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  Members of the Okoye family in the Umuawulu community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State are seeking justice for the alleged killing of their father, Chief Shadrach Okoye, by a popular masquerade. Okoye was said to have been punched to death by the said masquerade after he refused to give it

The Federal Government on Friday said it has secured investment commitments worth $30bn from foreign investors since it assumed office eight months ago. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Anite, disclosed this at a ministerial press briefing organised by the Ministry of Information and National Orientation to inform the public about ongoing economic

Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday said he would fully abide by a court decision that overturned the postponement of the presidential election to December this year. Sall also stated that he is committed to carrying out without delay the nece ssary consultations for the organisation of the presidential election [in Senegal] as soon as

The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared that the task of making Nigeria great is a collective responsibility. Makinde made this declaration on Friday, in Ibadan, during the  unveiling  of the dualised 12.5-kilometre Challenge–Odo-Ona Elewe–Elebu–Apata Road. The governor said that the road project was the government’s way of ushering in prosperity for the people

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has stated that President Bola Tinubu is not opposed to the use of taxes from companies to fund road projects. He said the scheme, which is under the Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit (Tax Credit) Scheme, had enabled the country to fix some important roads across

With just eight more days before the kick-off of the highly-anticipated novelty match between The PUNCHERS and Media Amalgamated team as part of celebrations of the 50th anniversary of The PUNCH, The PUNCHERS worked on their winning strategies on Friday at the Mountain Top University, Magboro, Ogun State. The PUNCHERS go up against Media Amalgamated,

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has said that “economic downturn” being faced by Nigerians was caused by the mismanagement of the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. With renewed concerns over the high cost of living since the inception of the Bola Tinubu administration, Afenifere faulted those criticising the President saying they are still pained

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an order restraining the Nigeria Police from re-arresting and taking to Abuja any defendant already standing trial in the murder charge concerning the killing of late Ahoada Divisional Police Officer, Bako Angbashim. The court, presided over by Justice Sika Aprioku, also issued an order

The Defence Headquarters on Friday said troops in the South-South region recovered stolen crude oil and other related products valued at N2.6 billion.  According to the DHQ, a total of 3,282,250 litres of stolen crude oil, 224,050 litres of illegally refined AGO, and 5,925 litres of DPK were recovered between January 27 and February 16. 

Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller was ruled out for “several weeks” on Friday after the Africa Cup of Nations winner suffered a recurrence of an ankle injury, his club said. Haller, 29, scored the winning goal as Ivory Coast defeated Nigeria 2-1 in the AFCON final last weekend but was substituted late in the game.

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association, Enugu Depot has warned it would be forced to shut down selling of fuel in Anambra State within the next two weeks over attacks on members. The Association accused Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration of over-taxing its members, clamping on their businesses, and arresting them. This is coming as the Nigerian

Osun State House of Assembly has extended the tenure of office and re-appointed caretaker committees of 30 Local Government Areas and 39 others running Modakeke Area Office and Local Council Development Areas in the state. The extension was subsequently secured for the caretaker chairmen, vice chairmen, scribes and their members’ fresh six months tenure, beginning

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, paid another N3.149 billion to 1,013 retirees in its 103rd retirement bond certificate presentation. He said the payment was in line with his administration’s commitment to the welfare of its workforce, both active and post-service. The governor spoke at the 103rd retirement bond certificate presentation to retirees

A middle-aged man, Sule Gwamnati, has been shot dead by gunmen who attacked his family house in the early hours of Friday in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was learnt that after shooting Gwamnati, the attackers suspected to be kidnappers went away with his wife, Blessing. Sources said that Gwamnati, who

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 30 for judgment in the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria’s protracted leadership crisis. The court disclosed this after its proceedings on Friday. ALGON had been enmeshed in a leadership crisis after the National Executive Council of the association sacked Akolade David as its president, claiming

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Adegoke Fayoade, has ordered a detailed investigation into the incident of a 12-year-old Aminat Alege allegedly hit by a teargas canister fired by officers of Dopemu Division. The officers allegedly fired the teargas while responding to public disturbance by students of Abibat Mogaji Millenium Secondary School Iloro and

President Bola Tinubu has been named the African Union Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership. Consequently, he will address participants at the ministerial executive leadership programme this Saturday, February 17, 2024. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the president, Ajuri

President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate upgrade of 16 health institutions across all six geo-political zones in the country. The president directed that the infrastructure and equipment of the institutions should be immediately upgraded. The institutions include the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Surulere and the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria. Among them are six

The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the FCT Police Command has apprehended one notorious kidnapper, Saidu Abdulkadir. The Force Public Relations of the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh in a statement on Thursday, said the kidnapper was arrested following a raid on their camps bordering Nasarawa and Abuja via Kuje area council, at about midnight on

Less than 24 hours before the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in Edo State, one of the aspirants, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has quit the race. In a letter of withdrawal (which was not dated) he sent on Friday to the national chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje, and copied the acting state chairman of

Borno State Government has declared a one-day statewide fast for Monday, February 19, to seek divine intervention on the rising cost of food items and the spate of landmine explosions across its major roads. Governor Babagana Zulum disclosed this in a statewide broadcast on Friday. “I speak to you today with a heavy heart, but

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Salihu Lukman, on Friday appealed to former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, to stop blaming the immediate past government of Muhammadu Buhari for the forex challenge and economic hardship plaguing the country. He said all leaders of the APC, including President Bola Tinubu, were complicit in one

The Nigeria Labour Congress said it has put machinery in place for a two-day nationwide protest slated for February 27 and February 28, 2024. The NLC’s National President, Joe Ajaero, said the protest would begin a week after the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government which will expire on February

The Rivers State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to repeal the Rivers State House of Assembly Service Commission Amendment Law No. 3 of 2006. The bill, it said, is to further amend the Principal Law of 1999 and other matters connected thereto. This was contained in a statement signed by

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the Federal Government to investigate and prosecute the killers of journalists in Nigeria from 1986 to 2023. Among those killed within this period is the founder of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa. The Incorporated Trustees of Media Rights Agenda had sued the Attorney-General of the Federation seeking