Supreme Court Verdict: “This is not the end,” Obi tells supporters (Channels) The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Monday, said his dream for a new Nigeria has not ended with the…
*Kidnapper, hunter killed as police battle to rescue victims in Plateau (DailyTrust)*Lagos man drowns during church beach hangout (Punch)
Kidnapper, hunter killed as police battle to rescue victims in Plateau (DailyTrust) The Plateau State Police Command yesterday said it has killed one kidnapper and rescued six victims in a rocky forest between Tumu Tsaya and Rumfar Gomna in Bassa…
*House rejects N5b presidential yacht, raises student loan allocation to N10b (ThisDay)*Senate approves N2.1t supplementary budget (Vanguard)
House rejects N5b presidential yacht, raises student loan allocation to N10b (ThisDay) The House of Representatives has rejected the N5 billion budgetary allocation for presidential yacht and increased student loan allocation from N5.5 billion to 10 billion. President Bola Tinubu…
Alleged N6.9b Fraud: Emefiele’s arraignment stalls
The planned arraignment of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, was on Thursday stalled at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja. Though Emefiele was in Court, the second defendant, Saadat Yaro was absent…
*Best UTME candidate clears WASSCE result with 8 A1 (Punch)*Body of man who plunged into Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge recovered (Guardian)
Best UTME candidate clears WASSCE result with 8 A1 (Punch) The best candidate in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Kamsiyochukwu Umeh, has again shown her academic prowess, clearing her papers in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination with 8…
*2 killed, 5 injured in multiple crashes on Eko Bridge (Nation)*NPC set for census, awaiting Tinubu’s directive, says Federal Commissioner (Tribune)
2 killed, 5 injured in multiple crashes on Eko Bridge (Nation) Two persons were on Wednesday confirmed dead and five seriously injured in multiple accidents on Eko Bridge, Lagos. The accident was said to have involved six private vehicles and…
Tinubu orders probe of CBN, names special investigator
President Bola Tinubu has appointed a special investigator Jim Osayande Obazee to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Related Activities. This was contained in a letter signed by the President and addressed to Obazee, the Chief Executive Officer…
From Emi lo kan to Emi lo kan’t: Tinubu in hiding — Alphonsus Momodu
The optics, as they say in public relations, is not looking good. On Tuesday, July 25, 2023, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele from Ekiti State, opened his mouth like basket (apologies to Fela Kuti) and told the whole world that President Bola…
*Mass Burial: Amnesty International investigation not objective – Gbenga Omotoso (Vanguard)*DSS re-arrests Emefiele after tussle with Prison officials (Channels)
Mass Burial: Amnesty International investigation not objective – Gbenga Omotoso (Vanguard) Former Commissioner for Information in Lagos state, Gbenga Omotoso said the investigation of the Amnesty International on the alleged killing of 103 persons linked with the #EndSARS protest was…
Emefiele arraigned, pleads not guilty to firearm charges
Suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday morning, was arraigned at the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on two counts of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. Emefiele was arraigned before the vacation judge,…