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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, rescheduled the trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, a Chinese construction giant, CCECC, and others, on N5 billion fraud charges, a case with a history of protracted delays. The trial judge, Inyang Ekwo, adjourned the case, which was on number three on the case list, … [Read more…]
Pacesetter Frontier Magazine, organisers of the Frontier Discourse Annual Public Lecture Series and Awards have revealed that the third edition of the Public Lecture will feature the commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the massacre of coal miners in Enugu by Dr. Ferdinand Anikwe. This was disclosed in a terse statement released in Enugu by … [Read more…]
…U.S. envoy meeting Israelis to hammer out plan to let in aid …Palestinian Authority accuses Israel of genocide …Iran’s Khamenei says no one can stop “resistance forces” …Israel calls hostage video released by Hamas “psychological terror” U.S. President Joe Biden will make a high stakes visit to Israel on Wednesday to show support for its … [Read more…]
Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has given a 12-hour quit notice to brothels and criminal dens notorious for prostitution, gangsterism and other illicit activities in Maiduguri, the state capital. Zulum gave the directive during a visit to ‘Bayan Quarters’, a settlement around Railway Staff Quarters, which harbours the brothels and criminals in Maiduguri. According to … [Read more…]
Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN said it has neutralized bandits, with recovery of arms and ammunition in Plateau, Southern Kaduna, and Bauchi state respectively. In a statement released by the Nigerian Army via its X account on Tuesday, the troops said, October 9 to 16, it also witnessed the neutralisation of armed robbers, the arrest … [Read more…]
…as CP Kanayo reaffirms police resolve to stamp out unrepentant criminals Police Operatives of the Enugu State Command serving in the Anti-Cultism Squad, on 15/10/2023 at about 1.44 p.m., arrested David Onyekachukwu aged 22, Timothy Ezeali aged 22, Somadina Ebe aged 22, Nwosa Anele aged 22, Kasim Rafiu aged 28, and Godwin Udoh aged 24, … [Read more…]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday proposed N26.01 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year for submission to the National Assembly. This is according to the Minister of Budget and Planning Atiku Bagudu who spoke after the Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. According to him, FEC pegged the price of crude oil … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that it will not trample on people’s right and press freedom in the fight against fake news and disinformation in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. Idris called on Nigerians … [Read more…]
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Sunday said three persons died instantly in an auto crash involving a commercial bus and a truck. A statement by the agency’s Permanent Secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, on Saturday, said the incident happened at Gbagada, by the Charlie Boy bus stop. “Following a distress call received at 22:01hrs … [Read more…]
…Israel says no ceasefire agreed in southern Gaza …Gaza endures another night of heavy Israeli bombing Israel said on Monday no ceasefire had been implemented in southern Gaza even though security sources in Egypt said a deal had been reached to allow foreigners out of the besieged Palestinian enclave and aid to be brought in. … [Read more…]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today preside over the second Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, confirmed this to journalists on Sunday night. President Tinubu had on August 21, sworn in and inaugurated 45 ministers who attended the maiden cabinet meeting at the Council Chamber of … [Read more…]
The South East Zone of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has expressed interest in aligning with the administration of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State in its transformative agenda of expanding the state’s gross domestic product (GDP) from.the current $4.4 billion to $30 billion in the next four to eight years. This was made … [Read more…]