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General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) has asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to discharge the order freezing the assets and accounts of General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) and its related entities, aimed at recovering an alleged loan of $225.8 million extended to the oil company on grounds that it was obtained through fraudulent misrepresentation and the […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has clarified the incident that occurred during the presentation of the Nigeria Police Force 2025 budget to the Joint Committees on Police Affairs and Police Institutions at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, on January 16, 2025. Egbetokun noted that the disruption which erupted during the session was an “unnecessary […]

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, stated that public sector corruption was the greatest problem in the country. According to him, procurement and contract fraud accounted for 90 per cent of Nigeria’s corruption and fraud issues. A statement on Friday by EFCC’s spokesman, Dele Oyewal,e said Olukoyede disclosed this […]

A total sum of N 1.424 trillion, being Dec. 2024 Federation Account Revenue has been shared to the Federal Government, states, and the Local Government Councils (LGCs). This is according to a statement by Bawa Mokwa, Director, Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF). Mokwa said that the revenue […]

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has ordered the removal of speed bumps on the country’s highways to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion on major roads. Umahi made this known at a two-day Retreat for Federal Ministry of Works Highway Engineers and Managerial Staff on Friday in Abuja. The retreat with the theme “Ensuring […]

A Nasarawa State High Court has remanded Timilehin Ajayi, an acclaimed gospel singer, after he was found in possession of the severed head of Salome Adaidu, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member. The remand was confirmed in a statement from the Nasarawa State Police Command posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday. The statement […]

Bosun Tijani, the minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, has disclosed that the anticipated hike in telecom service prices may push the floor costs of calls, SMS, and data up by between 30 and 60 percent. This is less than the 100 percent that telecommunication firms have asked for. The minister disclosed this recently […]

The Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Olusegun Odusola has inaugurated Election Petition Tribunals to address grievances that may arise from Saturday’s Local Government election in the state. The State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has fixed Saturday, January 18, for the conduct of election into the 18 local governments and 203 political wards in the […]

A Nigerian man has accused a filling station of allegedly selling him air worth ₦35,000 instead of fuel, threatening to involve the police. The incident was shared on X (formerly Twitter), where a video showed the man confronting the fuel attendant. An X user Somto Okonkwo who identifies as #@General_Somto shared the video with the […]

The leadership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has secured an interim injunction from a Federal Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) against a faction of the party from electing parallel executives at the national and state levels to run the affairs of the party. The national leadership of NNPP loyal to the […]

Anambra State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has lamented the growing incidence of kidnapping in the country, saying Nigerians may have paid no less than N10 trillion as ransom for kidnapped victims last year. In an emotion-filled address he delivered during this year’s armed forces remembrance day celebration in Awka, Soludo commended soldiers for enduring all […]

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accepted the judgment of the Rivers State High Court nullifying its 2024 congresses in the state. The court, in Suit No. PHC/2301/CS/2024, delivered its verdict on Monday, January 13, 2025, invalidating the ward, local government, and state congresses held on July 27, August […]