The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced that it has concluded arrangements to sanction owners of 435 uncompleted and abandoned structures in Federal Capital City (FCC), Abuja.
FCTA Director of Land Administration, Alhaji Adamu Hussaini said the decision was taken to ensure adequate protection of lives and property in and...
As the world draws nearer to celebrating the new year 2022, the Ghanaian Police Service has warned religious leaders in the country against prophesying “harm, danger and death” and others that could “create tension and panic” in the country.
Clergymen are known to make prophecies about countries and people as a...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command has said that it has intercepted some items suspected to be tramadol capsules concealed with packaged jumbo size adult diapers in a container.
The items which have a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N1.4 billion, were concealed in a container with the number MRKU 9090415.
Hussain...
Nigerian journalist and activist, Gimba Kakanda, has described the Islamic Police, Hisbah as the 'poor man’s police'
In the article publised in Daily Trust, the London School of Economics graduate said that Kano Hisbah Board harrasses the poor and powerless but remains quiet when the children of the rich live-streamed their “Haram”...
The new international termination rate (ITR) for voice calls has been set at $0.045 by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
The NCC said the new rate which is paid to local operators by international operators to terminate calls in Nigeria, will be effective from January 1, 2022. This will replace the initial rate which...
The Department of State Services has released one Dada Ifasooto, who was detained for 6 months for allegedly preparing charms for embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho.
Ifasooto was taken into custody on July 16, 2021, two weeks after DSS operatives stormed Igboho’s Ibadan residence in a Gestapo style, killing...
President Muhammadu Buhari was in Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital, to commission various projects.There were speculations that the visit might be canceled after three bombs rocked the city just a few hours before the president’s arrival.He was received by the state governor Babagana Zulum, Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai and...
The federal government has restricted religious gatherings to 50 per cent with full compliance to public health measures, following a spike in COVID-19 cases in the country.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha said in a statement on Thursday December 23, that the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19...
Manager of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, Mrs. Victoria Shin-Aba, has decried attempts by passengers with COVID-19 positive PCR test results to board flights.
The Regional Manager of South West Airports said they are always in contact with Port Health Services authorities and have held meetings over the issue.
Wondering why persons who tested positive...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has raised alarm over alleged plans by some terrorists from neighboring countries to carry out attacks in some places in the Federal Capital Territory FCT.
According to a leaked internal memo signed by the Comptroller of Immigration Service Edirin Okoto and dated December 23, the attack is...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered final forfeiture of 60 buildings illegally acquired by a former Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Adenike Ishola Bintu, to the Federal Government.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had approached the court, seeking...
Palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has again reacted to Olori Naomi's disclosure of ending her marriage to the monarch.
The palace which countered claim of marriage between the monarch and his wife hitting the rocks, said they are probing a possible hack of Olori Naomi’s Instragam page.
In an interview...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, December 23, said his administration will keep giving its best for the development of the country until May, 2023, reiterating that he will hand over as stipulated by the constitution.
The President spoke after the commissioning of Oriental Energies Resource Ltd Hanger, Muhammadu Indimi Distance Learning...
The Nigerian economy has incurred N499.29bn losses since the microblogging app, Twitter, was shut down by the Federal government on June 4, 2021.
According to the NetBlocks Cost of Shutdown Tool, Nigeria’s economy loses N104.02m ($250,600) every hour to the ban on Twitter. It has been 4,800 hours (200 days) since...
The federal government has introduced virtual national identification number (NIN) tokens.
The digital tokens which comprises of 16 alphabets and numbers, will replace the NIN from January 2022.
Speaking at a stakeholders workshop on the ‘NIN Tokenization Solution’ organised by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Abuja on Wednesday December 22, Minister...
The Federal Government has declared Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th December 2021 and Monday, 3rd January 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year's Day celebrations respectively.
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, felicitates with Christians and...
Nigerian prelate and the Apostolic Nuncio to the Antilles, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu has been appointed by Pope Francis as the new Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva.
The 61-year-old Nwachukwu who now replaces Bishop Ivan Jurkovic (previously appointed nuncio in Canada), was...
The Federal Government has said it has digitalized payments for the Nigerian Passports and has advised Nigerians to avoid patronizing touts and unscrupulous officials when applying for the documents.
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, stated this in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, during the Rollout of the Enhanced e-Passport with...
Governor Hope Uzodinma has promised to reveal names of those sponsoring insecurity in Imo state by January.
The Imo state Governor made the promise while addressing elected officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the weekend.
Disclosing that 18 suspects arrested by security agencies had made confessional statements and revealed the...
Participation of All Progressives Congress, Andy Uba in Anambra governorship election last month has been nullified by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.
Uba's participation in the election was nullified by Justice Inyang Ekwo who ruled that he emerged from an illegally conducted primary election by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Justice...
Boko Haram insurgents on Sunday afternoon, December 19, reportedly attacked a community in Askira Uba local government area of Borno state.
Daily Trust reported that many are feared dead after many houses were set on fire by the insurgents during the attack at Kilangal village, the hometown of Deputy Speaker of Borno State...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said that the Republic of Benin, Niger Republic and Togo made no payment for the electricity supplied to them from Nigeria in the second quarter of 2021.
The NERC in its Second Quarter Report 2021, revealed that the power firms of the three nations and some other...
The Nasarawa State Government has placed a ban on the use and sale of charcoal in the state in a bid to protect the environment.
This was disclosed at a press briefing in Lafia during the weekend by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Mr Aliyu Agwai.
Agwai...
The National Universities Commission (NUC) in its 2021 universities ranking, revealed that only 25 universities in the country have fully accredited courses.
There are 170 public and private universities in Nigeria. According to the NUC, less than 70 per cent of courses offered by other universities are accredited.
NUC in a 146-page report by its...
About 1,500 motorcycles impounded in the Federal Capital Territory, have been crushed by the Directorate of Road Traffic Services a.k.a Vehicle Inspection Office.
Director of the agency, Wadata Bodinga said operators of the motorcycles which were seized between January and June 2021, violated various traffic laws and also used them to commit crimes.
Bodinga who revealed that 600...
Nigerians have been directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria to report cases of unauthorized debits.
Following an outcry over Nigerians losing money through unauthorized POS transactions, CBN's spokesperson, Osita Nwanisobi said the apex bank would ensure that bank customers get a redress on issues of excess charges and unauthorised withdrawals.
He told...
A police station in Yagba-West LGA of Kogi state has been set on fire by a mob.
The Kogi police command in a statement shared on Thursday December 16, said the incident occurred on Tuesday December 14.
According to the police, the mob attack followed robberies at three banks in Odo-Ere and Egbe towns in the...
In our review of high profile corruption trials today, two actors, a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, faces trial in a $20 billion money laundering saga that made even the devil look like a saint.
Mrs. Alison-Madueke is facing corruption charges in the United States, the United...
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said his administration will enforce a monthly tenancy on property occupancy from 2022 to alleviate annual financial pressure on tenants.
Governor Sanwo-Olu said this during the inauguration of 744 units Lagos Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme (Phase one) in Sangotedo., on Tuesday, December 14.
“The state...
The trial of Danish man, Peter Nielsen, for allegedly killing his Nigerian wife and daughter at the Lagos state High Court continued on Tuesday, December 14, with the suspect telling the court that he did not immediately realize his wife and daughter had died when he found them lying on...
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has ruled that it is unconstitutional for the federal government to conduct marriages.
The court, presided over by Justice D. E. Osiagor, held that only the local government marriage registries are empowered to do such by the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as...
Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has hinted on the possible introduction of new tariffs and levies in 2022.
Zainab who disclosed that the economy is now on a recovery path while addressing stakeholders at a public hearing on the 2021 Finance Bill organsied by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance...
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested a man who sold out his employer to q gang of five armed robbers that later on mistakenly stormed the house of a former Central Investigations Department (CID) Homicide detective, Joseph Nemaisa.
The suspect, Shine Tanaka Nyamhunga, 21, was arrested in connection with the armed robbery...
Nnamdi Kanu on Monday, December 13, slammed a fresh suit against the Attorney General of the Federation AGF, the Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami SAN and the Department of State Service DSS (DSS).
In the fresh suit, Kanu is seeking an order from the Federal High court in Abuja to compel...
It was Naira rain at the end-of-the-year thanksgiving service of Anambra-based clergyman, Prophet Odumeje, on Sunday, December 12.
Church members and guests who attended the service sprayed money in bundles with reckless abandon. They threw money into the air as the man of God sang praises to God.
Watch a video...
A Ghanaian and two Nigerians have been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu respectively for trafficking a total of 9.953kilograms of Cocaine and Methamphetamine.
A statement released by Femi Babafemi, spokesperson of the state police command, says one of the suspects, Uzoh...
A Nigerian residing in Rome has accused members of staff of the Nigerian High Commission in Rome of extortion and frustrating efforts of Nigerians to renew their passports. In a Twitter post, @nosafk said he paid for his wife to renew her passport.
He said after payment, he was shocked to...
Justice Hakeem Oshodi of a high court in Ikeja, Lagos state has set aside February 25, 2022 to deliver judgment in the case of Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, suspected kidnap kingpin better known as Evans.
Recall that Onwuamadike is standing trial alongside Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu and Victor Aduba over...
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lead counsel for the embattled Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has claimed that the Department of State Services has refused to obey court orders granting his client maximum comfort in detention, change of clothing, amongst others.
Ejiofor in a statement titled ‘Update On Today’s Visit To Our Indefatigable...
Precious Chikwendu has narrated how she was allegedly unable to consummate her marriage for 6 years because former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode allegedly had erectile dysfunction.
In a lawsuit filed before a Customary Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Precious said the four children she had with Fani-Kayode...
Nnamdi Kanu's brother has alleged that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is being denied food in the facility of the Department of State Service (DSS).
Kanu is currently detained by the DSS on the order of Justice Binta Murtala Nyako-led Federal High Court in Abuja on the treasonable...
The Nigerian Police Force has been ordered to pay N15m fine to seven suspected members of Boko Haram who were unlawfully detained for three years without trial.
The applicants, Ajiri Dungus, Gudja Giddah, Adam Mohammed, Wardi Dungus, Fanami Mustapha, Mohammed Abba and Makinka Dungus, were reportedly arrested inside a Maiduguri market were...
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the Department of State Security (DSS) to allow the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu to practice his religion and change his clothes in its detention facility.
The order was given by...
A 35-year-old Pastor, Izuchukwu Anoloba has been arrested alongside others for kidnapping a Catholic priest, Fidelis Ekemgba.
The suspects held Ekemgba for over seven days and reportedly forced him to pay a N5m ransom to them.
Imo state Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Hussaini who paraded the suspects, described them as a deadly gang. Hussaini said the 45-year-old...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has lamented over lack of befitting accomdation for over 90% of police officers in barracks.
In his speech at the quarter four 2021 public private partnership units consultative (3PUCF) meeting organised by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) in Abuja on Thursday December 2, the...
Nnamdi Kanu's trial has been rescheduled from January 19 to January 18, 2022.
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja rescheduled Kanu's trial on Thursday, Dec. 2.
The shift in the trial date followed the abridgment of time granted by the judge following a passionate plea to that effect.
Kanu’s...
A lawsuit challenging the qualification of Chukwuma Soludo as a candidate in the November 6 Anambra state governorship election, has been dismissed by a federal high court in Abuja.
The plaintiffs, Adindu Valentine and Egwudike Chukwuebuka in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/711/2021 alleged that Soludo provided false information in the affidavit (Form EC9)...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday November 30 took former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, into custody over allegations of fraud.
FFK was taken to the EFCC office shortly after his trial at the Federal high court in Lagos on alleged money laundering was adjourned till January 2022....
The Lagos State Government has released the White Paper on the #EndSARS Panel of Inquiry report.
In the report, the state government says of the 32 recommendations by the panel, it has accepted 11, accepted 6 modifications, and rejected one.
The state government added that 14 of the recommendations fall outside the powers...
Rwanda has become the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to impose a ban on inbound and outbound flights to southern African countries in the wake of the new Covid-19 variant, Omicron.
The new variant was first reported in South Africa last week, with cases subsequently detected in several countries, and...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has disclosed that it will suspend its agitation if the federal government sets a date to hold a referendum on the secession of the south-east region.
Recall stakeholders have been clamoring for the restructuring of the country in a bid to calm the tension in the...
A Twitter user has taken to his handle to draw the attention of the authorities to a crack he spotted on one of the pillars at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos state.
Posting a photo showing the crack, he wrote;
''This is MM2's parking lot. Given the rate of building...
Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, said that Twitter, the social media platform banned by the Federal Government of Nigerian in June 2021, has agreed to conditions laid out by the government to lift the ban.
Speaking during an interview with Channels Television on Sunday, Nov. 28, Keyamo said the...
Some homeowners in Festac Phase 2 woke up to their houses being demolished on Sunday morning, Nov. 28.
This comes one day after an article announced that the Federal Housing Authority will soon begin mass demolition of buildings without approval in Festac Town.
Facebook user, Angel Nkiru took to her page to share...
According to family sources, Mrs Maduka died after suffering a stroke in Nnewi, Anambra state on Sunday afternoon, November 28.
Until her death, she was the Vice-president of the Coscharis Group since its inception and the co-owner of the company.
Her namesake and daughter, Charity, confirmed the death of her mother to The PUNCH...
Former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, and widow to the late Odumegwu Jim Ojukwu, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Speaking at the 10th memorial anniversary of late Biafran leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu on Friday,...
