October 27, 2024
Police IG Orders Investigation Into Osun Policemen, Civil Defence Personnel Clash
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has directed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 11, Osogbo to investigate the cause of the recent confrontation between officers of the Nigeria Police Force and personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Osun State. The IG in a statement issued […]
Diri approves N80,000 new minimum wage for Bayelsa civil servants
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has approved N80,000 as the new minimum wage for state civil servants, effective from November 1, 2024. Diri also approved an increase in the monthly pension for retirees, as well as a payment of N7.0 billion for gratuities to reduce outstanding liabilities. The Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, disclosed […]
KANSIEC issues certificates of return to newly elected Chairmen
The Kano Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) has issued a certificate of return to the newly elected 44 Local Government Chairmen. The Chairman of the commission, Professor Sani Lawal Malumfashi, issued the certificates on Sunday morning. It was reported that the Commission declared that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) winner of all the 44 chairmanship […]
Court Sends INEC’s Yakubu Contempt Warning for Refusing to Prosecute Election Offenders
The Abuja Federal High Court has issued a notice of contempt of court against Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for failing to investigate, identify and prosecute perpetrators of election offences in the 2023 general elections. According to a statement the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a civil society […]
Okpebholo denies seeking $45m loan from China
Edo State governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has dismissed rumours that he intends to secure a $45 million loan from a Chinese agency to fund the construction of three flyovers in Benin City following Governor Godwin Obaseki’s handover. The rebuttal was articulated in a statement released to journalists in Abuja on Sunday by Okpebholo’s media aide, […]
Unknown gunmen abduct FRSC official in Enugu, demand N50 million ransom
A Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official, Emeason Chima, has been kidnapped in Nsukka, Enugu State, by unknown gunmen, who are now demanding a ransom of N50 million. Chima, who is attached to the FRSC’s RS4.211 Ugbokolo unit, was abducted on Saturday near Maduka University. According to an FRSC internal memo, Chima was driving alone […]
Ido-Osun Kingship selection: Osun govt intervenes as royal families disagree on candidature
The Osun State Government has appealed to the contestants for the Ido-Osun traditional stool and the kingmakers of the town to allow peace to reign during the selection process of the next traditional ruler. The appeal of the state government was conveyed through the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Dosu Babatunde, during a […]
SERAP sues INEC over uninvestigated electoral offences in 2023 elections
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a contempt lawsuit against the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, for failing to investigate alleged electoral offences in the 2023 general elections. The organisation stated that, despite a court order by Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on 18 […]
NDLEA officers arrest suspected drug dealers in Lagos, reject N10m bribe
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency turned down an N10 million bribe offered to free one Tsolaye Eburajolo. This comes as the operatives recovered 26,250,000 pills of tramadol and 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup, with a street value of N16,683,800,000, which were intercepted by NDLEA operatives during a 100% joint examination of watch-listed […]
‘I’m Homeless,’ Yoruba Comic Actress Aunty Ramota Cries For Help
Nollywood Yoruba actress, Ramota Adetu, popularly known as Aunty Ramota, has cried out to Nigerians for help. The diminutive actress is begging every well-meaning Nigerian to come to her aid, lamenting that she is currently homeless. In addition to her travail, she claimed that her management team stole her money. The actress, who has acted […]