The Kano State Government has condemned the deployment of armed security personnel to the palace of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. The Secretary to the State Government, Abdullahi Bichi has described it as a deliberate attempt to cause trouble or invite trouble in the state. He made the condemnation while speaking on Freedom … Read more
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a salary increase for Nigeria’s armed forces, alongside the payment of three months’ salary arrears, according to a Friday statement by the Ministry of Defence spokesperson, Henshaw Ogubike. Bello Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence, confirmed that military personnel have already started receiving alerts for the three-month salary increment, … Read more
Fourteen ‘persons of interest’ have been nabbed and prevented from entering Nigeria, the minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has disclosed. The minister while speaking at the unveiling of the Nigeria Immigration Service’s Career Progression and Training Policy Framework CPTF and Gender Mainstreaming Policy said the individuals were flagged internationally. According to Tunji-Ojo, the Nigerian State … Read more
When President Bola Tinubu appointed Olawale Edun as Nigeria’s finance minister and coordinating minister of the economy in August 2023, many analysts wondered how he, alongside his colleagues in the fiscal and monetary authorities, would rejig an economy on the edge of total collapse. A few months before the appointment was announced, Tinubu had just … Read more
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has begun the export of petrol from the Port Harcourt Refinery to Dubai, shunning the local market. The Port Harcourt Refinery which began operations in November following rehabilitation shipped its first export of petroleum products to Dubai, with the company expected to load the cargo onboard the Wonder Star … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to initiate the process for a fresh election to fill the Ethiope East/Ethiope West Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives. The demand follows the defection of Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In … Read more
Activist Deji Adeyanju has criticized the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly acting as tools for influential individuals and politicians. Adeyanju made the statement in reaction to the arrest of human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi on charges of defamation. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Friday, Adeyanju condemned Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Afe Babalola for … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force has filed additional charges against prominent human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi. The latest filing, submitted on Friday to the Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, includes 12 new counts under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015. The new charges reportedly aim to obstruct Farotimi’s bail application and prolong his … Read more
Six riffles hidden in sacks of Garri have been seized by the Nigeria Customs Service in a bush path between Oyo State and the Republic of Benin border. Mohammed Shuaibu, the coordinator of the Joint Border Patrol Team Sector 2 said the seizure was made during a routine patrol along the Okerete-Ododo bush path. According … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned the suspension of Muhuyi Magaji, Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), declaring the order by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) a violation of his right to a fair hearing. A three-member panel of justices, led by Justice Umaru Fadawu, ruled on … Read more