Proceedings were stalled in the trial of a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman on Thursday, as he could not file his final written address before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. Mamman is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a 12-count charge, bordering on money…
By Osato Imafidon the political waters of the Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode Federal Constituency were stirred into a tempest this week following the formal declaration of Prof. David Osarumwense Osifo for the 2027 House of Representatives seat—a move critics are labeling “political inconsistency.” The declaration, which took place at the residence of Hon. Osawe Osayemwere has been met…
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has temporarily suspended its airtime and data lending service, “Xtratime”, following new regulations introduced by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). The company disclosed this in a corporate filing to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Thursday. MTN said the suspension was necessitated by the FCCPC’s Digital, Electronic, Online…
Unknown gunmen have reportedly abducted 14 passengers said to be candidates of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, during an attack on a commercial bus travelling from Makurdi to Otukpo in Benue State. It was gathered that the victims, who are young adults, were travelling on Wednesday night to Otukpo, where they were scheduled…
The Niger State Child Rights Agency says a 65-year-old grandfather, Musa Gado, has been detained in police custody for allegedly impregnating his 16-year-old granddaughter (name withheld). The Director General of the agency, Hajiya Kaltume Mohammed, made this known to newsmen in Minna, Niger state. She said that a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test confirmed that Gado,…
The trial of former Nigerian Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, continued on Day 18 at the Southwark Crown Court, where she mounted an extensive defence of her tenure, insisting she had limited direct control over oil contract awards and describing herself as largely a “rubber stamp” operating within a highly layered bureaucracy. She told the court…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted the public on likely outbreak of cholera in some states of the federation due to predicted flooding The flood predictions was issued by the Federal Ministry of Environment and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency indicating that parts of Adamawa, Enugu, Kaduna, Kogi, Niger, Osun, Oyo,…
By Erasmus Ikhide The tragic theatre of Nigerian politics has long been populated by characters of questionable virtue, but rarely has it witnessed a performance as macabre and morally hollow as that of the current Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. In a display of chilling callousness that can only be described as dancing on the fresh…
A medical practitioner, Dr Ere Ogbachi, has died after developing complications shortly after giving birth to triplets in Bayelsa State. The death was confirmed in a Facebook statement on Wednesday by the deceased’s brother, Meshack Sintei, who said she was later rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, where she…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the 2027 presidential election will be his final attempt at the presidency. Atiku, who has been contesting for the office since 1992, made the declaration during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Wednesday. “The 2027 election will be my last outing,” he said. Responding to questions…
