The Presidency has officially ruled out any possibility of former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Betta Edu, returning to President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. The announcement came from presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga during his appearance in Sunday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today. This declaration ends months of speculation that she might be reinstated…
A 25-year-old tailor, Victoria Effiong, was arraigned on Friday before a Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Iba for allegedly refusing to marry a suitor after collecting N2.8m from him. Effiong is facing three counts bordering on breach of peace, cheating and obtaining by false pretence. The police prosecutor, Inspector Chinedu Njoku, told the court that…
Halisu Sahabi, an Assistant Superintendent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), who was killed on Friday by a suspected internet fraudster, during a raid in Awka, Anambra State, has been buried in Sokoto State by his family. SaharaReporters learnt further from family sources that ASE II Sahabi was planning to get married in…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu has been elected as a member, Steering Committee of the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD). This was at the 29th Ordinary General Assembly of the organization ongoing in Addis Ababa on the sideline of the 38th African Union Summit Ordinary Session. She joins the 8- member Steering…
Bishop Dr. Priscilla Otuya, National President of the United Gospel Churches Association of Nigeria and Executive Vice President of KOGA Faith Foundation, speaks with ADEOLA OGUNLADE about socioeconomic challenges in the country, parenting in the digital age, the plight of female ministers, and why she chose to close down her church. Excerpts: What is your…
President Bola Tinubu, has tasked the leaders to come together to make the country working again by adopting the right attitude. He warned the task of transforming the country to prosperous and respectable nation will be a mirage if they don’t. Tinubu spoke Friday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State during the 19th…
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the deaths of 17 individuals following armed attacks by suspected herders on communities in Logo and Ukum Local Government Areas between Thursday and Friday. In a statement issued on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, said a large group of armed militia invaded the Sankera axis…
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of $4.7m, N830m, and multiple properties linked to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele. The judge who had earlier dismissed an application brought by an interested party seeking to stop the judgment, from being…
The Kogi State Police Command has paraded four suspects in connection with the killing of Damilola Olowoyo, a 19-year-old 100-level student at the Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State. The four suspects paraded are Jeremiah Paul, Emmanuel Otitoju, Banabas Olugbenga, and Ajayi Basit Ayomide. Parading the suspects at the Police headquarters in Lokoja on Friday, the…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced plans to revoke the licences of drivers and fleet operators involved in fatal road crashes and prosecute them as part of efforts to improve road safety. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, issued the warning on Thursday in Abuja during the annual Safety Manager Retreat themed…