Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of a Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further releasing financial allocations to the Rivers State Government pending when a lawful appropriation act is passed by a validly constituted House of Assembly. The judge issued the order on Wednesday, Octopus 30, in a judgment…
An Indian Billionaire businessman has left a large chunk of his £91million fortune to his dog in his will. The Jaguar, Land Rover, and Tetley tycoon, Ratan Tata d!ed earlier this month aged 86, but now his German shepherd, Tito, has been awarded “unlimited care” as part of his will. As is customary in…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has raised the pump price of petrol. In Abuja, fuel price was increased by 14.8 per cent to N1,030 per litre from the previous N897. In Lagos, the pump price is now ₦998 per litre. The latest price increase makes it the second time the petrol price has…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has expressed concern over the rising cost of food items in Nigeria, particularly the price of rice, which he said now exceeds N100,000 per bag. In a Facebook post Igbokwe lamented the situation and remarked that despite the numerous rice mills in the country,…
The House of Representatives has summoned EFCC Chairman, Nigerian Correctional Service Comptroller General, Bobrisky, VeryDarkMan, and all officers involved in the prosecution of Bobrisky. In a letter dated 27th September 2024, the committee asked the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyode, and the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa to appear on Monday…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has denied having any conversation with Bobrisky about a Presidential Pardon. Recall that social activist, Very Dark Man, released a purported audio conversation between Bobrisky and an unidentified man where the crossdresser claimed that Falz reached out to him saying his father, Femi Falana, said he can help him secure…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed concern over allegations that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accepted a N15 million bribe to drop a money laundering case against convicted crossdresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. In a statement issued by its President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the NBA applauded the…
Laila, the daughter of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, is set to wed. Their wedding between Laila and Saleh Maitala, is scheduled to hold on Friday, August 23, 2024, at the National Mosque, Abuja. Atiku, last year hosted the groom’s family when they came to ask for Laila’s hand in marriage. “It was much to…
Governor Dapo Abiodun has slammed Nigerians lamenting the unprecedented hardship wrought by President Bola Tinubu’s harsh economic policies, describing them as “sore losers.” Governor Dapo Abiodun has slammed Nigerians lamenting the unprecedented hardship wrought by President Bola Tinubu’s harsh economic policies, describing them as “sore losers.” In an interview with Channel TV on Thursday…
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, yesterday, insisted that the police and other security agencies lack the power to arrest, detain and prosecute Nigerians over cyberstalking. Falana, who called for the discontinuance of all pending cases filed on Section 24 of the Cybercrime Act 2015, added that the Economic Community of West African…