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A 65-year-old widow and retired nurse, Esther Amali, and her maid, Mercy, have both been killed in their apartment in Makurdi, Benue State. The incident was said to have happened on Sunday, January 14. It was gathered that the assailant stormed their apartment and stabbed 20-year-old Mercy several times. Narrating the incident in an interview … [Read more…]
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday, warned Governor Siminalayi Fubara not to “exceed his power” as Rivers State governor. Omotosho said the court is against any plan to jeopardise democracy, and thereby declared that the governor, by himself or by members of the staff of the Rivers State Public Service … [Read more…]
Inferno in Lagos market razes 450 shops, 30 offices, hotels No fewer than 6,700 traders have been displaced following the fire outbreak that consumed a section of the Mandilas building, a popular marketplace on Lagos Island. Daily Trust learnt that the fire also destroyed 450 shops, 30 offices, including some law firms, two hotels and … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government has concluded a multi-million dollar agreement with Del-York Group to construct a state-of-the-art entertainment and sports park in the state. Governor Peter Mbah, while signing the venture agreement with the investors over the weekend at the Government House, Enugu, said investors have started picking interest in the state in their numbers … [Read more…]
In a joint operation, the Federal Capital Territory Police anti-kidnapping squad, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, successfully rescued five out of the six Al-Kadriyar sisters abducted from the Bwari area of Abuja in early January. The kidnapped victims from Zuma 1 area in the Bwari Area Council were rescued from the Kajuru forest in … [Read more…]
…Vows to protect investors’ interest, rights …Police arrest suspected kidnappers, recover 8 riffles, surveillance gadgets Following the trending videos of demolition of properties at the Enugu Lifestyle and Golf City, also known as Enugu Centenary City, the Enugu State government has refuted the videos, saying it only demolished illegal and uncompleted structures, among them buildings, … [Read more…]
In a bid to get rid of ghost workers and ensure an effective and productive workforce in the local government administration in the state, the Enugu State Government has begun the physical verification of local government workers in the state. Workers in the local government have also commended the exercise as overdue, saying it would … [Read more…]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has re-arraigned a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja. According to a post by the EFCC on their official X handle, he was re-arraigned on Friday, January 19, 2024 on … [Read more…]
Supreme Court Upholds PDP’s Oborevwori As Delta State Governor The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the March 18 governorship election. But unsatisfied, the three parties headed to the court. While Oborevwori was victorious in the tribunal and at the appeal court, the parties … [Read more…]
The Nigerian government is to pay the sum of N1.6 trillion as subsidies for electricity consumers in 2024, as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) reviews existing tariffs to avert adverse impact of additional charges on consumers. The Chairman of NERC, Sanusi Garba, who disclosed this at a Press briefing in Abuja the nation’s capital, … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has implored African leaders to work towards ramping up the continent’s $3.1 trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP), amounting to a paltry three per cent of the overall global GDP. Senator Shettima who gave the charge during the African Economy of Scale Plenary on the sidelines of the ongoing World … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Determined to put an end to open defecation within the local government area, lawmakers of Udenu LGA of Enugu State have held a public hearing to pass the bye-law prohibiting open defecation and other related offences. The public hearing which was held on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at the local government Council … [Read more…]