The Ebonyi Police Command has initiated disciplinary action against its personnel caught in a viral video brandishing a rifle while operating a commercial tricycle business in the state. SP Joshua Ukandu, the state police public relations officer (PPRO), told journalists in Abakaliki on Monday that the officer, identified as Insp. Obeji Ikechukwu is undergoing investigation….
The Kano State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has suspended Senator Kawu Sumaila. lawmaker representing Kano South Senatorial District. He was suspended alongside three prominent members of the party including Ali Madakin Gini, Sani Abdullahi Rogo, and Kabiru Alhassan Rurum. Hashimu Suleiman Dungurawa, chairman of the party in the state, announced this…
The Qadi of the Shari’ah Court of Appeal, Kwara State, Justice Abdurraheem Sayi, has stated that approval of state authorities or traditional rulers is not needed for Muslims to establish and operate Shari’ah arbitration panels in the South-West. He described the objections to Shari’ah arbitration panels in the South-West as “legally baseless, an embarrassment to…
A former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida has said that the 1985 coup that led to the ousting of his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari was a necessary intervention. In his autobiography titled, ‘A Journey in Service’, Babangida who served as the Chief of Army Staff under the Buhari regime said the 1985 coup was a response…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde have clashed over the recently conducted local government elections in Osun State, with both sides trading accusations over the legitimacy and conduct of the polls. The APC, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to withhold allocations to local government areas in Osun State, following what…
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Sunday directed chairmen on the party’s platform, who were purportedly reinstated by the Court of Appeal judgment of February 10, to resume duties in their respective local government secretariats on Monday. The directive was given in a press statement issued by the APC’s Director of…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Sunday, commended President Bola Tinubu, saying the hardship resulting from his bold economic reforms is gradually giving way and yielding fruits for Nigerians. The monarch also said that the arbitrage between the parallel and the official markets has been closed completely for the first time…
A National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has issued an order reinstating Olalekan Onafeko as the Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly following his controversial removal. Justice M. N. Esowe granted the order in response to an ex parte application filed by Onafeko’s legal representative, Yusuf Nurudeen. The case, marked NICN/LA/23/2025, was instituted…
A distinguished lawmaker in Oyo State, Hon. Comforter, has extended her heartfelt congratulations to the Executive Chairman of Ibadan North Local Government, Hon. Seun Olufade, and his beautiful wife, Aramide, on the occasion of their wedding ceremony. In her congratulatory message, Hon. Comforter described the union as a divine blessing and a joyous milestone, emphasizing…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed chairmen and councillors elected in the Saturday local government election not to resume yet at their various council areas. The governor said the admonition was given to prevent a clash with “those whom the police had aided to forcefully occupy the local government secretariats.” Adeleke, who spoke in…
