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Court strikes out Kanu’s ex parte motion seeking transfer from Sokoto prison
The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, has struck out an ex parte motion filed by the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeking his transfer from the Sokoto Correctional Facility. At Tuesday’s proceedings, Kanu’s counsel, Demdoo Asan, a senior…
Read More »Police arrest two women over missing 16yo girl in Anambra
By Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two female suspects in connection with the disappearance of a 16-year-old girl, Miss Oluebube Chukwuma, who was reported missing in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, identified as Uzoma Nwabueze and Precious Monday, were apprehended on…
Read More »CBN expands digital payment services nationwide
Users of leading digital payment platforms such as Opay and Moniepoint are set to enjoy expanded services across Nigeria following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) approval granting national operating licences to several financial technology companies and microfinance banks. The approval allows the affected fintech firms and microfinance institutions—many of…
Read More »Police arrest Katsina school principal over alleged theft of school equipment
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 58-year-old school principal, Bashir Musa, over the alleged theft of computers and solar power equipment from a school laboratory in Dutsi Local Government Area of the state. Musa was apprehended on Monday following a report of vandalism, breaking, and theft at the…
Read More »Court orders FCTA workers to suspend strike pending determination of suit
Photo: FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike By Deborah Nnamdi Justice Emmanuel Subilim of the National Industrial Court has ordered workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration to suspend their ongoing industrial action pending the hearing and determination of an originating summons before the court. The order followed an application filed by…
Read More »National grid suffers second collapse in 2026, power supply drops to zero
By Deborah Nnamdi Nigeria’s National Grid on Tuesday suffered its second system collapse in 2026, leading to a total shutdown of electricity supply across the country. As of the time of filing this report, available data indicated that power supply to all 11 electricity distribution companies had dropped to zero…
Read More »Dangote refinery raises petrol gantry price to N799 per litre
By Deborah Nnamdi The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from N699 per litre to N799 per litre, following the conclusion of the festive period. As a result of the adjustment, MRS filling stations supplied by the refinery will…
Read More »Anambra shuts Onitsha market for one week Over sit-at-home defiance
By Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Government has ordered the closure of Onitsha Main Market for one week after traders failed to open for business despite a directive by Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo to ignore the Monday sit-at-home linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The shutdown, announced on…
Read More »US private jet crashes during takeoff amid severe winter storm
By Deborah Nnamdi A private jet carrying eight people has crashed while attempting to take off from Bangor International Airport in the US state of Maine, aviation authorities have confirmed. The aircraft, a Bombardier Challenger 600, went down at about 7:45 p.m. local time on Sunday, according to the Federal…
Read More »Kwankwaso’s son resigns as Kano governor moves to APC
Photo: Governor Abba Yusuf …Ganduje announces Abba as Kano APC leader, vows automatic ticket for gov By Didimoko A. Didimoko Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing the need to act in the overall interest of peace, stability and accelerated development…
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