July 2024
Police Arrest Man Who Attempted Suicide Over Insecurity, Others In Abuja
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested Shuaibu Alhaji Yushau for attempted suicide after climbing the Aso Radio broadcast mast in Abuja, threatening to kill himself if certain demands were not met by the federal government. Earlier on Monday morning, Yushau had claimed the very high mast with a placard, captioned “It Is Long Enough”. […]
Ondo electoral commission postpones LG election indefinitely
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has postponed the local government election in the state indefinitely. The chairman of ODIEC, Joseph Aremo, stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting on Monday in Akure. The election into the 18 local government areas and 33 local council development areas in the state was earlier rescheduled to be […]
World Bank appoints New Country Director for Nigeria
The World Bank has appointed Dr Ndiamé Diop as the new Country Director for Nigeria, a statement by the Bank said. The statement obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said Diop assumed his new position in Abuja on Monday and succeeded Shubham Chaudhuri, who completed his term in the same capacity. In his […]
N80.2Billion Fraud: Court Rejects Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello’s Bid To Transfer Case to Kogi
Justice John Tsoho, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, has rejected a request by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to transfer his N80.2 billion fraud case from Abuja to the Kogi division of the court. The Chief Judge sided with Dr. Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), […]
FG Removes Tariffs On Rice Importation, Set To Import 500,000 Metric Tonnes Of Maize, Wheat To Tackle Food Inflation
The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has announced measures to tackle the skyrocketing food prices nationwide. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said the measures would be implemented over the next 180 days. “A 150-Day Duty-Free Import Window for food commodities which includes; suspension of duties, tariffs and taxes for the […]
Pro-Wike Rivers Assembly Lawmakers Give Governor Fubara 7 Days To Re-Present 2024 Budget
The controversy between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike and current FCT Minister has continued unabated, throwing the state into political tensions. Rivers State’s political crisis has deepened as two rival factions of the House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule and Victor Oko-Jumbo, on Monday, convened separate sessions. The Amaewhule-led faction, which aligns […]
Appeal court strikes out sacked Rivers LG chairmen’s suit
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Port Harcourt, on Monday, dismissed two appeals instituted by the sacked Local Government Chairmen loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The appeals, marked CA/PH/137M/2024 and CA/PH/145M/2024, were filed by the former Chairman of Opobo/Nkoro LGA, Enyiada Cookey-Gam, and six others, challenging the decisions of the […]
10 things to know about the Samoa Agreement
The controversial Samoa Agreement has become a topic of discussion for many Nigerians as they wonder what it entails since the news that Nigeria has signed.On November 15, 2023, the European Union and member states came together to sign one new partnership agreement, which was referred to as the Samoa Agreement. The member states that […]
Kano gov orders crackdown on groups promoting LGBT rights
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has said his government will not tolerate any group suspected to be promoting and advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights in the state. The governor’s directive came on the heels of rising tensions over the activities of groups allegedly promoting same-sex marriage in the state. The state […]
US soldiers leave Niger base following military junta’s demand
The United States troops have withdrawn from their base in Niger’s capital of Niamey and will fully depart from Agadez in the north before a September 15 deadline set by the country’s military rulers. Niger’s military leaders scrapped a military cooperation deal with Washington in March, after seizing power in a July 2023 coup. The […]