Senate to probe death of 20 miners in Niger
The Senate has resolved to investigate the cause of a rockslide that killed more than 20 people in Shiroro local government area of Niger...
PDP demands arrest, prosecution of suspended Adamawa REC
The People Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday asked the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, to arrest and prosecute the suspended Independent National Electoral Commission...
Court orders arrest of 3 electricity agency officials for alleged N8.5bn fraud
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arrest...
NEMA alerts on moderate flood in eight Zamfara LGAs
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Thursday eight local government areas in Zamfara State would be affected by moderate flood this year.
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Court sentences two men to 22 years in jail for impersonating EFCC officials
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, on Thursday sentenced two men, Ugwu Chijioke and Ibrahim Adekunle, to 22 years imprisonment...
NGX: Investors lose N84b as stocks tumble
Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N84 billion at the end of trading on Thursday.
This followed the dip in the share price of...
Imo Assembly summons publisher over alleged defamation
The Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday summoned the Publisher of the Watchdog Newspaper, Precious Nwadike, over an alleged defamatory publication against the...
Court to rule on jurisdiction in Kano Emirate tussle June 13
Justice Abdullahi Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano, on Thursday fixed June 13 for ruling on its jurisdiction on the Kano Emirate case.
The...
Reps pass N98.5bn 2024 FCT supplementary budget
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 2024 supplementary budget of N98.5 billion.
The bill was sponsored by the Chairman...
Akume begs Nigerians to remain calm amidst economic hardship
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, on Thursday appealed to Nigerians to remain calm in the face of...
