Ekiti Magistrate Court denies Dele Farotimi bail, remands him in Correctional Centre
Dec. 10, 2024 A magistrate’s court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, on Tuesday, refused the bail application of human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, and ordered that he be remanded in…
Tinubu appoints Ogunjimi acting Accountant General of the Federation
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). His appointment is effective immediately following the pre-retirement leave of the…
Borno cuts number of out-of-school children to .7m – Zulum
Dec. 10, 2024 ….Facilitates construction of 104 new schools, rehabilitation of 2,931 classrooms The Borno State government says it has reduced the number of out-of-School children from 2.2 million to…
Edo: Okpebholo to spend N162bn on roads, presents N605.7bn budget
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo on Tuesday presented N605. 7 billion budget estimates to Edo House of Assembly for the 2025 fiscal year, representing 25 per cent increase from the…
Gunmen attack Zamfara community, abduct over 50 persons
In yet another brazen affront on Nigeria, a gang of gunmen have reportedly kidnapped more than 50 women and children in a raid on Kakin Dawa village in Nigeria’s northwest…
NUC approves University of Agriculture, Climate Action for Niger
Dec. 10, 2024 The Nigeria Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of Abubakar Abdulsalami University of Agriculture and Climate Action, Mokwa, Niger as the 65th state university and 277th…
GSK’s drug combo shown to cut risk of death by 42% in type of blood cancer
December 9, 2024 British drugmaker GSK said on Monday its experimental cancer drug Blenrep in combination with other treatments reduced the risk of death by 42% in multiple myeloma, a…
Gunmen kidnap at least 50 in Nigeria’s Zamfara state- Residents, police say
December 10, 2024 A gang of gunmen kidnapped more than 50 women and children in a raid on Kakin Dawa village in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state, police and residents said….
Human Rights Day: SERAP, NGE call for immediate release of detained journalists
Dec. 10, 2024 The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have called on President Bola Tinubu to order immediate and unconditional release of journalists…
If you turn yourselves to stooges, you’ll lose your respect – Shehu Sani tells NASS
Dec. 10, 2024 A former member of the Senate, Shehu Sani, has cautioned the National Assembly against allowing its influence to be diminished by its actions. Sani stated this while…