The Federal High Court in Abuja has approved bail for 76 individuals detained after participating in the August 2024 #EndBadGovernance protest. Presiding over the case on Friday, Justice Obiora Egwuatu set a bail amount of N10 million for each defendant, with specific conditions. Each must secure two sureties for this amount—one being a civil servant…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Oluyede will assume the role temporarily, pending the recovery of the substantive COAS, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser, Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga….
Abia lawmaker, Alexander Mascot Ikewechegh was on Wednesday arraigned at the Kuje Magistrate Court for assaulting an e-hailing driver. The Court has granted bail to the House of Representatives member for Aba North and South, Alex Ikwechegh, in the sum of ₦500,000 and two sureties in like sum. The Presiding Judge, Abubakar Sai’id, in a…
The chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has blamed the persistent shortages and long queues at filling stations across Nigeria on the failure of marketers to lift the products from his refinery. Speaking in an interview with correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday, he emphasized the refinery’s capacity to meet the nation’s fuel…
Nigeria’s central bank is prepared to use any “tools at our disposal” to manage inflation, its head Olayemi Cardoso said on Tuesday. Annual inflation in Africa’s most populous country accelerated in September for the first time in three months, reaching 32.70% (NGCPIY=ECI), which opens a new tab, spurred by higher food and energy costs….
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has reportedly suspended two pastors – Ayo Bello and Oke Mayowa over alleged homosexuality. The Pastors, according to gistloverblog, were secretly suspended, adding that the church didn’t make their suspension public so as to cover up the church image. The report alleged that the church sent an emissary…
US announces visa restriction policy for Ghana The United States on Monday announced a visa restriction policy for individuals Washington deems responsible for undermining democracy in Ghana, ahead of the December presidential and parliamentary elections in the West African country. “This visa restriction policy would apply only to specific individuals who undermine democracy and is…
The operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nasarawa State command said it arrested illegal Chinese miners in Agwada, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Victor Jerry, the Public Relations Officer of the command who confirmed the development via a telephone interview with Daily Trust in Lafia, on Monday, said the…
Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati has drawn level with club and international team-mate Alexia Putellas after winning the Ballon d’Or Feminin for a second time. It has been another glorious year for the 26-year-old, who won a Liga F and UEFA Women’s Champions League double with Barcelona, as well as the UEFA Nations League…
Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri has won the men’s Ballon d’Or – awarded to the best footballer of the year – for the first time. Rodri has won the Ballon d’Or – becoming the first Spaniard to claim the award in 64 years after a stellar season. The 28-year-old, who lost just one game…
