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By Emamuzo Iboma The Federal Government has strongly dismissed allegations by former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, accusing it of secretly funding and empowering bandits through ransom payments and inducements. El-Rufai had reportedly alleged that the government coordinated huge payments, including a staggering ₦1 billion supposedly given to criminal groups during his tenure as…
Nigerian businessman Abdulrauf Ademola has responded to allegations made by six Nigerian workers in the Central African Republic (CAR), who accused him of passport seizure, unpaid salaries, and abandonment in a widely circulated video. In a statement made available to newsmen at the weekend, Ademola refuted the claims, describing them as exaggerated and misleading. Ademola…
ECOWAS Court Declares Inadmissible Case of Human Rights Violation Against Nigeria The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, has declared inadmissible a case of alleged human rights violations brought by a Nigerian suing Makia Media Limited and dismissed all claims sought by the Applicant. In its judgment delivered by Justice Sengu Koroma, Judge Rapporteur, the Court…
Waterfront Demolition: Court slams Rivers Govt With N1.1bn Damages Barikui Felix A Rivers State High Court has ordered the Rivers State Government to pay a substantial sum of N1.1 billion to residents of the Mile One and Two waterfronts in Port Harcourt, whose properties were demolished and land taken over by the government under the…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has vowed to apply necessary sanctions against Qatar Airways for allegedly mistreating Nigerian passengers. This was revealed in a statement by the NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, via his official X account on Friday. According to the terse statement, Achimugu noted that the airline…
Idahosa Meets With NAWOJ, Assures of Govt. Support Edo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, on Thursday, February 6, addressed members of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Edo State Chapter, reassuring them of the government’s support. Receiving the NAWOJ delegation led by Chairperson Adesuwa Ehimuan, who paid a courtesy visit to his office…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted in evidence three video clips supplied by the Department of State Services (DSS) to puncture claims of duress by five suspected masterminds of the 2011 bombing of the United Nations complex in the city facing trial. The presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, subsequently fixed the fifth of…
Internationally acclaimed heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from the hospital and has been declared clinically fit to recuperate at home. A statement jointly signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lagos, Gbenga Omotoso, and Special Adviser to the Information and Strategy, Ogun State, Kayode Akinmade, noted that Joshua was discharged on…
By Israel Adebiyi Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has inaugurated two committees aimed at tackling pressing issues of security and land disputes in the state. The committee are Livestock Control Committee and the Boundary Committee with the mandate to ensure peace, stability and development across the state. Inaugurating the livestock committee, the governor said their…
Prince Woke Security personnel of the Royal Fouche Security Services Ltd., popularly known as the Amama Soldiers, owned by ex-freedom fighter Alhaji Asari Dokubo, have successfully rescued 19 passengers abducted while travelling to Bille along the Isaka River three weeks ago. Sea pirates took the passengers to an undisclosed location, where their abductors demanded a…
