July 10, 2024
Newly Appointed Pro-Fubara Local Council Caretaker Chairman, Chijioke Ihunwo Appoints 100 Special Assistants
The Caretaker Chairman of Obio-Akpor local government area of Rivers State, Chijioke Ihunwo has appointed 100 special assistants to form part of his administration. The caretaker chairman announced this in a post he on his X handle, saying the appointment takes immediate effect on Wednesday. Ihunwo is one of the caretaker chairpersons appointed by Governor […]
Lekki Tollgate: ECOWAS Court Rules Nigeria Violated Human Rights During #EndSARS Protest
The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ruled that the Federal Republic of Nigeria violated the human rights of Obianuju Catherine Udeh and two others. The ruling, delivered on July 10, 2024, found Nigeria in breach of several articles of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ […]
Man Arrested With Human Skull, Bones, Planned To Sell Parts For N600,000
A man identified as Nuhu Ezra has been arrested with a human skull and bones in a community in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory. It was learnt that the suspect was arrested at about 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement signed by Josephine Adeh, FCT Command Police Public Relations Officer, which said […]
Former U.S. House Speaker Pelosi Suggests President Biden Should Reconsider Re-Election Bid
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has suggested that President Joe Biden may need to reconsider his candidacy for the 2024 election. Her public call on Wednesday, the strongest yet from a top Democrat, comes amid growing uncertainty within the party about Biden’s ability to lead the party forward. Pelosi’s comments could signal the start of […]
Corporate Affairs Commission Set To Delist Over 4000 Bureau De Change After CBN Directive
The Corporate Affairs Commission has announced that following the revocation of operational licences for 4,173 Bureau de Change companies by the Central Bank of Nigeria, it intends to cancel the certificate of incorporation of the organisations. This was confirmed in a press statement by the CAC management. The commission said, “The general public is hereby informed that […]
INEC Verification Portal Shows APC Governorship Candidate In Edo, Okpebholo Not Registered To Vote
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September Edo 2024 election, Senator Monday Okpebholo, appears not to have registered to vote in Edo State. A check by SaharaReporters on the website of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), revealed the development, despite the politician submitting a voter card purportedly obtained from […]
Conflicting Court Orders: CJN vows to deal with errant judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Wednesday, decried what he termed as unpalatable cocktail of misleading and conflicting judgements emanating from courts of coordinate jurisdictions in the country. He said the National Judicial Council, NJC, has already activated the process that would ensure that errant judges are made to face the […]
Bread scarcity hits Kaduna, Katsina, Kano
It is a tale of woes as an acute scarcity of one of Nigerians’ most popular staple foods, bread, has hit Kaduna, Katsina, and Kano States. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria correspondents revealed that the most-favoured staple was now as scarce as petrol or the highly-prized precious metal, Gold. It was observed that […]
Reps query minister over N45m spent on new year party, others
The House of Representatives has queried the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, for spending unrelated expenditures, including N45m for a New Year party, N20m for sanitary pads, the News Agency of Nigeria reports on Wednesday. Others include N1.5m for vehicle fuel. NAN reports that Rep Kafilat Ogbara, Chairman of the House Committee on Women […]
Oyo APC Rep Akinremi dies at 51
A two-term member of the House of Representatives representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Oyo State, Musiliudeen Akinremi, popularly known as Jagaban, is dead. Although details of his death were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, the lawmaker was said to have died on Wednesday at the age of 51. One of […]