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Chief Whip of the Senate, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sign an Executive Order on Unexplained Wealth that will empower anti-graft agencies to go after Nigerians with unexplained wealth.

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has visited the family of the late Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, a young Nigerian lady who was kidnapped and later killed by her abductors in Abuja.

Abductors demand N100m for Ekiti schoolchildrenKidnappers of five pupils of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, and four staff members have demanded N100m ransom for the release of the nine victims who were taken away on Monday.

 A second Prosecution Witness, PW2, in the trial of a former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, Kassim Yusuf, on Tuesday, recounted before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court that the former governor diverted a staggering N4.6billion he received as security fund from the office of the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki.

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Adamawa Governor. 

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the agency has uncovered a religious sect in Nigeria allegedly laundering money for terrorists.

Federal High Court orders arrest of Governor Sim Fubara’s Chief of Staff, Ehie Edison over his alleged involvement in the burning of the Rivers State House of Assembly

FBN Holdings Plc, a leading financial institution in Nigeria, has announced the appointment of Mr. Olufemi Peter Otedola, CON, as its new Chairman of the Board of Directors.  

Operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to Asokoro Police Divisional Headquarters in a coordinated operation and continued effort against criminality in FCT, rescued 2 kidnapped victims in the early hours of 31st January 2024 at about 1:00AM.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced its forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth to 3 percent in 2024 down from a 3.1 percent projected in October 2023.

The Ogun State House of Assembly has sworn in Oludaisi Elemide, as the new Speaker of the House on Tuesday.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the posting and redeployment of seventeen (17) Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGs) and eighteen (18) Commissioner of Police (CPs) with immediate effect.

The Senate has summoned the country’s service chiefs to testify before the upper legislative house in light of the country’s increasing insecurity.

  The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has scored administration of President Bola Tinubu high in delivering of its Renewed Hope Agenda, despite enormous institutional, economic headwinds and domestic challenges it has had to contend with.

The Ekiti State Police Command apprehended five alleged kidnappers along the state’s Iju Ikere boundary.

 The Ogun State Police Command has dismissed three officers over alleged armed robbery and extortion.

  The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has stated that the majority of governors on the 37-member Tripartite Committee On Minimum Wage are not following the suggested base pay structure.

Yahaya Bello, the immediate former governor of Kogi State, has denied campaigning for the position of National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), adding that “the insinuation is infantile, false, and should be disregarded.”

In what has been termed a significant milestone in the advancement of Nigeria’s domestic gas industry and the generation of gas revenues, Temile Development Company Ltd -a key indigenous player in the oil and gas industry- recently commissioned a 23,000 cubic meters ultramodern Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Carrier.

In the Sokoto State trial of Attahiru Bafarawa, a former governor, Kassim Yusuf, a second prosecution witness, PW2, described to Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Circuit Court on Tuesday how the former governor embezzled an astounding N4.6 billion that he was given as security funds from the office of the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki.

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Adamawa Governor.

The Commander General of Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service, NHFSS, Ambassador Joshua Osatimehin, has condemned the killing of two Ekiti Traditional Rulers on Monday by suspected bandits.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday, screened Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu; former Managing Director of Sterling Bank, Asue Ighodalo, and former House of Representatives member, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, in preparation for the February 22 Edo State Governorship primary election.

Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara has admitted that the state’s political situation is having a negative impact on his emotional health.

The Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday, fixed Feb. 8 to hear a suit challenging the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) for failure to convene a National Executive Counsel, (NEC) meeting within the constitutionally stipulated period.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, announced the arrest of 198 drug suspects and the dismantling of 21 illicit drug joints in Kano.

Vice President Kashim Shettima will inaugurate a 37-man Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage with a mandate to recommend a new national minimum wage for the country.

Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar took to X today to condemn President Bola Tinubu’s attitude to the country’s rising insecurity. Atiku accused Tinubu of playing the fiddle as Nigeria’s security situation deteriorated.

Following a 1-1 draw after extra time in Yamoussoukro, hosts Ivory Coast defeated reigning champions Senegal on penalties to go to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals.

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has asked local government chairmen to remain in their respective zones.

After being redeployed from the headquarters, at least 1,500 employees of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, will return to work at its Lagos branch on Friday.

A British-Nigerian minister, MP Kate Osamor has been suspended after she accused Israel of genocide on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day.

 During a search-and-rescue operation in Katsina State, the Nigerian Army claimed to have freed 32 abduction victims.

The Federal Government has ordered the immediate suspension of reconstruction work at the Eleme-Onne section of the East-West Road in Rivers State.

Bruce Fein, International Counsel to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (MNK), the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB) , has petitioned the United Nations, European Union, the Commonwealth and the African Union seeking the suspension or expulsion of Nigeria from the comity of civilized nations.

 A United States Professor and politician, Richard Adeoriokin, has been accidentally sh%t d£@d by a local security guard in Ejigbo, Osun State.

The military regimes in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

A 20-year-old internet fr@udster, identified as Daniel Bamidele, has att@cked and st@bbed his parents over his mother’s refusal to reveal her name for him to activate a black magic soap designed to bring him good fortune. 

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Brazil returnee, Udechukwu Ekene Theophilus, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos for ingesting 60 big wraps of coc@ine.

The operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, on 20th January 2024, have arrested a notorious k!dnapper identified as Bello Mohammed, 28, who allegedly killed Nabeeha, the young lady who was abducted alongside five of her sisters in Bwari, Abuja on January 2 and was later ki!led after her family failed to provide the ransom demanded.

The Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Abia State University, Uturu, Professor Godwin Emezue, was on Friday abducted by hoodlums in Umuekwu Amachara, Umuahia South Local Government Area of the state.

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) has detonated in Gubio Town, Borno State, resulting in the tragic death of six Quranic school pupils popularly known as Almajirai.

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has ordered troops of the 3 Division Nigerian Army and the Joint Task Force Operation Safe Haven to adopt more aggressive posture and decisively stamp out terrorists causing mayhem in Plateau and contiguous states.

The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigation into alleged extortion of a motorist by one of its officers, ASP Luka Bashay of the Ogudu Area Command on Saturday.

Vice President Kashim Shettima and the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje on Saturday arrived Lokoja for the inauguration of Ahmed Ododo as the new governor of Kogi State.

  Many were reportedly killed when soldiers and gunmen clashed in two villages of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Saturday morning.

Ahead of its maiden Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting since last year when its Governor and Deputy Governors were appointed, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reportedly planned to replace the five external members of the 12-member MPC.

 The newly sworn-in governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, has nominated members of his Cabinet and other top aides on his first day in office.

The 10th Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Lecture on Leadership and Good Governance has identified a major way to end banditry and insurgency in the country.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have declared an ex-beauty queen, Ms. Aderinoye Queen Christmas also known as Ms. Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye wanted after she escaped from her Lekki, Lagos residence when operatives raided her apartment at Oral estate, Lekki on Wednesday 24th January following credible intelligence she deals in illicit substances.