The Katsina State Government has announced the death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar while in the custody of bandits, describing the incident as a tragic loss to his family, the state, and the nation. LEADERSHIP reports that retired General Rabe was one-time Director of Defence Information (DDI) atContinue Reading
By Ishola Adedeji The Democratic Front (TDF) has welcomed the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) statement on Nigeria, and its overall positive assessment of the President Bola Tinubu administration’s reform agenda. However, it questions the observation that Nigeria’s poverty Index Increased to 60%, in a statement signed by itsContinue Reading
By Iyiola Olalere The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has maintained that the Tinubu administration has continued to prove bookmakers and cynics wrong, citing the latest figure of Nigeria’s foreign reserves as the latest indicator. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Emeka Nwankpa, and Secretary, Dapo Okubanjo, theContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced five men, including a Nigerien citizen, to a 25-year imprisonment for terrorism offences. Justice Binta Nyako handed down the judgment after the convicts pleaded guilty to the four-count charge preferred against them by the Department of State ServicesContinue Reading
By Sunday Adepoju Ayede (Ogbomosho): The Federal Polytechnic Ayede, Oyo State has expressed profound appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Engr. Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as Nigeria’s Minister of Power. The commendation was contained in a statement issued by the acting Rector of the institution, Engr. Dr. TemilolaContinue Reading
By Dianabasi Effiong A new Executive Council of the Energy and Maritime Reporters of Nigeria (EMR), Akwa Ibom State Chapter, was formally inaugurated on Tuesday in Uyo with a charge to its leadership to make the association a leading platform for credible and professional reporting in the state andContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday fixed July 24 for ruling on a no-case submission filed by Mrs Chioma Okoli, a food critic, in the alleged cybercrime offences over her online commentary on Erisco Foods Limited’s tomato paste. Justice Peter Lifu fixed the date after Okoli’s counsel,Continue Reading
The Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) Legal Advocates for Ethics & Integrity (LAGEI) has asked Kenneth Okonkwo, a lawyer and former actor, to retract defamatory comments made against the party’s 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Convener of the group, Mr Maxwell Opara, at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, alsoContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday struck out the police charge against the remaining 24 foreign hackers facing prosecution out of the 109 being tried for allegations bordering on cybercrime. Justice Ekerete Akpan, in a short ruling, struck out the charge for lack of diligent prosecution. TheContinue Reading
