Saturday, 04 January, 2025

Month: October 2023


Press Statement The attention of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has been drawn to a trending video clip by Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, a Kaduna-based Islamic Cleric noted for making a case for killer herdsmen across the country and negotiating payment Read more…


THE Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has banned the use of billboards, banners and posters, as well as wake keep for burials and funerals in the state. Soludo, who spoke through a statement by his Commissioner for Information, Paul Read more…


Final legal fireworks kick-start today at the Supreme Court in the multiple appeals filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, his counterpart in the Labour Party (LP). Mr. Peter Obi and the Allied Peoples Read more…


Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat said on Sunday that the Israeli forces would “eliminate” Hezbollah and target Iran if the Palestinian militants open up a “northern front.”  “The plan of Iran is to attack Israel on all fronts. If we find they intend Read more…


The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has vehemently denied rumors and circulating reports suggesting that there have been assassination attempts on his life. Vanguard reports that the rumors regarding assassination attempts on Bello’s life began surfacing, But, clarifying the Read more…


The Federal Government, late Sunday evening, reopened the Third Mainland Bridge barely 24 hours after closure for palliative work. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, had expressed satisfaction with repairs done on the Third Mainland Bridge, Read more…


By Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo The late Emeka Mbonu (Akubueze), popularly known as ‘Mayor’ amongst some of his peers, was given funeral rites in his country home at Okpuno Nnewichi, Nnewi. It was a gathering of his friends from childhood and Read more…


Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has reportedly warned that supplies of Middle East oil to international markets could be disrupted if the war between Israel and Hamas escalates to the point of involving other countries in the region. The Read more…


Atiku stated this in a reply on point of law he filed to counter objections that President Tinubu, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, raised to query the admissibility of documents that were released Read more…


The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has strongly criticized the Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Professor Isa Hayatu Chiroma SAN, over the poor state of the school’s facilities. In a scathing speech, Minister Wike Read more…


The Federal High Court in Lagos will on November 3 hear a contempt application filed by Access Bank Plc against businessman Dr. Ambrosie Orjiakor. The bank is seeking to cite Orjiakor for alleged contempt of court over his inability to Read more…


The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that the average retail price of a litre of petrol increased from N191.65 in September 2022 to N626.21 in September 2023. This information was provided in the Petrol Price Watch for September Read more…