Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele bail. The judge ordered that Emefiele be released immediately to his lawyers, who were charged with the responsibility of producing him in court for his arraignment next …
Read More »Cooking gas scarcity hits Lagos, Kano, others
The other affected states, according to findings by Punch correspondents are: Katsina, Sokoto, Delta, Kaduna and Kano. The rise in price of the commodity has been noticed since late last month, causing a continuous rise in prices. Market survey over the weekend, revealed that 12.5kg of cooking gas now sells …
Read More »FG to spend N15bn on Third Mainland Bridge repair
As contained in the N2.18tn supplementary budget sent by the Federal Government and passed by the National Assembly on Thursday, the Federal Government owed contractors who worked on the Eko/Marine Bridges the sum of N11,400,024, 608. The Federal Government also allocated the sum of N15bn for the repairs of the …
Read More »Mother of 4 , Nursing mother beaten to death by husband after refusing to leave abusive marriage
Amarachi Iwuala, who shared the sad story, alleged that the husband of the deceased over the years subjected her to domestic abuse. A really heartbreaking story has been told about a Nigerian mother of four children who died recently, The woman is said to have died after allegedly being subjected …
Read More »I’m fine, Adelabu says after private jet crash
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu on Saturday allayed fears about his safety following Friday’s air crash near the Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State. A source close to the Minister told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan that Adelabu was in good spirits and not perturbed by …
Read More »Photos from the scene of Minister of power, Adelabu’s private jet crash
Here are photos from the scene of the crashed private jet conveying Minister of power, Adelabu on Friday evening Recall a private aircraft that had the minister and some of his aides crash-landed near Ibadan airport late Friday. A Minister’s aide who spoke today, said the Minister is in good …
Read More »France to return $150m looted by Abacha
The Presidency on Friday said France will return $150 million looted by former Nigerian military leader, General Sani Abacha. In a statement, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said President Bola Tinubu commended the European country for the decision. Receiving the Minister of Europe …
Read More »Private jet conveying Minister of Power, Adelabu crash-lands
An aircraft with Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, on board has crash-landed near the Ibadan Airport in Oyo State. Our Media reports that the incident happened on Friday night. The paper said it could not state if the minister or those on board sustained any injury in the incident. According …
Read More »Woman steals newborn baby from sleeping mum in hospital
A teenage woman stole a newborn baby from a hospital room while the family slept. Cuane Malaquias allegedly stuffed one-day-old Ravi Cunha into a duffle bag to smuggle him out of the hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She then ran back to her home in Favela of Morro do …
Read More »Ajaero in critical condition, may be flown abroad -NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday said the health condition of its President, Joe Ajaero is very critical and may be flown abroad for full medical examination after he was seriously beaten, brutalized and battered by alleged agents of the state including policemen on Wednesday in Owerri, the Imo State …
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