The Senate has established a six-member ad-hoc committee to investigate recent allegations against Senator Ashiru Oyelola, who represents Kwara South. The committee will summon the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to clarify the accusations involving the senator. The NDLEA recently claimed to have raided Senator Ashiru’s residence in Ilorin, Kwara State, where illicit drugs…
The Federal Government has announced the suspension of exports of locally produced Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, effective November 1, 2024. This decision aims to address the rising costs of cooking gas in Nigeria. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, made the announcement during a stakeholder meeting in…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has stated that the Supreme Court’s ruling on local government autonomy is definitive and cannot be overturned. While speaking in Ado Ekiti on October 22, Fagbemi emphasized that the judgment must be respected by state governors and clarified that there is no three-month…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its 2024 growth forecast for Nigeria’s economy to 2.9%, attributing this adjustment to weaker-than-expected economic activity in the first half of the year. This update was part of the IMF’s October 2024 World Economic Outlook (WEO), released during the ongoing annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF…
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged Blessing Amaka David-Agwa, a fraudulent fertility nurse, for deceiving over 45 women into believing she could help them get pregnant. David-Agwa appeared before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar at the Federal High Court in Enugu, facing 45 counts of fraudulent impersonation, forgery,…
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining Nigeria’s unity, stating that any attempts to break up the country are unacceptable. This declaration comes amid increasing demands from various groups seeking to leave the Nigerian federation, established in 1914 under British colonial rule. During a peace meeting in Plateau State over the weekend,…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied issuing a sit-at-home order for October 21 and 22 in any part of Southeastern Nigeria. The pro-Biafra group stated that it always publicly announces such directives and urged the public to disregard commands from criminals allegedly attempting to undermine IPOB’s reputation. Commercial activities in Aba, Abia State,…
The investigative panel established by Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to examine allegations that cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, served his six-month jail term in a private apartment rather than a custodial center has concluded that the claims are unfounded. Uju Agomoh, Executive Director and founder of Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) and…
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested 54-year-old Hamsatu Modu for trafficking 350 rounds of ammunition from Buni Yadi to Damaturu. According to the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, Modu, a resident of Morami village in Jakana, Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, was apprehended by officers at the ‘A’ Divisional Police Headquarters in…
Nigerian journalist Agba Jalingo has claimed that the antenatal department of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) instructed patients to purchase fuel, despite having already paid their medical bills.
