Former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi has said the political class, including President Bola Tinubu, would not willingly cede power to the younger generation. The former two-term Rivers State Governor stressed that power must be fought for, noting that politicians often resort to extreme measures to win elections. He made this known during the week-long national…
The Sarkin Yakin Zazzau, Alhaji Rilwan Yahaya Pate, a district head in the Zazzau Emirate Council of Kaduna State, has died after slumping at an occasion on Thursday, January 30, 2025. The monarch slumped while attending an occasion along with the Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, and later died at the Gambo Sawaba…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has recalled how attendees of a rally organised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) once deserted the venue because they were only paid to appear for two hours. The former Vice President revealed this while sharing anecdotes on crowd size in Nigeria’s political terrain. Atiku, who flew the PDP flag…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has pledged to review complaints against auctioneers following the recent public auction of forfeited vehicles conducted by accredited auctioneers on its behalf. Its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, stated this in a press release on Thursday in Abuja, assuring that no one would be short-changed in the process. Oyewale explained…
Daniel Bwala, President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communications, has urged Malam Nasir El-Rufai, a former Kaduna State Governor, to seek reconciliation with the incumbent administration and return to the ruling party’s fold. El-Rufai, an erstwhile minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has recently been in the news for criticising the All Progressives…
A father in Pakistan killed his teenage daughter after she uploaded what he considered to be inappropriate videos on the social media app TikTok, police said on Thursday. The man said he was in his 50s and recently brought his family back from the U.S. to settle in the South-Western Pakistani city of Quetta, local…
A 24-year-old dispatch rider, Alex Williams, told a Magistrates’ Court in Kubwa that he used his boss’ delivery motorcycle as collateral to take a loan for Christmas. Williams, who lives in Dutse Alhaji, Abuja, told the court following his guilty plea to theft. ” I asked my boss, Mrs Marthamabis, Ezekiel, to give me money for the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja fixed Feb 5 to hear the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)’s preliminary objection against a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE regarding an oil import licence dispute. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after George Ibrahim, SAN, counsel to Dangote Refinery, told the court that…
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday adjourned till March 20 to hear a plea bargain agreement filed by the convicted kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans). Justice Adenike Coker adjourned the case after Evans and his co-defendant, Joseph Emeka, were re-arraigned. The duo were re-arraigned on an amended five-count charge bordering on murder, attempt to murder…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says 125 commercial buses and 48 privately owned vehicles were apprehended for flagrant violations, including unauthorised parking and severe road obstructions. The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, who spearheaded the operations, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Bakare-Oki said the enforcement initiative was designed…
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