Hamma Bello, the eighth posecution witness in the trial of a former Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, narrated before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday how the defendant and her subordinates diverted public funds into their private companies. Oyo-Ita, the first defendant, is facing criminal prosecution…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has set aside the warrant of arrest issued on Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and five other loyalists of the governor. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, on Thursday, held that the court lacked the jurisdiction to have granted the order and…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said Nigeria’s high-grade lithium deposits can power the clean energy future of Europe and the world. He also described Nigeria’s youthful demography with about 200 million population as “a massive market” for Dutch investors, advocating partnership between both nations to stem irregular migration. “There is a tremendous opportunity between us…
After a marathon meeting with aggrieved governorship aspirants who participated in last Saturday’s primary election in Ondo State, the ruling All Progressives Congress has urged Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to run an inclusive government. The outcome of the two-hour meeting, which started at about 4.30 pm, was disclosed by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the…
An Air Peace plane coming from Port Harcourt made an emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, on Thursday after the pilots noticed a fire warning indicator in the cockpit. The aircraft, which had 243 passengers and 12 crew members on board, landed safely at 4:45pm on Runway18L of the Lagos airport. The pilots…
The Kebbi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted about 6,240 pieces of cap-sensitive dynamite explosives along the Yauri/Jega Road. The Area Comptroller of Customs, Iheanacho Ojike, said the dynamites were intercepted by the joint border patrol team of Customs, Army, Police, Immigration and the Department of State Services while on intelligence-based patrol…
Jovilius Heart Foundation reaffirms its commitment to windows and indigents for its next outreach. This was coming on the heels of the 5-year-old celebration of the founder’s son on Thursday. Speaking on behalf of the celebrant, the father, Julius Olaoluwa, said the foundation was birthed to laud the young boy with a heart as big…
Former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, has said the history of Africa, the continent’s heritage and culture will be major spotlights at the FESTAC Africa Festival, which will be held in the city of Kisumu in Kenya. From May 20 to 26, 2024, the city will play host to a prestigious gathering of esteemed personalities…
The Kebbi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted about 6,240 pieces of cap-sensitive dynamite explosives along the Yauri/Jega Road. The Area Comptroller of Customs, Iheanacho Ojike, said the dynamites were intercepted by the joint border patrol team of Customs, Army, Police, Immigration and the Department of State Services while on intelligence-based patrol…
Jovilius Heart Foundation reaffirms its commitment to windows and indigents for its next outreach. This was coming on the heels of the 5-year-old celebration of the founder’s son on Thursday. Speaking on behalf of the celebrant, the father, Julius Olaoluwa, said the foundation was birthed to laud the young boy with a heart as big…
Former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, has said the history of Africa, the continent’s heritage and culture will be major spotlights at the FESTAC Africa Festival, which will be held in the city of Kisumu in Kenya. From May 20 to 26, 2024, the city will play host to a prestigious gathering of esteemed personalities…
In a desperate move to inculcate in public primary school pupils the passion for agriculture and stem the alarming inflation of food prices, the Akwa Ibom State government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has commenced the distribution of agricultural inputs to public primary schools across the three senatorial districts in the state….
