•Governor Makinde The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja has issued an order to freeze the accounts of the Oyo State government in ten commercial banks across the country. The order was issued by Justice A. O. Ebong in a ruling on a proceeding initiated by ex-council chiefs in Oyo state, […]
The controversy over the suspension of 26 lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly took a new dimension today as Lawyers for Defence of Democracy, called on the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, to investigate the alleged secret ex-parte order issued on Friday by Justice Donatus Okorowo, stopping the […]
•Karim Adeyemi Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi will be missing for “several weeks” due to an ankle injury, the Bundesliga club announced today. The 21-year-old winger “suffered a partial tear” of the ligament in last week’s 1-1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Dortmund wrote on X, formerly Twitter. The club sai...
•Akin Olateru The immediate past Director-General of the Nigerians Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Engr. Akin Olateru today said he lost his marriage in the course of doing his job. He said the job was a very tough one, saying he did not envy the new person taking over from him, reports Daily Trust. Olateru spoke […]
•Victims’ residence It was a sad moment last Saturday evening as three tenants in Umuahia realised that four of their children had allegedly been taken away by their new neighbour who just packed in three days earlier. The tenants, all women, were Madam Ngozi Kingsley from Okon Ohafia Ohafia LGA, Madam Ifeanyi Uduma of Okon […]
•Ahmadu Fintiri The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed Ahmadu Fintiri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as Governor of Adamawa State after dismissing the appeal of Aishatu Binani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for lacking merit. In the judgment prepared by Justice Tunde Awotoye and read by Justice Ebiowei Tobi today, the [&hell...
The 2023/34 UEFA Champions League round-of-16 draw occurs at the UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. 16 teams, consisting of eight group winners and runners-up, will take part in the draw. Qualified teams by countries England: Manchester City, Arsenal Spain: Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Barcelona, Atlético Germany: Bayern Munich, RB Leipz...
•Market About a week to Christmas Day, shoppers have condemned the worsening naira scarcity, with many of them expressing frustration over their inability to make vital purchases for the Yuletide celebration. Findings by this paper yesterday revealed that banks were still rationing cash over-the-counter, while several Automated Teller Machines...
•Omoba Popular Juju artiste, Omoba De Jumbo Beats and his band members have been reportedly abducted. They were said to have been kidnapped yesterday while they were travelling to Kogi State from Abuja for a performance. This was revealed on Instagram by another musician, Adeyinka Adeboye, also known as Boyebest. He said, “A whole full [&helli...
•Minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo Blatant abuse of expatriate quota (EQ) rule by foreign companies, the rising number of undocumented foreign workers and the underhand dealings of local capitalists in expatriate recruitment are driving Nigeria deeper into the unemployment crisis. As bad as the situation is, relevant government agencies...

