Four suspects have been taken into custody over mysterious disappearance of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Ikuru town, Andoni Local Government Area of of Rivers State identified as Yahaya Faruq, Police spokesperson in Rivers, Grace Iringe-Koko in a statement on Tuesday confirmed that the Corp member went missing after reporting for…
Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, has warned PDP governors supporting Governor Siminalayi Fubara that he will “put fire in their states”. He said, “Not while we live will anybody take the PDP structure from us. I hear that some governors claim they will take the structure and give it to somebody. I pity those…
The Director-General (DG) of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, has informed corps members that they will not regret participating in all the camp activities. According to him, such activities are meant to make them rugged and enable the corps members to outstand future rigours of life. Ahmed said the regimented camp activities were aimed at instilling…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that 10 individuals, arrested during the recent #Endbadgovernance protests, should be remanded in both Suleja and Keffi prisons in Niger and Nasarawa states. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on Monday, also instructed that the only female among them – Angel Love Innocent (51 years) be remanded…
Pep Guardiola may have a new ‘hateful eight’ after details of Manchester City’s legal battle with the Premier League were released. Following the conclusion of the hearing into Associated Party Transaction rules – regulations introduced in late 2021 following Newcastle United’s takeover and tightened in 2023 – the report has named clubs that submitted evidence…
The Department of State Services has dismissed reports stating that its operatives raided the headquarters of the Nigerian Labour Congress in Abuja. On Wednesday, it was reported that armed men, purportedly from the DSS, stormed the NLC’s office and made off with several documents. According to the NLC, the incident occurred around 8:30 pm, when…
The Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara, has refuted allegations of being involved in an illicit affair with a married woman. Earlier on Friday, the Kano State Hisbah Board confirmed Sankara’s arrest and detention in an uncompleted building, alongside a married woman. The board’s Director General, Dr Abba Sufi, stated that Sankara…
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law. The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The National Assembly had in June approved a bill that grants a 300 per cent salary increase for judicial…
The Chief of Air Staff, Hasan Abubakar, has disclosed plans to deploy a Quick Response Wing to the Northwest region of the country to enhance military presence in vulnerable communities. A Quick Response Wing in the Air Force refers to troops on standby, ready to respond to emergencies. Abubakar, according to a statement on Tuesday…
Three students of Iseyin College of Health Science and Technology, Oyo State, have been remanded for allegedly causing the death of their colleague. They were remanded on Tuesday by an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan. The trio, Shodimu Halima, 18; Agbedun Zainab, 23, and Olaleye Oladunni, 23, are facing a two-count charge bordering on…
