The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the temporary freezing of four Jaiz bank accounts linked to the immediate-past Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Mele Kyari, over allegations of fraud. Justice Emeka Nwite made the order on Tuesday after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced a partial restoration of electricity supply to seven states located in the Northern region of the country, which had been significantly impacted by the vandalisation of the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line, disrupting power distribution and causing widespread outages. The states include Lafia, Makurdi, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, and Gombe…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a suit seeking to replace 27 allegedly defected Rivers State House of Assembly members. The pro-Wike lawmakers were said to have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. Justice Lifu held that the suit, instituted by the Action Peoples Party and marked…
Yesterday, the Chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Joint Campus Committee (JCC), Oyo State, Comrade Tiamiyu Taiwo Ademola, led a high-powered delegation to the Department of State Services (DSS) office in Ibadan. Key Discussions 1. The JCC Chairman requested for a Student Desk Office to facilitate effective collaboration between students and the…
A member of the National Youth Service Corps serving in Ibadan, Oyo State, Rofiat Lawal, has been kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified abductors along the Benin-Ore Expressway. According to a Facebook post by a user, Agbakwara, on Wednesday that Lawal was returning from Benin, Edo State to report to her place of primary assignment on Tuesday when…
The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the nation’s security and economy sectors. He made this call on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Daily where he also faulted the President’s declaration of a state of emergency in…
Africa’s largest mobile operator, MTN Group, said it has suffered a cybersecurity breach that led to unauthorized access to personal information belonging to customers in certain markets. The company with operations in Nigeria and 15 other markets across Africa and the Middle East did not specify which of its operations were affected. MTN, in a…
Nigerian singer Ahmed Ololade, known professionally as Asake has finally broken his silence after a man, Fatai Odunsi, who claimed to be his father, publicly accused him of neglect. In a now-viral video, Odunsi alleged that he has been battling stroke since 2022 and that the singer ignored his calls despite his failing health. Addressing…
Armed men attacked Solozo Market in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State killing one trader and abducting a woman and injuring another. Eyewitness who spoke to Zagazola Makama, revealed that the assailants – estimated to be six men – rode into the market on three Bajaj motorcycles around. 2.20pm. The main targets appeared to…
President Bola Tinubu has dismissed Nkiruka Madueke from her position as the Director General of the Nigeria Climate Change Council (NCCC), a role to which she was appointed in June 2024. The president has appointed Omotenioye Majekodunmi, a climate finance expert, as the new leader of the council. This was disclosed in a statement issued…