The National Industrial Court, Lagos Division, has ordered the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, to appear before it on July 18, 2024, to explain why he should not be committed to prison for disobeying a court order issued on March 25, 2019. Justice (Prof) Elizabeth Oji issued the order in…
The Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said that with the plan the Dangote Refinery has in place, Nigeria will not need to import premium motor spirit (PMS) by next month. Dangote said that the refinery, which has already started supplying diesel and aviation fuel in Nigeria, has the capacity to meet…
A public affairs commentator Ken Okolugbo has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe corruption allegations levelled against former governors. Okolugbo, a former commissioner of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), stated this on Friday. He said the report of the probe of the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry should be made…
The apex Yoruba socio-political organisation Afenifere had lamented insecurity in the country and is asking President Bola Tinubu to invoke an executive order to create state and local government police. In a statement on Saturday, the group’s spokesman Ajayi said the move followed increased reports of banditry and kidnapping in Ogun, Edo, Ekiti, Oyo, Kogi,…
The Federal Government has dismissed the planned alliance between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi. According to the Presidency, President Bola Tinubu is not bothered about the planned alliance, noting that the President was not losing sleep over alliance plots by Atiku and Obi. Atiku had contested…
An Adamawa State-based woman, Rachel Geoffrey, has allegedly set fire to the hands of her two stepdaughters, aged three and seven, for eating food in the house without her permission. Geoffrey reportedly tied up the hands of the kids, Ijadai and Genesis Geoffrey and set them ablaze because they got hungry and ate food…
The Minister of Women Affairs , Uju Kennedy -Ohanenye, has withdrawn a suit she earlier filed against the Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, following his decision to marry off 100 orphans from his constituency. Speaking with newsmen, the minister said the Ministry in collaboration with the Speaker of the Niger…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has convicted and sentenced a medical doctor and founder of MedContour Services, Anuoluwapo Adepoju, for conducting a failed plastic surgery that resulted in the death of one Nneka Onwuzuligbo in 2020. Justice Mohammed Liman found her guilty and sentenced her to a one-year jail term. However, she…
The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Shehu Gabam has faulted the immediate past government of Muhammadu Buhari for failing to address Nigeria’s challenges, accusing it of bequeathing a comatose economy to President Bola Tinubu. Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) handed over to his party man Tinubu about a year ago….
A British journalist and presenter, Kevin O’Sullivan, has criticised the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, for visiting Nigeria. This comes after another British journalist, Christopher Wilson, drew backlash for comparing Nigerians to Nazis due to the royal couple’s visit. The couple visited Nigeria to celebrate the Invictus Games, Harry’s…