A HIgh Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama has rejected the bail request by a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Bello is standing trial, along with two others, in an alleged N110bn money laundering charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Justice Maryanne Anenih, in a ruling…
The retiring Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, has expressed that his only regret as he bids farewell to his position is his inability to apprehend the perpetrators behind the killing of the late finance director attached to the Governor’s Office, Mr. Taiwo Oyekanmi. Oyekanmi was tragically ambushed and shot dead on November 29,…
The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week in New York City has taken a shocking turn, with the arrest of 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, an Ivy League graduate from Maryland. Mangione was apprehended at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday after a customer recognised him from media reports. His arrest followed an intensive…
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will arrive in Nigeria on Tuesday (today) for a three-day official visit. According to the Cable, the German embassy in Abuja said Steinmeier will be in Nigeria from Tuesday to Thursday. During his visit to Abuja, he is expected to meet with key Nigerian leaders, including President Bola Tinubu and Alieu…
A 41-year-old man identified as Abdulfatai lost his life in a devastating fire that engulfed a residential building at No. 158 Alaparun compound, Isale Alore, Ilorin, in the early hours of Monday. The incident, which occurred around 2 am, affected a 35-room apartment, with five rooms completely destroyed before the fire could be contained by…
The Nigeria Immigration Service has announced a temporary suspension of all services at its headquarters in Sauka, Abuja, on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. The closure is to facilitate the presidential commissioning of the newly constructed NIS Technology Complex. In a public notice issued on Monday and signed by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo,…
Dele Farotimi, a prominent human rights lawyer, has been granted bail by the Ekiti State High Court. Farotimi was last week arraigned before a Magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti, over the petition written against him by legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, over alleged defamation in his book titled, ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Judicial System’…
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has rolled out its Data Protection Training and Certification initiative, aimed at training 500 data protection officers to address the growing demand for skilled privacy professionals in the country. In a statement released on Monday, the NDPC said the programme is designed to develop a pool of skilled professionals in…
A 63-year-old plumber, Akin Kuboye, was on Sunday rescued from a deep well in the Igando area of Lagos by operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. The Director of the fire agency, Mrs Margaret Adeseye, confirmed this in a statement saying that the incident happened on Sunday at 9:54 am at 20…
Olam Agri has launched a program designed to equip women with entrepreneurial skills, empowering them to enhance their economic roles. The initiative aligns with the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which focuses on socioeconomic development. Anil Nair, Managing Director of Olam in Nigeria, emphasized the company’s commitment to the country’s human capital growth, stating, “Seeing…
