The federal government has blamed its failure to stop deforestation in the country on powerful people it claimed protects loggers that produce charcoal for sale. Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, who said this on Thursday, March 30, while appearing at the 69th edition of the Inter-Ministerial Media Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications at…
The government of Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara states have filed contempt proceedings against the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, over their alleged failure to comply with the Supreme Court order on old naira notes. Recall that on February 8, the Apex…
10 states have approached the Supreme Court to set aside President Muhammadu Buhari’s ban of N500 and N1,000 notes. The state governments in the lawsuit filed by their counsel, A.J. Owonikoko (SAN), asked the apex court to declare the President’s directives in his Thursday February 16, broadcast as unconstitutional. The lawsuit has Attorneys…
The Anambra State Police Command has called on the public especially residents of Abia, Akwa-Ibom, and Rivers State to help identify these children, for a possible reunion with their parents. A statement released by the spokesperson of the command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, gave the names of the minors as David Frang, Male, Age: 8yrs,…
President of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe says he believes an African team will reach the final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Motsepe made the statement on the outstanding performance of Morocco at the just concluded 2022 World Cup, where the team became the first African team to reach the…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized tonnes of narcotics in Lagos, Edo, Bauchi, Kaduna, and Oyo raids. Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, December 18, 2022. NDLEA operatives in Lagos on Sunday 11th December intercepted a truck and a bus conveying 113…
Remember the good ol’ days when unless there was some sort of actual LEGIT reason, we all knew the winners of elections on the day OF the election? None of this counting for days on end (Nevada said it would be NEXT WEEK), none of this silliness with batches of votes showing up at the…
A Nigerian TikToker, Chioma Jasmine, has recounted how her man flew in from United States to propose and marry her, two months after they met on TikTok. According to Jasmine, her man proposed to her 4 days after they met for the first time. They got married 24 days after and they are now…
The Senator representing Enugu East, Chimaroke Nnamani, has debunked claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is after him. He said this in response to recent reports that $41.8m got missing from the coffers of the Enugu State Government while he was governor from 1999 to 2007. According to the Nnamani, the state didn’t have…
Big Brother Naija star, Rico Swavey’s girlfriend, Caroline has opened up on his death from injuries he sustained after a motor accident. Sharing their loved-up videos on Instagram, Caroline recalled how excited Rico was when she agreed to become his girlfriend. She also disclosed that reality show star was planning to relocate to the…
A 75-year-old grandpa, Usman Bokina Bajama (alias Clemen) and 22 other suspects were arrested in operations across seven states by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, September 25, said during the operations, one Million One Thousand Three…
The Federal Government through the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has appealed to authorities in various states in the federation to work towards preventing massive flooding in the states. NIHSA Director-General, Clement Nze, gave the alert in a statement released in Abuja on Friday, September 16. He asked the states to take necessary measures to prevent the…
A Federal High Court in Zamfara State has nullified the primary election that produced Alhaji Dauda Lawal Dare as the state’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the forthcoming general elections. Alhaji Ibrahim Shehu Gusau, a former federal lawmaker who also contested for the election, had approached the court seeking the nullification of…
Nigerians especially those in Taraba state and some parts of the South West areas, have been advised by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) to prepare for impending flood as a result of expected rainfall. Director-General of NiMet, Prof Mansur Matazu who urged Nigerians not to be caught unawares, gave the advice following the recent rainfalls experienced…
Assistant Health Secretary Admiral Rachel Levine told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Monday that trans youth showed higher rates of depression and other mental illnesses, but only as a result of the harassment they face. And now states are joining in on that harassment by passing legislation like Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill which is “very damaging…
The United States Embassy and its United Kingdom counterpart have warned their citizens in Nigeria against traveling on the airport road in Abuja as well as traveling to 19 states in the country. In a travel advisory released, the United Kingdom listed states like Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara and riverine areas of Delta,…
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Joe Biden traveled to his weird little White House film set thing today to speak to governors about “access to reproductive health care,” aka access to moar abortions. Tune in as I convene a virtual meeting with Governors to discuss efforts to protect access to reproductive health care. https://t.co/Pv3Vc02fLg — President Biden (@POTUS) July 1,…
Additional voter enrolment machines have been deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission to Lagos, Kano, and some southeastern states. This was disclosed by Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Festus Okoye, on Friday June 10, in a statement titled “Press Release; Ongoing Continuous Voter Registration Exercise.” The commission which released additional 209 machines mainly…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 10 new cases of monkeypox in six states. According to health agency, 44 new suspected cases of monkeypox were reported from May 30 to June 5 from 14 states, of which 10 were confirmed positive from six states. The states with new confirmed cases are Edo (2), Rivers…
Detained deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari’s request to file more evidence to challenge a suit by the Nigerian government seeking to extradite him to United States of America to face fraud charges, has been granted by a federal high court. Recall that few months ago, Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, filed the…