A high court sitting in Abuja has granted Ovie Omo-Agege, senator representing Delta central, an interim order restraining the police, Department of Sate Service (DSS) and other law enforcement bodies from arresting him. Omo-Agege had on Wednesday, allegedly stormed the senate with unidentified persons who made away with the mace. The act caused chaos in […]
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The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Executive to check the sale and consumption of artificially-ripened fruits in the country and prosecute those involved. It urged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to immediately carry out massive enlightenment to sensitise the public. This […]
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A court of appeal sitting in Ado Ekiti has directed the freezing of the account of Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti state. The court allowed the appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the judgment of Taiwo Taiwo of federal high court, Ado Ekiti division. In 2016, Taiwo set aside an order […]
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The senate has summoned Ibrhaim Idris, the inspector-general of police; and Lawan Daura, the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS) over the theft of the senate mace. The mace was stolen on Wednesday by some thugs who invaded the red chambers. It has since been recovered and returned to the national assembly. Speaking at plenary on […]
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Over the weekend, Kenya Airways sacked 22 out of its 26 Nigerian employees, representing 86.4 per cent of its Nigerian workers. Only four Nigerian staff are currently retained by the management of the airline after the exercise. Those retained are Country Manager, Mr. Afeez Balogun, the Station Manager, and two other staff. According to the […]
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It was with great amusement that I received news that the minister for propaganda, the rightly and prophetically named Lai Mohammed, was planning on releasing a new looters list. The nation was witness to the flop of the pathetic looters lists he had earlier drawn up which read more like a list of noise makers […]
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Following a communal clash in Aloko-Oguma in the Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State, at least five persons have been reported dead, with about 50 houses razed. The attack is said to be a reprisal in a conflict between the Bassa Kwomu and the Igala over the harvest of cashew nuts on a piece […]
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The federal capital territory (FCT) command of Nigeria police force has banned protests and rallies at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. Sadiq Bello, commissioner of police in the FCT, disclosed this on Friday after Deji Adeyanju, an activist, was arrested for allegedly inciting civil unrest. Adeyanju was released at 3:20pm following the intervention of Charles […]
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The police have trailed and arrested in Lagos two of the Offa robbery suspects who took part in the deadly attack on five banks and a police station on 5 April, killing as many as 17 people. Mr. Jimoh Moshood, the Police Police PRO identified the two suspects as 39 year-old Alexander Reuben and 28 […]
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The Nigerian community in South Africa has reported the killing of yet another Nigerian in the country. ThankGod Okoro, the victim hails from Ogbaku in the Awgu local government area of Enugu state, and is the latest in what has been described as recurring pre-meditated murders of young Nigerians in South Africa. At least 117 […]
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