Okoro S, LagosThe Lagos State Special Offences Court, on Wednesday, dismissed an application filed by former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, challenging the court’s jurisdiction to entertain the $4.5bn and N2.8bn fraud charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.Justice Rahman Oshodi, in
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Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu's commitment to developing the Anambra Basin and completing the Eastern Rail Line connecting Port Harcourt to Maiduguri is a beacon of hope for the South East region and indeed Nigeria at large.These promises, if fulfilled, have the potential to transform the economic fortunes of
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Chairman/chief executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Marwa (rtd) has said the agency arrested 18,500 suspects in 2024.According to him, “So far, the results have been justifying. In 2024, we seized over 2.6 million kilograms of illicit drugs. Across the country,
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe chairman of the Rotary International Foundation's Board of Trustees, Mark Maloney, is scheduled to visit Nigeria on January 15 for a series of advocacy efforts and enlightenment activities regarding the foundation's initiatives in the country, including a symbolic polio immunisation drive for children.Past governor of District 9127
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Uche O, EnuguThe Prince Dr. Richard Ozobu-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo 2025 Election Committee has announced new members of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation. This was disclosed in a statement released on Monday by Dr Ozobu and the committee’s secretary, Prof. Chibuikeya Achokawa.According to the statement, Dr.
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has instructed hospitals nationwide to enhance their Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures, in response to rising global concerns over Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV).The directive aims to safeguard public health amid increased HMPV activity reported in countries such as
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed off a Chinese supermarket in Abuja for allegedly selling expired products and items labelled exclusively in Chinese without the required English translations, as mandated by NAFDAC regulations.NAFDAC, in a statement, said that the supermarket, located
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Okoroafor C., MaiduguriBorno State Executive Council has approved the renaming of Borno State University to Kashim Ibrahim University in honour of the first governor of northern Nigeria.This decision was reached during the first State Executive Council meeting of 2025, chaired by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum. The meeting, which ended Monday
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After 13 years without an end-of-year celebration due to insecurity, the Lassa community in the Askira local government area of Borno State welcomed the new year with a grand event.For over a decade, Christians and Muslims in Lassa had not united for celebrations as they once did before the onset
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has vowed that those arrested by the security agencies for alleged involvement in the removal of sewage manhole covers on highways in Abuja will be made to face the full wrath of the law so as to serve
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