A Federal High Court judge in Kano Division, Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa, has died after reportedly collapsing at his residence. Sources said the judge slumped in his living room on Thursday evening and was rushed to a hospital, where doctors confirmed him dead. Officials of the Federal High Court in
Governor Dapo Abiodun has announced plans by the Ogun State Government to launch the Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme (RHWDP), an initiative aimed at providing monthly cash interventions to between 50,000 and 100,000 residents across the state within the next one year. The governor made this known on Friday during
A 38-year-old Ajiran community youth leader, Hammed Akanbi, popularly called ‘Hammed Ajiran’, appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court over alleged murder charges. Akanbi was arraigned on Friday on a six-count charge bordering on the alleged murders of Prince Ademola Akinloye and Sherriff Salami. Prosecutors alleged that Akinloye, son of the
The Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, says the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) remains Nigeria’s strongest platform for building friendships across ethnic and religious divides. Olawande stated this on Friday in Abuja during the command performance and anniversary lecture commemorating the 53rd anniversary of the scheme. He said
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the staff for the remarkable achievement in busting a Nigerian-Mexican drug syndicate and dismantling a highly sophisticated multi-million-dollar illegal drug production network in the country. Chairman of the agency, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), on
Vice President Kashim Shettima, has tasked military commanders on sustaining coordinated pressure on terrorist groups while strengthening intelligence, technology and civil-military cooperation to consolidate gains in the North-East. Shettima gave the charge in Abuja at the public presentation of “Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency Operations in North East Nigeria”, volumes 1 and
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake has said that the removal of fuel subsidy by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration in 2023 stopped Nigeria’s economy from crashing. Alake stated this at the 2026 Nigeria Revenue Service- Ministry of Solid Minerals Development (NRS-MSMD) Joint Stakeholder Sensitisation programme (North Central).
As NDLEA commissions own radio station, Clean Beat 91.5FM Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has urged Nigerians to rise and counter the toxic pop-culture that glamourizes abuse of illicit substances as an acceptable way of life especially among
The equities market reversed its recent bullish run on Wednesday as investors’ wealth fell by N1.619 trillion amid widespread selloffs in key mid- and large-cap stocks. Selloffs in heavyweight and mid-cap stocks such as BUA Cement, CAP, E-Tranzact International, International Breweries, Deap Capital Management and 20 other stocks dragged the
A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says he will scrap the federal character principle if elected president in 2027, insisting that all Nigerians should enjoy equal citizenship rights. Amaechi, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), made this known shortly after appearing before the
Anti-Christian comment: Call Yahaya-Jingir to order, Kwankwaso tells FG