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A Lagos-based Federal High Court, in a landmark ruling, has ordered Mrs. Sadia Umar-Farouk, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to account for the payment of N729 billion to 24.3 million poor Nigerians over a period of six months. The court also ordered the former minister to provide a list and details of beneficiaries who received …

Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Thursday, July 4, 2024, adjourned the further hearing to October 24, 2024 in the alleged N4.8 billion fraud case involving Cletus Ibeto, Chairman, Ibeto Energy Development Company. Ibeto together with Ibeto Energy Development Company and Odoh Holdings Ltd will be arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Eradication …

The national power grid has suffered another failure, causing a nationwide blackout. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) confirmed this in a statement released on Saturday, July 6. According to the distribution company, the power outage occurring within its franchise is due to a failure in the national grid system. “Please be advised that the power outage you are experiencing …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu reiterates his commitment to realizing a peaceful and united Nigeria President Bola Tinubu on Saturday reiterated his commitment to realizing a peaceful and united Nigeria.Read more 2. Sect warning: Police ban illegal gathering in Ekiti Ekiti State Police has banned all forms of illegal gathering in the …

Police officers on Thursday killed nine suspected kidnappers in a gunfight in the state’s Ladipo area. Spokesperson of the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to journalists at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Friday. He said: “It gives us great pleasure to inform the people of the state that the Lagos State Police Command under the leadership of …

Justice Ekarete Akpan of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Friday dismissed a move by five kingmakers in Oyo State to restrain the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating them over alleged bribery. In five separate rulings, judges ruled that it was impossible to restrain the EFCC from carrying out its constitutional duty to investigate alleged financial crimes. …

Benue State in Nigeria’s north-central region has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in Nigeria. And this is due to the widespread lack of access to healthcare across its rural communities. In this report, ARINZE CHIJIOKE visits Gboko and Ohimini Local Government Areas (LGAs), exposing the tragic stories of maternal and child mortality and highlighting the state government’s neglect …

*Okpebholo is the next governor of Edo State – Esan Youths* “Esan youths in Edo State said on Saturday that the victory of Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the September 21 gubernatorial election was a foregone conclusion. “There is no alternative to Monday Okpebholo in the next governorship election,” they said. Okpebholo governorship, they said, …

Police officers in Delta have killed one suspected kidnapper and arrested three others in the state. State police spokesman Bright Edafe told reporters on Saturday in Warri that one AK-49 rifle was recovered from the suspects. Edafe said the suspects were arrested at different locations between Monday and Friday by police officers deployed to Ughelli on special duty. He added …

Police warn Nigerians of planned nationwide cult initiation Police have raised the alarm over a possible mass initiation into a secret sect across the country. The spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, made the announcement in a statement on Saturday, July 6. In a statement titled, “Neo-Black Movement, Also Known as Aiye or Black Axe, Planned Cult …