Kano State Judiciary says it has submitted certified copies of the Sharia Court judgment to the Human Right activist, Mr Femi Falana, to enable him to appeal the judgment that sentenced Yahaya Aminu to death by hanging for blasphemy. The development came less than seven days to the expiration of the 30-day grace the court […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has rejected the 100 percent hike in electricity tariffs, dismissing it as “ill-timed and ill-advised”. He said Nigerians need stimulus after the lockdown and not increased costs of living. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had approved an increase in electricity tariff with effect from September 1, 2020. The increment […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, announced the adoption of November 1 of every year as National Youth Day. This followed the approval of the report of the Cabinet Committee on the institutionalization of a National Youth Day on November 1 of every year through a memorandum by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Cabinet Committee was […]
• AIB to release findings in four weeks The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) Nigeria, yesterday, dismissed claim that it recovered the black box of the helicopter that recently crashed in Lagos, saying the aircraft had none of such. Commissioner of the bureau, Akin Olateru, said clarifying such false assumption, among other speculations in the social […]
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Accord on Wednesday, killed four suspected bandits in an encounter at Jeka Da Rabi area of Kaduna State along Kaduna-Abuja expressway. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Enenche said the troops mobilised to the area and laid […]
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory has arrested a 16-year-old and seven other suspected smugglers of 1,522 bags of foreign bags of rice in Calabar, Cross River. Speaking to journalists during the parade on Wednesday, the Commander, NNS Victory, Commodore Idi Abbas, disclosed that the suspects were intercepted in two batches. Abbas said that the […]
The minority caucus in the House of Representatives has rejected the increase in the pump price of fuel from N148 to N151. 56 announced by the Petroleum Product Marketing Company (PPMC) on Wednesday. The lawmakers, in a statement, said that the increment was unacceptable as it would result in an increase in the already high […]