Court Grant EFCC Order To Arrest, Detain Imo Deputy Speaker
A Federal High Court in Abuja granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, an order on Friday to arrest and detain Amarachi Iwuanyawu, the Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, over an alleged N785 million fraud. The Deputy Speaker was also said to be the Chairman of an Abuja-based company called […]
Fuel Scarcity May Stretch All Through Festive Season – Oil marketers
Oil marketers has said on Friday with the country’s current situation of constant appearances of long queues at various filling station with desperate motorists in search of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, fuel scarcity may stretch all through the festive season. It was also learned that oil marketers were now free to sell […]
Donald Trump Sued As New York Adult Survivors Act Takes Effect
Writer E Jean Carroll has sued Donald Trump in the US state of New York for allegedly raping her in the 1990s. Ms Carroll, 78, is among the first to sue under the Adult Survivors Act, which came into effect on Thursday. The state law allows a one-year period for victims to file sexual assault […]
Europe Scrambles To Help Ukraine Keep The Heat And Lights On
European officials are scrambling to help Ukraine stay warm and keep functioning through the bitter winter months, pledging Friday to send more support that will mitigate the Russian military’s efforts to turn off the heat and lights. Nine months after Russia invaded its neighbor, the Kremlin’s forces have zeroed in on Ukraine’s power grid and other critical […]
Ukraine War: Merkel Says She Lacked Power To Influence Putin
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her policy towards Russia prior to the February invasion of Ukraine, saying she had run out of power to influence Vladimir Putin. She said she had tried to convene European talks with the Russian president and French President Emmanuel Macron in the summer of 2021. “But I didn’t […]
Tukur Mamu: DSS Drops Suit Against Bandit Negotiator
The Department of State Services (DSS) has retracted a suit filed in a Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to detain former terrorist negotiator Tukur Mamu for an additional 60 days following his arrest. The DSS, through its counsel, Ahmed Magaji, moved an ex-parte motion on Sept. 13 seeking an order of the court to […]
Niger Republic Govt Name Commissioned Road After Buhari
The government of Niger Republic named a road after Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari while commissioning it on Thursday. President Buhari commission the 3.8-kilometer-long and 160-meter-wide Boulevard named after him. President Buhari, speaking after the road’s inauguration, called for greater collaboration among West African nations to combat escalating instability and threats. The ever-changing nature of the […]
Nnamdi Kanu Drags NIA DG To Court Over Illegal Detention
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has filed a lawsuit against the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar, for illegal detention. Kanu dragged Abubakar to court in a suit filed by the IPOB leader’s special counsel, Alloy Ejimakor, for imprisoning him in Kenya for eight days […]
Amid Party Crisis Ayu Declares PDP One Big United Family
Iyorchia Ayu, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared that the PDP is one big united family amidst crisis rocking the party. Ayu declared the party’s unity at the launch of the party’s presidential and governorship campaigns in Kwara State on Thursday. His statement comes amidst crisis involving the party’s leadership and the five disgruntled governors known as the G5 governors in the PDP. The G5, led by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, is dissatisfied with Ayu’s refusal to resign as national chairman for a person of southern extraction. The disgruntled governor have insisted on their stand claiming agitating […]
Osun: PDP Condemns Attempted Injunction Seeking To Stop Adeleke’s Inauguration
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned an alleged attempt by some members of the opposition seeking an injunction to prevent the inauguration of Osun State Governor-elect Ademola Adeleke, which is scheduled for Sunday, November 27, 2022. Dr. Akindele Adekunle, Chairman of the PDP Osun State Caretaker, claimed that some people approached a Federal High […]
