Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Odeyemi Hammed Oluwaseun to one year imprisonment for internet fraud. The convict, a self-styled spiritualist was prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, […]
Month: January 2025
Breaking:PDP Accepts Court Verdict, Affirms Ewor-led Rivers State Exco.
By Ken Chiwendu The National Working Committee NWC of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP says it accepts the verdict of a Rivers Court nullifying the congresses held between July and August last year. In line with that,it affirms the caretaker committee of the party led by Hon. Nname Robinson Ewor. […]
FMH JABI Gets Facelift As FG Commissions Extra modern Clinical Services Facility.
By Ijeoma Wilfred In its strive to make quality healthcare services accessible and affordable to Nigerians, the Federal Government has commissioned an ultra modern clinical services building and ward extension complex at the Federal Medical Centre,Jabi, FCT,Abuja The Honourable Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare Dr, Iziaq Adekunle […]
FG INAUGURATES PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PREROGATIVE OF MERCY.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, CON, has inaugurated the Presidential Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy (PACPM), as a significant step towards promoting justice, rehabilitation, and human rights in Nigeria. Sen. Akume who inaugurated the 15 members committee noted that: “Section 175 of the […]
UAE PRESIDENT TO VISIT NIGERIA THIS YEAR.
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has accepted Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s invitation to visit Nigeria this year. The Nigerian leader invited him Wednesday night during their bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025 President Tinubu arrived in Abu Dhabi […]
Economic Reforms Remark: FG Hits Sanusi” We Don’t Need Your Stamp Of Approval for “Laudable Policies’.
Following the recent remarks by His Highness, Emiir Muhammadu Sanusi of Kano, over the Tinubu’s administration economic reforms,the Federal Government says it does not need Sanusi’s approval for its economic initiatives which have received global recognition. Sanusi in a statement at an event that was captured in a viral video […]
House of Representatives Loses Deputy Chief Whip ,Mourns.
By John Obi The House of Representatives has announced the passing of Rt. Hon. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga,its Deputy Chief Whip. In a statement on its official X account late Wednesday, the House said Rt Hon. Onanuga died earlier Wednesday, January 15,2025 . The statement reads: It is with profound sorrow […]
WE’RE VIGILANT, STEADFAST IN PRESERVING PEACE, STABILITY OF RIVERS – GOV FUBARA
•Lays Wreath To Mark 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day. Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has pointed to the robust government-security agencies’ collaboration that has greatly helped in achieving the reassuring peace and stability enjoyed in the State. The Governor also described such feat to divine help, insisting that without […]
Rivers not an Igbo state, INC warns.
By Phillips Ebenezer The Ijaw National Congress (INC) Worldwide has advised some people of Rivers State to avoid statements capable of causing ethnic crisis in the South-South state. INC Worldwide National Publicity Secretary,Chief Ezonebi Oyakemeagbegha, gave the advice in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Oyakemeagbegha said his advice follows […]
Cash Scarcity:CBN fines nine banks N150m each.
By Ken Chiwendu The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has sanctioned nine Deposit Money Banks with fines totalling N1.35bn for failing to ensure cash flow through the Automated Teller Machines ATM during the festive season. A statement by Mrs Hakama Sidi Ali, the Acting Director of Corporate Communications at the […]