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Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, has sacked the 21 local government area chairmen and their secretaries. Idris who announced the dissolution at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi on Monday after meeting with them said their removal followed the expiration of their tenure in office on February 5, 2024. He directed them to handover […]

A civil society organisation, Save Nigeria Movement (SNM) has appealed to the Senate President Godswill Akpabio to expose a serving senator alleged to be involved in the spate of kidnapping and ransom taking in the North Central and North West parts of the country. The CSO call was prompted by media reports that a certain […]

Worried about the forex crisis in the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has raised a Special Task Force in all its Zonal Commands for the enforcement of extant laws against currency mutilation and dollarisation of the economy. The Task Force, inaugurated by the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede, was raised […]

Operators in real estate sector have protested against the recent hike in cement price. Speaking on behalf of the operators, President of Real Estate Developer’s Association of Nigeria (REDAN), Dr. Aliyu Wamakko contended that the increase would widen the housing deficit gap. Wamakko, in a statement yesterday, called on President Bola Tinubu to summon cement […]

A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court yesterday remanded Pastor Azuka Ohez and his wife, Mary Ohez, for allegedly aiding in defrauding a lubricant company of N33.8 million. The defendants of no fixed residential address are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and fraud. The couple were arraigned in the chamber of the Magistrate. The Chief Magistrate […]

Oyo State Government under the leadership of Seyi Makinde has confirmed that at least three people have been arrested in connection to the Bodija explosion in Ibadan, the state capital. TheNigeriaLawyer recalls that last month, a few explosive devices were detonated at the Bodija Housing Estate in Ibadan. However, three people have been identified in […]

QNET, a wellness company, has denied connection to individuals claiming to be its independent representatives, who were apprehended recently. The firm said in a statement that the said individuals, immigrants lacking valid travel documents from Cameroon and Cote d’Ivoire, were arrested by the Nigerian Police Force, Ogun State Command, and subsequently deported by the Nigerian […]

Fresh facts have emerged about the alleged criminal activities of the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, Apostle Theophilus Ebonyi, recently arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Investigations showed that Ebonyi acquired a 23-room hotel, a satchet water factory, two blocks of a primary school and two bungalow office […]

The Super Eagles have advanced to the final of the African Cup of Nations after beating South Africa on penalties at the Stade de la Paix (Stadium of Peace) in Bouake, Ivory Coast. The Eagles took the lead after skipper William Troost Ekong converted the penalty won by striker Victor Osimhen. South Africa star player […]

(Reuters) – Judge Pauline Newman on Wednesday lost a bid to persuade the federal court system’s governing body to review her suspension from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit amid an unusually public internal investigation into the 96-year-old jurist’s fitness to serve. The Judicial Conference of the United States’ Committee on Judicial […]

FG Mulls Measures to Reduce LPG Price, Availability The Federal Government says it will implement measures to significantly reduce the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), otherwise known as cooking gas. It will also ensure the domestication and penetration of the LPG towards ensuring accessibility and availability for consumers across the country. Mr Ekperikpe Ekpo, […]

Ministers, CBN, FIRS Pledge to Address High Cost of Living The Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun, and the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, have assured Nigerians that the high cost of living being witnessed by Nigerians is currently being addressed. Mr Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria […]