Gunmen Abduct Yahaya Bello’s Aide, Onyene Kabiru Onyene, an aide of the former governor of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been adopted by unknown gunmen. According to reports making the rounds on Tuesday, Onyene was abducted around 7.05pm on Monday, when gun-wielding men in their numbers stormed his office,…
Abuja Native Doctor Shoots Self While Testing ‘Bulletproof’ Charm By Shalom Oludele A native doctor, Ismail Usman, has sustained self-inflicted gunshot injuries while testing a ‘bullet proof’ charm in Kuchibiyi community, Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory. A resident of Kuchibiyi, Samson Ayuba, said the incident happened on Thursday, when the victim,…
Court Orders IG To Produce Foreign Nationals, Others For Arraignment In An Alleged N37.6m Fraud Case A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to produce two foreign nationals; Etienne Rocher and Pawan Kapur, alongside others, before it for arraignment. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave the…
Reps Move To Revive Local Languages For Teaching In Nigerian Schools By Saheed Badmus Nigerian House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Education to commence a pilot programme in selected schools across the country, to assess the feasibility and benefits of utilising local languages as a medium of instruction and teaching….
Kebbi Government Cracks Down On Land Grabbers, Arraigns 2 Suspects In Court. The Kebbi State Government has intensified efforts to combat illegal land acquisition and the issuance of fraudulent land certificates, as two suspected land grabbers have been arraigned in court. At a press briefing held on Thursday, in Birnin Kebbi, the commissioner for Lands…
DSS Personnel Threatens To Kill Journalist In Kebbi By Jameel Gulma, Kebbi An Officer of the Department of State Security (DSS) attached to Kebbi State Command, identified as Dauda Auwalu Taura has slapped a correspondent of the Authority newspaper, Mallam Shuaibu Zubair, when the journalist asked him to pay up his electricity bill. Taura,…
Group Tasks INEC On Leveraging Collaboration And Voter Register Audit By Binta Haroon The Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to leverage collaboration and conduct an audit of its voter register for better service delivery. The programme manager of the association, Mr. Moses Oluwaseyi, made the call…
Bayelsa Deputy Governor Weeps For Law Profession In Nigeria …says profession Is fast losing respect, dying Bayelsa State deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has once again expressed concern over setbacks vitiating the integrity and relevance of the law profession in Nigeria due to unprofessional conducts of some members of the bar and bench. Senator…
FG To Begin Payment Of Pension Backlog – Edun The minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says the federal government will soon begin payment of pension backlog. Edun said this during a peaceful rally by the Nigeria Union of Pensioners Contributory Pension Scheme Sector (NUPCPS) at the Federal…
Tinubu Returns From Saudi Arabia President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday returned to Abuja from an official trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he attended the Joint Arab-Islamic summit. The president arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 8. 00 p.m. and was welcomed by members of his administration. On hand…
