The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the treasonable charge filed against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). It was reported that the federal government prayed the court to set aside an earlier judgment by the Court of Appeal, which quashed the treasonable felony charge against Kanu and ordered his…
The Minister of Solid Mineral, Dele Alake, has alleged that influential Nigerians behind illegal mining are also the ones behind armed criminality and banditry in the country. Alake disclosed this in Abuja when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals for the defence of 2024 budget. He said “A lot of…
Hooded gunmen, on Wednesday, killed the Director of Finance to the Ogun State governor’s office, Taiwo Oyekanmi. It was gathered that the accountant was waylaid and shot dead on the popular Kuto Bridge in Abeokuta, less than three kilometres from a bank where he had withdrawn a large sum of money for government use. The…
A former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, on Wednesday, told Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, that N1.219 billion was airlifted to the former Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose. According to Obanikoro, the inability of a defunct commercial bank, Diamond Bank, to disburse the colossal sums of money prompted the…
The Shepherd-in-charge of the Celestial Church of Christ International Headquarters, Ketu, Olatosho Oshoffa, has condemned the invitation of Fuji singer, Pasuma, and street-hop artiste, Portable, to the praise night of one of the church branches. There was a stir on social media on Wednesday when an event flier that revealed that Pasuma and Portable would…
Folu Olamiti, former editor of the Nigerian Tribune, is set to launch “A Peep Into the Past”, a part memoir and collection of his articles and reportage. The book, which chronicled Olamiti’s close to 50-year career in journalism, is set to be unveiled on Thursday at the University of Ibadan International Conference Centre by 11…
The truce between Israel and Hamas entered its final 24 hours Monday, November 27, with militant group saying it was willing to extend the pause after it freed more hostages. The pause that began Friday has seen dozens of hostages freed, with over 100 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel in return. Attention now has turned…
It was a surprising day for the new Aseyin of Iseyinland, His Royal Majesty, Oba Sefiu Olawale Oyebola Adeyeri III, as the Ayedero of Yorubaland, Honourable Shina Peller, gifted him a Mercedes Benz luxury car. The S-Class Mercedes Benz was presented to the monarch in his house when Honourable Peller paid him a surprise visit. …
Israel and Hamas have reached a deal for a four-day pause in fighting and the release of at least 50 women and children held hostage in Gaza, marking a major diplomatic breakthrough nearly seven weeks after the start of a conflict that has spiraled into a grave humanitarian crisis in the enclave. The deal, as…
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has granted N300 million bail to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The embattled former CBN governor had been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre by the FCT High Court. Emefiele was arraigned before the court on a six-count…
