The Nigerian Navy, on Wednesday, said its men intercepted 27 sacks of hemp worth about N35 million allegedly being smuggled into the country from Benin Republic. The illicit drug was intercepted by officers attached to the Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Badagry during a raid of some creeks frequently used by smugglers. The recent seizure … [Read more…]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has said the country’s judiciary cannot be guided by public opinion, no matter how strong or weighty it might be. According to the CJN, public view on a.atter before the court cannot override or supersede the 1999 Constitution of the country. He charged Judges in the … [Read more…]
THE Presidency has refuted claims that the certificate President Bola Tinubu presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in order to run for Presidency in 2023 was forged. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, in a statement, yesterday, said Chicago State University, CSU, did not admit that the … [Read more…]
The Senate yesterday stopped first timers from vying for the positions of president and deputy Senate president, ending the ambition of the former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, and others. The amendment of the standing rules have blocked first term senators, including Yari who was Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s main challenger for the position, from any … [Read more…]
The ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, Abbas Balarabe, slumped while he was undergoing screening on the floor of the Senate. Mr Balarabe’s nomination appeared to have been made to replace a former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, whose nomination was put on hold by the Senate in August. The nominee slumped around 1:50 p.m. … [Read more…]
Police authorities in Lagos State have arrested Afrobeats star Naira Marley. Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley has been taken into custody for interrogation and other investigation activities…#justice4Mohbad #justiceforMohbad — SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) October 3, 2023 “Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley has been taken into custody for interrogation and other investigation activities,” Lagos police command spokesman Benjamin … [Read more…]
As the preparations for the third edition of the Frontier Discourse Annual Public Lecture and Awards continue, Pacesetter Frontier Magazine has provided a brief profile of the nominees in the different categories for the Frontier Discourse Awards. The nominees were painstakingly drawn from different walks of life. The purpose of the publication of their brief … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Air Force says its air strikes have killed several terrorists on the fringes of Lake Tchad in Borno State. According to the Nigerian Air Force, Boko Haram and Islamic States of West Africa Province, terrorists were neutralised after air strikes destroyed their hideouts and destroyed their structures and strategic logistics base in the … [Read more…]
The Senate Committee on Gas has urged the executive arm of government to present a 2023 supplementary budget to the National Assembly to kick start his Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) project. The panel, which commended President Tinubu for the CNG initiative, however cautioned against extra budgetary spending. The committee chairman, Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, in … [Read more…]
Young Writers in Anambra State, under the umbrella of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW), Anambra State Chapter, have expressed their heartfelt appreciation to Governor Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo for his decision to immortalize the late Nigerian literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe. The commendation is coming few hours after the Governor made the historic … [Read more…]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured an arrest warrant for former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The EFCC Acting spokesman, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development to newsmen on Monday. Meanwhile, the anti-graft agency has also initiated extradition proceedings to bring the former minister back to Nigeria. Recall that Alison-Madueke was arraigned … [Read more…]
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has lamented the ‘dollarisation’ of the Nigerian economy. Speaking during an interview with Arise TV on Monday on the state of the country, Peter Obi stated that the Naira should have been devalued. He added that the use of the … [Read more…]