The Court of Appeal sitting in Kano on Monday issued an order to the Nigerian Correctional Service to produce Sheikh Abduljabar Kabara before the court for the hearing of his appeal. The Islamic scholar is in custody following a judgment by a lower court, an Upper Shari’a Court, which sentenced him to death by hanging…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has appointed Mr Sunday Adebayo as the new Sector Commander for Osun State. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Osogbo by the command’s spokesperson, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi. Ogungbemi described Adebayo as a seasoned officer with extensive experience in road safety administration, traffic management, and stakeholder…
Adedayo Oketola, the Chief Press Secretary, CPS, to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said that the X account attributed to the Commission’s Chairman is fake and part of a coordinated disinformation campaign. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, Oketola disclosed that a comprehensive, multi-layered forensic…
The People’s Republic of China, the Nigerian government and the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ have called on Nigerians to take advantage of the Chinese language, being among the six international languages recognised by the United Nations, UN. Mr Yang Jianxing, the Cultural Counselor of Chinese Embassy and Director of CCCIN, stated this at the…
John Arum, the abducted University of Jos graduate has dispelled rumours making the rounds about his death in the kidnappers den. In a fresh video released on April 20, today, the terrorists said the rumour flying online about the death of their victim is fake. In the video, the victim could also be heard saying…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has sanctioned a thorough restructuring of the Police Monitoring Unit as part of ongoing institutional reforms designed to improve operational efficiency, bolster internal oversight, and enhance discipline throughout the Nigeria Police Force. A statement signed by DCP Anthony Okon Placid said that this restructuring is driven by…
A Magistrate Court in Birnin Kebbi has ordered the detention of a factional chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Kebbi State, Sufyanu Bala, over alleged contempt of court, deepening the leadership crisis within the party. Presiding Magistrate Abubakar Koko directed that Bala be remanded in custody pending the hearing of his bail application…
A forensic probe has debunked viral claims linking the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan,
Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State Command, Corps Commander Oludare Ogunjobi, has advised motorists in the state to exercise extreme caution and proactive vehicle maintenance especially during the raining season. Recall that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) had predicted a variable rainfall pattern for the year, with Ogun State expected to…
A university don, Prof. Adams Agahiu, has outlined what opposition political parties can do differently to help tackle the economic hardship facing Nigerians. He advised opposition parties to work in synergy with the federal government to promote rapid economic growth and grassroots development, rather than engaging in negative criticism. Agahiu, who is the director of…
