Tuesday. The burial rites, taking place at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja on Friday…
Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered an accelerated trial of the four bloggers charged with defaming and cyberstalking the management of GTCO (Guaranty Trust Holding Company), including its Group CEO, Mr. Segun Agbaje.The four accused—Precious Eze, Olawale Rotimi, Rowland Olonishuwa, and Seun Odunlami—are facing 10 amended charges for allegedly…
A man, Musa Jimoh, was on Thursday, jailed for a year and four months by Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Special Offences Court for impersonating a Nigerian Army Major and possessing fraudulent documents. The judge held that the circumstances of the case were particularly grave. “Your conduct evinces a calculated and sophisticated approach to…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Daniel Bwala as Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications (State House). Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, announced this in a statement, on Thursday. A former aide of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023…
The Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, said the remains of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, would be interred on Friday. President Bola Tinubu, who returned from his trip to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday evening, is expected to give him the last respect at the state burial. Lagbaja, who was…
The remains of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, have arrived in Abuja in preparation for his final interment. His body arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at precisely 12:16 pm. The funeral services are scheduled to commence on Thursday with a Service of Songs. This will be followed by his…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved changes in the leadership of the state’s climate change team with a view to ramp up the push against the negative effect of climate change in the state. The Governor subsequently directed the abolition of the office of Senior Special Assistant on Climate Change and the redeployment of the SSA…
Guinness World Record has confirmed Nigerian doctor and artist, Fola David, who has turned his passion for art into a groundbreaking achievement by creating the world’s largest drawing by an individual as world record holder for longest drawing. Guinness World Records announced the feat on Thursday via its website. The impressive artwork, measuring 1,004.7 m²…
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced a 20-year-old undergraduate, Ganiyu Alabi, to one year and two months imprisonment for engaging in an online love scam. The judge sentenced him, following his plea bargain agreement to the charge of possession of fraudulent documents. Alabi is to serve his jail term…
