The bail hearing for the lawyer to detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, and his brother, Emmanuel āFineboyā Kanu, was on Wednesday stalled at the Kuje Magistrate Court following the failure of the Nigeria Police Force to appear or file a counter affidavit. The matter, which came up before Magistrate Abubakar Umar SaiāIād,…
President Bola Tinubu has asked the senate to confirm the appointment of Bosun Tijani, minister of communications, innovation, and digital economy, as chairman of the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) board. In a letter read at Wednesday plenary by Godswill Akpabio, the senate president, Tinubu said the nomination was in line with section 116 of…
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged use of harmful chemicals as preservatives for frozen foods across the country. The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance brought before the Green Chamber in plenary by the member representing Ehime Mbano/Ihitte Uboma/Obowo Federal Constituency,…
The National Emergency Management Agency has deployed an emergency response following a petrol tanker explosion that claimed 39 lives and left more than 60 others with severe burns in the Essan community, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State. The tragic incident occurred around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, along the BidaāBadegiāAgaie road….
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has appreciated the members of the public for their patience in its ongoing recruitment exercise. In a press release dated 21 of October, 2025, the board revealed that a computer-based test (CBT) will be conducted for shortlisted applicants across the country. CDCFIB also advised applicants…
UK authorities have warned British citizens travelling to Nigeria and other seven countries of risk of methanol poisoning from counterfeit or tainted alcoholic drinks. UK Foreign Office updated travel guidance listed Nigeria, Ecuador, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Russia and Uganda among countries with high risk of methanol poisoning following incidents involving its citizens in the…
An Economist, Daramola Omoyele, has advised the government to include religious institutions in the new tax net in Nigeria, while emphasising the need to tackle corruption in tax administration. On Wednesday, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Omoyele said that the new tax reform, though well-intentioned, would fail if it exempts…
Hours after the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore led some protesters in parts of Abuja demanding freedom for the detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, the separatist leader, in a dramatic turn on Tuesday, agreed to enter his defence. The detained…
An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Kuje, on Tuesday, remanded Mr. Alloy Ejimakor, a member of the legal team representing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, in Kuje prison. Ejimakor was remanded alongside Kanuās younger brother, Emmanuel (otherwise known as Fineboy), and 10 others that were arrested while protesting…
A magistratesā court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, on Tuesday remanded a bishop, Onyeagoziri Ndubueze, in the Abakaliki Correctional Centre for alleged sexual abuse of a 22-year-old female member of his church. The chief magistrate, Nike Chima, ordered his remand after the magistrate rejected the bail application by the defence counsel, Friday Agbom. The magistrate told…