BREAKING: Argentina Beat France 4-2 To Win 2022 FIFA World Cup
Argentina defeated France 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup . Lionel Messi ,scored twice and France striker Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick to finish 3-3 after extra time at the Lusail Stadium More to follow…
Nigeria’s Ambassador To Spain, Seriki Is Dead
The Nigerian ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki is dead. His death was confirmed in a statement signed by children on Thursday. According to the children, the former minister died on Thursday , December 15 surrounded by his family. “It is with heavy hearts and profound gratitude to Almighty Allah that we announce the loss of […]
Court Vacates Order Sentencing IGP to Prison for Contempt
A federal high court in Abuja has vacated the order sentencing Usman Baba, inspector-general of police (IGP), to imprisonment for contempt. On November 29, the court sentenced the IGP to three months in prison for disobeying a court order. Mobolaji Olajuwon, the presiding judge, convicted the IGP following a suit filed by Patrick Okoli, a […]
ICPC Arrests, Detains D’banj Over Diversion N-Power Fund
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday confirmed the arrest and detention of singer Oladapo Oyebanji popularly known as D’banj. According to the commission, the music star was arrested in connection with the diversion of the N-Power fund. The N-Power is a scheme established by President Muhammadu Buhari on June […]
CBN Limits ATM Withdrawal To N100,000 Weekly
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed money banks and other financial institutions to limit ATM cash withdrawal by individual and corporate organization to N100, 000 and N500,000 per week respectively. The directive is contained in a circular issued by the bank on Tuesday. The CBN said the policy will take effect nationwide from January […]
INEC Announces Dates For Collection of PVCs
The Independently National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed dates for prospective voters to collect their permanent voter cards (PVC). In a statement on Friday, Festus Okoye, INEC’s national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education committee, said the commission met on Thursday and deliberated on a number of issues, including the dates for PVC collection. […]
Bayelsa Is More Than Oil – Tinubu
Hundreds of Bayelsa State people and residents defied the downpour on Thursday to receive the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential campaign train led by the Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Yenagoa. Tinubu, who spoke to the mammoth crowd at Ox- Bow Lake Pavilion, venue of the rally, described Bayelsa as more than oil. […]
Practitioners launch Public Interest Lawyering Initiative in Nigeria
Lawyers, civil society, and media executives converged on Benin, the Edo state capital on Wednesday November 30, 2022, for the launch of the Public Interest Lawyering Initiative for West Africa (PILIWA) Nigeria chapter. The initiative which was founded in 2016 has a membership that cuts across nine West African countries including Cote d’ Ivoire, Ghana, […]
Don’t Tamper With Our Campaign Materials Again, Bayelsa APC Warns Gov. Diri
Bayelsa State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) government under Mr. Douye Diri to never again tamper with its campaign materials. APC in a statement on Wednesday by its State Publicity Secretary, Mr. Doifie Buokoribo, revealed that on Tuesday night officials of the Bayelsa State Government in […]
Court Remands Medical Doctor In Ikoyi Prison Over Alleged Rape
A special offences and domestic violence court in Lagos has remanded Femi Olaleye, managing director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, in Ikoyi prison pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions. Olaleye was arraigned by the Lagos state government on Wednesday. The medical doctor pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of defilement of a child […]
