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He argued that the decision to discharge the suspects was premature and interfered with the ongoing Coroner’s Inquest into the circumstances surrounding Mohbad’s death. The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has fixed July 2, 2025, for judgment in a legal application filed by Mr. Joseph Aloba, father of late …

Environmental activists and climate change advocates seized the opportunity of a webinar hosted by Unity Bank to call for urgent and coordinated action to tackle Nigeria’s growing plastic pollution crisis, describing it as one of the greatest environmental threats facing the country today. The call was made at the event …

The Lagos State Government has unveiled a detailed traffic diversion plan ahead of the much-anticipated repair works on the Ogudu/Ifako Bridge. The project, which was previously postponed, is now scheduled to begin on Saturday, June 28, 2025, and will run through Wednesday, October 15, 2025, spanning a total of 110 …

The Obidient Movement has announced a nationwide rally scheduled for July 19, 2025, to celebrate the 64th birthday of former Anambra State governor and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, PM has learnt. According to a joint statement by National Coordinator Dr. Yunusa Tanko, Director of Mobilisation Morris Monye, …

The federal government has officially announced the recruitment of 30,000 personnel into four major paramilitary agencies across the country. In a statement released Tuesday, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) confirmed that the recruitment drive covers the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Federal …

Tunde Ayeni, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of defunct Skye Bank Plc, has finally broken his silence on the circumstances that led to the collapse of the bank. Speaking during an interview with journalists, reported by Thisday, Ayeni explained that the downfall of Skye Bank was not due …

A former spokesman for President Bola Tinubu’s campaign in the South-East, Josef Onoh, has warned of the Benue State government’s decision to stage a festive and colorful welcome for the President amid national and international outrage over a recent massacre in the state. Onoh described the planned fanfare as “a …

Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday June 17, 2025 arrested a former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Mr. Moses Thomas Sule and 14 other members for alleged money laundering. The 14 members are: Gwottson Fom, Sani Abubakar, …

  Development is a crucial goal for every community striving for a better quality of life, improved infrastructure, and sustainable economic growth. Unfortunately, many local communities continue to face setbacks due to the persistent activities of what can best be described as the “enemies of development” and Oshodi is not …

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday granted bail in the sum of ₦2 billion to Godwin Emefiele, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Justice Halilu Yusuf, while delivering the ruling, granted the bail following Emefiele’s arraignment on an eight-count charge. He …