In 2024, approximately 140 officers of the Nigeria Police Force reportedly died in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) while on duty. The FCT Command also recovered a total of ₦409,992,000 from criminal activities in the year under review. Naija News reports that the figures were confirmed in a report released by the Force. The command’s … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has ordered the Delta State Accountant General, Mrs. Joy Enwa, and two others to report back to the commission in the second week of January. The development is part of the ongoing investigation into the alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion state funds by former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. Mrs. … Read more
Pastor Abel Damina, founder of Abel Damina Ministries and Power City International, has sparked discussion with his New Year’s Eve sermon questioning long-held beliefs about the nature of sin in the Garden of Eden. Addressing his congregation on Tuesday, Pastor Damina challenged the notion that Adam and Eve’s disobedience stemmed from eating fruit from the … Read more
Amaimo, Imo state – An unnamed Catholic Reverend’s Father has reportedly shot a boy dead after the latter set off knockouts (commonly called ‘banger’) within the church premises. The Punch reported the incident on Thursday, January 2, 2025, stating that the killing occurred in Amaimo, Ikeduru local government area (LGA) of Imo state, during the … Read more
Former Kano State Governor, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, has clarified that Northern leaders did not outrightly reject President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills, but instead sought further consultations. Shekarau, who is the chair of the League of Northern Democrats, explained that the Northern leaders’ concerns centered on the lack of public involvement when the bills were … Read more
Ikeja, Lagos state – The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has expressed concerns over the rising costs of living in the country. NECA asserted that “the minimum wage of N70,000 has actually been eroded by the current realities.” In an interview with Vanguard newspaper published on Thursday, January 2, 2025, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, NECA’s director-general (DG), … Read more
A Catholic priest, identified as Rev. Father Joseph Enyinaya, has been taken into police custody following an incident at St. Columbus Catholic Church in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area, Imo State, where a teenager was fatally shot. The tragic event occurred during the New Year Mass on January 1, 2025, when a young boy allegedly … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has fired back at Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, after he threatened to continue using his “red biro” against his political foes. Wike, in his response, reminded Fubara that he has been using the same red biro for 14 years and is still going strong. … Read more
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested Mohammed Bashir Saidu, a former commissioner under the administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, on allegations of financial misconduct involving billions of naira. Sa’idu, who served as the Commissioner of Local Government Affairs, Chief of Staff, and Commissioner of Finance during el-Rufai’s tenure, is accused of money laundering … Read more
Babafemi Ojudu, a former Special Adviser on Political Matters to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed how he and others dissuaded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from accepting an offer to serve as Minister of Finance under the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Gists9ja reports that Ojudu shared the account during an episode of the State Affairs … Read more