A Federal High Court in Lagos has acquitted the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, of a 54-count money laundering charge. The court discharged and acquitted Ikuforiji of alleged N338.8 million money laundering. The former…
THE Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election Peter Obi has expressed concerns at the growing number of Multinationals exiting the country due to the bad business climate. Obi noted that the reasons being adduced by…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri THE Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed shock over the death of the mother-in-law of the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, late Hajiya Maryam Abubakar Albishir. Hajiya Maryam Abubakar, mother of the…
THE police have deployed additional armed security personnel in the two palaces housing the contending emirs in the metropolitan Local Government Areas of Kano. The outgoing Commissioner of Police, AIG Usaini Gumel, confirmed this in a telephone interview with the…
ABOUT 50 members of the House of Representatives spread across the six geo-political zones of the country, under the aegis of the Concerned Federal Lawmakers for Peace and Security in the South-East, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to invoke…
IT,s not only the rising cost of drug prices but generally, the rise in the cost of living. Food is medicine too, and we have found ourselves in a situation where the ordinary Nigerian is suffering because of the threat…
THE Fulani socio-cultural group, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has rejected a bill that seeks to establish a national agency for the regulation and management of ranches in Nigeria. MACBAN’s national president, Alhaji Baba Usman Ngelzarma, announced…
Jannik Sinner claimed his first title as world number one with victory over Hubert Hurkacz at the Halle Open. Italy’s Sinner won his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open in January and replaced Novak Djokovic at the top of…
Canada has prohibited foreign nationals seeking a post-graduation work permit to apply at a port of entry which could be airport, land or marine border. As of June 21, 2024, foreign nationals seeking a post-graduation work permit can no longer…
Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat and that most of them who died did not have official permits. “Regrettably, the number of mortalities reached 1,301, with…
