•Abba Yusuf Governor Kabiru Abba Yusuf of Kano State has directed the Accountant-General of the state to close the bank accounts of all ministries, departments and agencies with immediate effect. The governor gave the directive at the ongoing meeting with the Chairman of the Kano State Internal Revenue Service and heads of MDAs at the [&hellip...
•Naira Marley and Sam Larry A Coroner’s Court in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State has ordered substituted service on key witnesses in the ongoing inquest into the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. These include Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley; Samson Eletu aka Sam Larry; Mohbad’s sister-in-law, Karimot Ogunbayo; Boluwatife Adeyemo ak...
•Former Governor Yahaya Bello The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello to present himself for arraignment. The Appeal Court also restrained the former governor from taking any further actions regarding the charges against him until he has been formally arraigned, reports Channels TV. In a unanimous ...
•Tertiary institution students The federal government has threatened to sanction higher institutions that fail to submit lists of students admitted immediately after matriculation. This was revealed in a memo ‘CLARIFICATION ON DISCLOSURE OF ADMITTED CANDIDATES OUTSIDE CAPS( 2017-DATE)’ by the Jamb Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) obtained ...
•Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has disrupted an event tagged, “Unveiling the Power of Women and Food Security,” held without the ministry’s approval. Kennedy-Ohanenye disclosed this in Abuja today, saying the organiser has been taken into custody by the Department of State ...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu today directed security agencies to crack down on those flying Russian flag in the country. Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, said this while briefing State House correspondents after the National Security Council meeting, reports The Nation. He said the service chiefs briefed the president on the...
•Cynthia Ogunsemilore in the ring The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has directed the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) to move away from the Games Village its suspended athlete, Cynthia Ogunsemilore. Tony Nezianya, the media attaché of Team Nigeria, disclosed today in Paris that the IOC made the demand as a result of the female boxer’s c...
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered a commercial bank to immediately pay N811,174,229.25 to the Chief Registrar of the court, which is the principal amount claimed by a fintech company, Shago Payments Limited against the bank. Trial judge ordered that the said sum be held in trust in […]
•IGP Egbetokun The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed police top brass to protect intending participants of the planned #EndBadGovernance protest slated for August 1 to 10, 2024. This was contained in a letter by the IGP to the request of human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, reports Channels TV. Adegboruwa, a...
•Tinubu and Dangote President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to sell crude to Dangote Refinery and other upcoming refineries in Naira. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a post via his official X handle today. Onanuga stated that the move...

