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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…]

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…]

After an hours-long meeting with NLC and TUC, the Federal Government says it will commence its N35,000 wage award from September. Organised labour have suspended its planned nationwide indefinite strike action for the next month. This was contained in a memorandum of understanding signed Monday by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, and General Secretary, Emmanuel … [Read more…]

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, would on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, swear-in 23 new Judges of the Federal High Court. The CJN would administer the oath of office on the judges at the main courtroom of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja, at 11am, a statement by the Court’s Director … [Read more…]

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi has described the naming of the Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport after the late Literary Giant, Prof. Chinua Achebe by the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, as a most delightful and welcome development. In a post on … [Read more…]