By Adebisi Fatima Sogbade Ibadan, Jan. 29, 2024 (NAN) Alhaji Ismaila Aderemi, the Babaloja of Bodija market in Ibadan, on Monday said foodstuffs’ price hikes were not due to hoarding or act of middlemen. Aderemi who is also President of Oyo State Market Men and Women said issues on removal of subsidy on petroleum products […]
By Adebisi Fatima An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Monday ordered the remand of 41 illegal miners in Agodi Correctional facility over alleged mining of gold, property worth N1.248million belonging to Oyo State Government. The defendants, of undisclosed address pleaded guilty to the charges against them. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs O. O. Ogunkanmi, […]
By Victor Okoye Babafemi Raji, the Super Eagles’ Media Officer, on Friday in Abidjan, said the players were all fit and battle ready ahead of their Round of 16 clash against the Cameroon. The Super Eagles take on the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in a crucial Round of 16 clash of the ongoing Africa Cup […]
By Taiye Agbaje A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has closed his case against Ms Lilian Onoh, a former Nigerian ambassador to Jamaica and Namibia, over allegations bordering on defamation. Onyeama closed his case after a cross examination on Friday before Justice Keziah Ogbonnaya of a Federal Capital Territory High Court at Zuba […]
By Grace Alegba The Nigeria Civil Authority (NCAA) has suspended the permit of Mattini Airline Services Ltd pending completion of investigations into the runway excursion involving a Challenger CL 601 aircraft, operated by the firm. This is contained in a statement on Saturday by Mr Michael Achimugu, Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NCAA. A […]
Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo has restated the Federal Government’s commitment in supporting private sector investments geared towards unlocking Nigeria’s gas potential for the benefit of the economy and citizens. Epko made this known on Friday in Abuja when he met with a delegation of promoters and top officials of the […]
By Ramatu Garba A Kano State High Court on Thursday in Kano sentenced five vigilante members to death by hanging for stabbing one Ahmed Musa, 17, to death. The convicts: Korau Sani, Elisha Ayuba, Irimiya Timothy, Auwalu Jafar and Mustafa Haladu, attached to the Sani Abacha Youth Centre, were convicted on a two-count charge bordering […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje Troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria neutralised no fewer than 94 terrorists and apprehended 214 suspects including kidnappers and oil thieves in various operations in the last one week. The Director, Defense Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said this while briefing newsmen on the operations of the armed forces on Thursday […]
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the remand of Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), in Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice James Omotosho also ordered one of the lawyers of Ndifon, Mr Sunny Anyanwu, to be remanded in the correctional centre pending the […]
By Isaac Aregbesola Dr Musa Aliyu, the Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), says the agency’s war against corruption is key to good governance, growth and development of the country. Aliyu said this on Thursday at a strategic meeting with delegates from the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development […]