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Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Alleged Terrorism Trial Indefinitely

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu
The trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been postponed indefinitely by Federal High Court Judge Binta Nyako in Abuja. The reason for Monday’s adjournment was Kanu’s assertion that Justice Nyako, who had already recused herself from the case, could not try him any further. Since his re-arrest and return to Nigeria for a trial on allegations of terrorism in June 2021, Kanu has been under the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). After the IPOB leader passed a vote of no confidence, Justice Nyako declined to hear theRead More

Iwuanyanwu Launches Coalition To Tackle Climate Change

Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu
Elder statesman and the Chairman Board of Trustees of the Global Coalition for Sustainable Environment, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has expressed desire to work in partnership with other professionals to helpRead More

Nigerian Airports Authority, FAAN Bans Immigration Officers From Airport Jobs For Extorting 14-year-Old Traveller

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
Two Immigration officers have been banned by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), for extorting a 14-year-old passenger at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. This was revealed by theRead More

Policemen Write Inspector-General, Vow To Embark On Nationwide Protest, Strike Over “Poor, Bribe-Tempting Salaries”

Nigerian police
Junior police officers in Nigeria have on Friday declared that they will commence an industrial action on March 26. This was made known in an open letter addressed to theRead More

Power Outage, Fuel Scarcity: President Apologises To Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari
Says govt would soon restore normalcy FG working earnestly to resolve grid collapse NERC: Gas pipelines vandalism, not non-payment of Gencos, responsible for worsening supply Subsidy slumps to N30bn inRead More

Anambra #EndSARS Panel Recommends N699.5million Compensation For 170 Petitioners, Families Of Dead Victims

#EndSARS protesters
The Anambra State panel investigating police brutality following the #EndSARS protest headed by retired Justice Veronica Ume, has recommended between N5million and N10million as compensation to the families of deadRead More

Police In Massive Deployment Move To Stop Road Workers, NURTW’s Planned Protest In Lagos

National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW)
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday assured Lagos State residents to go about their daily activities without fear, saying it has deployed “massive” patrol teams in every nook andRead More

Fire Guts Exhibit Storage Facility Of Nigeria’s Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC In Rivers

Burnt tanker
There has been a fire incident at the exhibit exhibit storage facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The incident occurred in theRead More

MasterCard, KFTA To Train 300,000 Young Nigerians On Film Production

Mastercard
The KAP Film and Television Academy (KFTA) in partnership with Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works (YAWs) has announced the opening of applications for its training in film and television production.Read More

Strike Action Mutinous, IG Cautions Personnel

President Muhammadu Buhari and Alkali Baba
Says FG working to implement salary increment directive Following reports of an impending strike by personnnel of the Nigerian Police, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba, yesterday warned officersRead More

Bauchi Gov, Mohammed Approves 57-member Committee, N100million For Qur’anic Recitation

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed
The administration of Governor Bala Mohammed has approved N100 million to fast-track the hosting of the 36th edition of the 2022 National Quran Recitation Competition in Bauchi State. Mohammed statedRead More