Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has banned political activities and rallies in the state. The moved, according to him, is to curb insecurity in the state. The decision was made following the recent security breach in Maru Local Government Area of the state. Mustapha Jafaru Kaura, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Broadcast, Media…
Romania’s outgoing centrist president Klaus Iohannis resigned on Monday to pre-empt an impeachment bid by opposition parties in parliament, with voters highly polarized and the far-right graining ground ahead of a repeat presidential election in May. The European Union and NATO member state, which borders Ukraine, was plunged into institutional chaos last year when little-known…
The Abia State Commissioner of Police, Danladi Isa, has dismissed three officers for alleged conspiracy, abduction and extortion of unsuspecting victims. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka, announced this in a statement on Friday. The police spokesperson identified the dismissed officers as Jonas Nnamdi, James Daniel, and Ifeanyi Emeka. Chinaka said Nnamdi…
The Northern Christian Accord (NCA) has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to fore with arrest former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai over alleged N423bn fraud. In a statement made available to newsmen and signed by Barr. Gideon Jato and Bro. Sunday Adoka, President and Secretary respectively of the NCA;…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of the sum of $835,081.46, traced to the dollar wallet of SDQ Facilitators Limited in Leatherback, also known as Rexel Nigeria Limited. SDQ facilitators is one of the users on the platform of Leatherback which is a cross border payment startup. Justice Deinde…
Five persons have been sentenced to death for the murder a woman whom they accused of witchcraft. They were convicted and sentenced by a Kano State High Court on Monday for killing the 67-year-old woman named Dahare Abubakar. The convicted men—Da’luta Ibrahim, Abdulaziz Yahaya, Faisal Yahaya, Ibrahim Abdu, and Ayuba Abdulrahman—were found guilty of culpable…
The Association of Licensed Telecom Operators in Nigeria (ALTON) has pleaded with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to step down from its planned nationwide protest on February 4. The Telcom operators urged the Congress not to drive in the last nail in the coffin of an already ailing telecom sector. Speaking via its Chief Executive…
Suspected fraudsters disguising as assassins have threatened to eliminate the Founder of Penpushing Media, Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji, with an option to spare him if he could cough out N20 million as saving grace. The gang led by a member who identified himself as Femi Poly, at about 7.30am put a phone call across to the journalist…
An Ibadan-based lawyer, Barrister Abiodun Amole, has declared that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun or any of his officers, lack the power to enforce third party insurance in the country. Amole made this declaration during an interview in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Saturday. Egbetokun had earlier ordered his men to…
A graduate of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Adamu Sunday, has been struggling with depression after being denied enrolment in the National Youth Service Corps. Sunday, who completed his Economics degree in 2024, alleged that the university assigned his Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board registration number to another student, enabling that person to serve in his…
