The EFCC boss was said to have advised the president to suspend the minister to pave the way for a proper investigation. Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has been invited to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s headquarters in Abuja following her suspension. The EFCC invited Edu shortly after…
340 people were discharged during the same period bringing total discharges to 4,172, while the number of people remaining hospitalised stands at 1,059. Zambian heath ministry on Monday reported that number of people who have died of cholera in Zambia has risen to 222, while the total number of cases has reached 5,462. The figures…
Court adjourned the matter following the absence of counsel for Kanu in court. A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned a fresh ₦1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government until March 4 for hearing. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter following…
The victim said the prophet had carnal knowledge of her after her mother took her to meet him for a spiritual rite. A Celestial Church of Christ prophet, Segun Kayode has landed in police net for allegedly raping an undergraduate. It was gathered that the student’s mother, on Thursday, January 4, 2023, took the latter…
He added that the current full-scale conflict with Hamas could ease but not end. Israel’s military chief said the conflict in Gaza, persisting for three months already, would likely last throughout 2024 and spill over to other fronts. Herzi Halevi, the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), made the remarks during a…
Punishment for sexual assault by penetration in Lagos State is life imprisonment. An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court remanded a 27-year-old man, Owolabi Olabisi at a correctional centre on Monday for alleged sexual assault of his neighbour’s eight-year-old girl. Olabisi had earlier pleaded not guilty to the charge of sexual assault by penetration….
He stated that the university incurred a monthly expenditure of ₦120 million to ₦130 million on electricity alone, totaling an annual spending of ₦1.2 to ₦1.3 billion. Prof. Wahab Egbewole, the Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin (Unilorin) says the institution expends about ₦1.3 billion annually on electricity, in spite of its financial challenges. The…
The division also arrested 1,112 suspected oil thieves during the special military exercise in the four states. The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, destroyed 233 illegal refineries during “Operation Still Waters 3’’ in four states in 2023. The refineries were destroyed in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Delta and Rivers. General Officer Commanding (GOC) the…
NCC granted partial consent for the disconnection after careful consideration of the circumstances surrounding the interconnect charges. Subscribers of Globacom may soon face disruptions in their ability to make calls to MTN lines, as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed its decision to partially disconnect the two telecommunications giants due to unpaid interconnect charges….
The official described the publications as a ploy by unscrupulous persons to create provoking outcries at both the national and international levels. The National Universities Commission (NUC) has dismissed reports of fake professors in Nigerian Universities. The commission said this in a statement by the commission’s Acting Executive Secretary, Chris Maiyaki in Abuja on Monday….
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