The Federal Government on Friday confirmed that it has stopped the October monthly Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) revenue payment to Rivers State in obedience to a recent court order to that effect.The development comes amid the ongoing face-off between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory,
The Federal Government and state governors are set to make a final decision on the creation of state police next week, following a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) in Abuja on Thursday.Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri, disclosed that the NEC has given Adamawa, Kebbi, Kwara states, and the
The Benue State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the killing of Mike Ofikwu, an Otukpo-based lawyer, by unknown gunmen.The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the killing in Makurdi on Thursday.He said the lawyer was shot at about 8 pm on Wednesday outside
Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been arrested by law enforcement in Finland.The BBC reports that Ekpa was subsequently sent to prison by the district court of Päijät-Häme for “spreading terrorist propaganda on social media”.Ekpa was said to have committed the crime
The stage is set for the biggest gathering of local and international entertainers in Lagos.“The National Theatre of Nigeria Annual Festival of Unity will begin on Friday, December 13, 2024, in Lagos” a statement by the Chairman of the Planning Committee, Mr Yunusa Mohammed said.The statement issued in Lagos on
The Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, has rejected a recent letter from the Federal Ministry of Education, claiming the dissolution of its Governing Council and the removal of its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Bernard Odoh.The letter, signed by the Ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, had cited alleged breaches
Ireland’s Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Mr Peter Ryan, has expressed his commitment to supporting African School of Economics (ASE), the Pan-African University of Excellence, in achieving its vision.The Ambassador made this commitment while paying a courtesy visit to the management of the University on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola CON, on Wednesday deposited three Instruments of Accession to IMO Conventions that were signed by President Bola Tinubu, GCFR.This event took place at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which acts as the repository for these conventions.This move, coming
The owner of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has alleged that top oil thieves barons in Lagos State and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, want his downfall.He disclosed this during a working visit of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, national executive, led by its
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, in a move to encourage young Nigerians to show more interest in Disaster Risk Management Wednesday received members of the Junior Engineers, Technicians, and Scientists (JETS) Club from Government Girls Secondary School, Tudun Wada, Birnin Kebbi, to