The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Monday, visited the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State over the power outage running for over 107 days. The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) in March and October 26, 2024 disconnected power supply at the hospital due to accumulated debts. The IBEDC for the third time in […]
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday, dismissed claims that he failed to support President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election, stating that he has moved on from such allegations. Tinubu, backed by the All Progressives Congress, won the election against the main opposition candidates — Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has clarified that his visit to his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday was not politically motivated but merely a courtesy call on the former President. Atiku, who arrived at Obasanjo’s Abeokuta residence within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library at exactly 12:37 pm, was accompanied by former Governor of Cross […]
Ruben Amorim says he and his Manchester United players are “fighting” for their jobs in the final months of the season after a chastening campaign so far. The Portuguese has struggled to turn around United’s fortunes since replacing the sacked Erik ten Hag in November. The club decided not to boost their forward options in […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has proposed the death penalty for drug peddlers. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made this call on Friday while speaking during Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. She argued that only strict penalties would deter drug peddlers, especially when their actions result in the […]
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed Commissioner of Police Abayomi Shogunle as the head of the Special Intervention Squad. The police chief has also assigned Shogunle to lead the Elections Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation unit, as well as the Safe School Protection Squad. In a statement on Friday, the Force Public Relations […]
The lifeless body of the member representing Onitsha North 1 Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka, has been found along the 2nd Niger Bridge. Azuka’s lifeless body, said to be already decomposing was found by a joint team of security operatives in the early hours of Thursday. This is coming 44 […]
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, February 6, 2025, arraigned nine Chinese nationals and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd., before Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The anti-graft agency gave the names of the defendants as Su Dong Fu, Zheng […]
The Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Josiah Majebi, has admonished the state Commissioner of Police, CP Miller Dantawaye, to train his men on handling criminal suspects.Justice Majebi gave the advise yesterday when he received a courtesy visit from the Commissioner of Police in his office, Lokoja. Police spokesman, SP William Ovye, in a statement, […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested Adam Imam Yusuf, a Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kogi State, over the alleged diversion of more than N3 billion. Yusuf, who had been at large until now, was taken into custody from his residence in […]
