Author: Akintayo Adams

The Government of Zamfara has imposed a ban on political office holders, heads of agencies, and civil servants from granting interviews, issuing statements, or participating in programs on radio, television, and social media without prior permission. The directive was contained in statement issued by the Commissioner of Information, Mannir Haidara, who stated the government’s resolve to monitoring all radio stations to ensure compliance with the directive. Haidara’s statement reads: “The Zamfara state government has observed with dismay the attitudes of some individuals, political groups and heads of MDAs towards conducting radio, television stations and social media platforms interviews and programmes…

A driver has been arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad attached to the Lagos State Police Command for stuffing 15 children into a Volkswagen Passat car. According to reports, the driver was contracted to take the children to a beach. However, he locked four of the children in the car trunk while 11 others were crammed together. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the State Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin at the command’s headquarters in Ikeja. The statement noted that the vehicle was reported by “concerned citizens on the Lekki–Ikoyi Link Bridge at about…

Former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has been cleared of money laundering charges by an Abuja Federal High Court. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, upheld Adoke’s “no case” submission against the money laundering charges against him. In 2017, Adoke and Abubakar Aliyu, a property developer, were dragged to court by EFCC for allegedly laundering about N300 million. While the EFCC admitted before Justice Ekwo that Adoke took a mortgage from Unity Bank, it alleged before Justice Kutigi that the money was a bribe from the sale of the oil block by Malabu Oil…

The Nigerian Army has released the traditional ruler of Ewu-Urhobo kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Clement Oghenerukevwe Ikolo, Urhukpe 1, who was earlier declared wanted and arrested after reporting himself to the Police over the gruesome murder of 17 soldiers in Delta State on 14 March 2024. He was released during a brief at Army Headquarters by the Director, Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu. He was released to Senator Ede Dafianone (Delta Central) who stood surety. Senator Ede was on the team which accompanied Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North) to pay a visit to the Chief of Defence Staff,…

Alhaji Abdulmutalib Jankada, the traditional ruler of Sansani chiefdom in Gassol local government area of Taraba state has been killed by unknown attackers. It was gathered that the gunmen gained access to his palace on Thursday night while the monarch was resting after the day’s activities and shot at him during the attack. The gunmen, who rode into Sansani town on motorcycles, sneaked into the palace, went straight to a room where the monarch was sitting, and shot him multiple times, seizing his phones afterwards, according to a report by DailyTrust. Musa Sansani, a resident of the town said no one thought the…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been advised by a group, the World Igbo Congress (WIC), to consider solution from another perspective over the lingering case of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. It was contained in a statement signed by the Chairman and the Secretary-General of WIC, Sir Festus Okere  and Sir Chris Ogara, and addressed to the President, Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the National Assembly. The group called for Kami’s unconditional release as he is only advocating self-determination for his people, a fundamental human right that is recognised in…

The Presidency, through Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said the security situation in Nigeria has witnessed great improvement since President Bola Tinubu assumed power. This was contained in a statement, by the Special Adviser, who explained that the current administration is also leaving no stone unturned to revive and enhance the economy. He disclosed this while reacting to the claim of the opposition, People’s Democratic Party (PDP), that President Tinubu is trying to make Nigeria a one-party state. “It was surprising that the PDP under whose watch Boko Haram was born in 2009…

All police officers attached to Yahaya Bello, former Governor of Kogi State, have been withdrawn by the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun. The order, which was contained in a document with reference number: “CB:4001/DOPS/PMF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.48/ 34 read in part, “IG has ordered the withdrawal of all policemen attached to His Excellency and former Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. “Acknowledge compliance and treat with utmost importance. Please, above, for your information and strict compliance.” The former Kogi helmsman has earlier been placed on watchlist by the Nigerian Immigration Services. Join our WhatsApp community via https://goquick.ly/cj8q2 for instant and latest news…

The Nigeria Correctional Service has dismissed reports that Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, who was handed a six-month prison sentence over abuse of the naira notes, was moved from the Ikoyi custodial centre to its other facility in Kirikiri, Lagos State. He was alleged to have been transferred to Kirikiri maximum prison over the weekend, according to news from some quarters. However, an official of NCoS said the controversial cross dresser is still at Ikoyi custodial Centre as he did not commit a capital offense. “Bobrisky has not been moved, he is still here in Ikoyi. He was not sentenced…

President Bola Tinubu has issued a directive on the conduct of a comprehensive census to ascertain the fault lines and aid proper planning due to lack of authentic data on all aspects of the education sector in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity who noted that the policy DOTS, an acronym for Data Repository, Out-of-School Children Education, Teacher Training and Development, and Skill Development and Acquisition will comprehensively overhaul the education sector to improve learning and skill development, increase enrollment, and ensure the academic security of the nation’s children.…