Category: News
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6 of 24 Abducted Varsity Students Regain Freedom
The gallant military officers have rescued six of the 24 students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, abducted by gunmen Friday morning. Daily Trust reports that bandits in their large number invaded three of the school’s hostels, forced their way into the rooms through windows and abducted 24 students. Also military personnel were said…
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FG Gives Reason For Incessant Decline of Naira Against U.S. Dollar
The Federal government through the Minister of Finance, Adebayo Olawale Edun, has attributed the naira’s incessant decline to approximately $6.8 billion in overdue forward payments within the foreign exchange market, according to Bloomberg. He insists that addressing this issue is crucial for stabilizing the local currency. He clarified that the resolution of these unpaid contracts…
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Bandits Invade Varsity Hostel, Abduct Undergraduates
Daily Trust Bandits on Friday morning abducted an unspecified number of students from the Federal University of Gusau. The bandits in large numbers were also said to have invaded the Sabon-Gida community of the Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Daily Trust gathered that three students’ hostels were attacked and all the students were…
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Peter Obi, Other Dignitaries Lost Allocated Lands in Abuja, as FCTA Backs Action
Some notable Nigerians including the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 election, Peter Obi among many prominent Nigerians, including former ministers, ex-governors, non-serving senators, top politicians and other categories of highly-placed individuals and firms, who lost the land allocated to them in Abuja by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).…
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Davido, Zlatan, Falz Join Candlelight Procession For Mohbad In Lagos
Nigerian musicians, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, Falz and Zlatan Ibile have joined the candlelight procession in honour of late Afrobeats star Mohbad in the Victoria Island area of Lagos. The 27-year-old Ilerioluwa Aloba died in Lagos under controversial circumstances. Since his demise, Nigerians have been calling for a thorough probe into the circumstances…
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Lagos Police Exhume Body of Late Singer Mohbad
The Lagos State Police Command have exhumed the body of the singer Ilerioluwa Aloba widely known as Mohbad. The police said an autopsy would follow after the exhumation was accomplished. Mohbad’s death last Tuesday has raised concerns, as an accusing finger was pointed at the Marlian Record Label’s owner Afeez Fashola professionally known as Naira…
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BREAKING: Kano Tribunal Sacks Gov Yusuf, Declares APC Winner
Daily Trust The Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, declaring the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the March 18 election. Yusuf, who contested on the platform of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) was declared winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). While Nasir Gawuna,…
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BREAKING: Kano Tribunal Goes On Recess Ahead Of Final Verdict
Daily Trust The Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has gone on recess ahead of its verdict on the election. The All Progressives Congress (APC) had filed a petition to challenge the victory of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP). Daily Trust had reported how the judges stayed away from the court on Wednesday and…
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FG Unveils Plan To Provide CNG Infrastructures To 20 Varsity Campuses
The Federal Government has disclosed plans to provide Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) infrastructure to 20 university campuses across the country. Speaking at the signing ceremony between the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and FEMADEC Energy Limited in Abuja, Authority Chief Executive (ACE), Engr Farouk Ahmed emphasized that NMDPRA will provide the enabling…
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Peter Obi files 51 grounds of appeal at Supreme Court
Candidate of the Labour Party, Presidential Election Petition Court, r. Peter Obi, has filed 51 grounds of appeal before the Supreme Court to invalidate the election of President Bola Tinubu. Obi, in his appeal, maintained that the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, erred in law and thereby reached a wrong conclusion when it dismissed the…