Shehu Sani, a former senator of Kaduna State, has revealed how he saved former President Olusegun Obasanjo from being assaulted by inmates of the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison in 1995. Sani made this known while speaking at a lecture in Abuja on Thursday. Sani was among the pro-democracy activists and dissidents who were rounded up…
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets has suspended the allocation of plots of land and houses of Kaduna Polytechnic to non-staff of the institution. The committee’s resolution was sequel to the consideration of the petition by the serving and retired staff of Kaduna Polytechnic against the management of the school. The committee also…
The Kano State Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Hashimu Dungurawa, has said the former governor of the state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, appointed the 15th Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero and four other first-class Emirs in pursuance of political gains ahead 2023 elections. He stated this amid the controversies that trailed the Kano Emirate…
President Joe Biden of the United States has said he inherited a flat economy from his predecessor, Donald Trump. Biden said Trump had “absolutely decimated” the US economy while he was in power. He spoke during the 2024 U.S. presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia. The former president had accused Biden of destroying the US economy,…
The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, has called for the collaboration of public transport bus operators as the state aims to improve its commuting experience. Giwa said this in a meeting between the Ministry of Transportation, the Lagos Metropolitan Transport Authority and bus operators on the Bus Reform Initiative…
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department, FEMD, said lack of access caused a delay in putting out the fire at the Karu Old Market in Abuja on Thursday. The acting director-general of the department, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, made this disclosure in a statement in Abuja on Friday. She underscored the need for access to…
The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, has dismissed a senior officer at the level of Controller of Corrections and two other personnel. ACC Abubakar Umar, the NCoS spokesperson, disclosed that the service had reviewed various cases of unprofessional conduct and improper behaviour among its personnel. The misconducts include absence without leave, gross negligence of duty, trafficking…
The Supreme Court has discharged and acquitted a Nigerian Army sergeant, Akawu Bala, of the death sentence imposed on him by the General Court Martial of the Nigerian Army. The respite came the way of the embattled army sergeant after spending 12 years in Kaduna prison waiting for ratification of the death sentence passed on…
The Lagos State Police Command has initiated an investigation into the death of Mr. Nick Imudia, the former Chief Executive Officer of Konga, one of Nigeria’s prominent e-commerce giants. Sources from the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, revealed that detectives from the Homicide Section had visited the scene of the incident and would conduct a…
