BY GODWIN OBI, EFE MODESTUS Justice Evelyn Maha of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order barring the Directorate of Road Traffic Services, also called the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), from further stopping vehicles on the road, impounding or confiscating vehicles, and imposing fines on motorists. InContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The United States knows Israel will retaliate after Iran’s major missile attack, and even says it supports such a move, but is trying to influence the nature of the response, warning against targeting Tehran’s nuclear facilities. US President Joe Biden, who consulted with his G7 counterparts onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Professor Pat Utomi says putting people of character in positions of authority will turn around Nigeria’s fortunes for the better. The professor of political economy, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, said the country has the human capital required to achieve greatness.Continue Reading
Comptroller Nnadi, officers of the Command and other NDLEA officials at the handover ceremony.. BY GODWIN OBIThe Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on yesterday showcased three containers with 684 packets of Cannabis Indica seized at the port.The drugs weighed 341.025kg with a street value ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, JAMES AKINOLA, CHIGOZIE EZEH President Bola Tinubu and his deputy, Kashim Shettima, alongside other dignitaries, observed the Independence Day Parade held at the forecourt of the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. Tinubu, the Special Guest, arrived at the venue at about 10:10 a.m. in the companyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI United Bank for Africa has posted a 40 per cent growth in gross earnings to N1.37tn in the first half of 2024 from N981.77bn in the prior period of last year. The pan-African banking group declared an interim dividend of N2 per share for, a 300 perContinue Reading
About five more persons have been confirmed dead following a cholera outbreak in Igudagu village of Okpuitumo community in Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. The state Commissioner for Health, Moses Ekuma, made this known while giving an update on the outbreak on Monday, saying that 11 cases haveContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS The Federal Government has inaugurated a committee to probe allegations of gross misconduct against the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) by crossdresser Idris Okuneye better known as Bobrisky. The Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo inaugurated the independent investigative panel on Monday. “We want to really reform the correctionalContinue Reading
BY OUR REPORTERS State commands of the Nigeria Police Force have deployed men in flashpoints as organisers of the October 1 protest insist on going ahead with the demonstration on Independence Day as planned, findings by Frontline Reporters have shown. If the protest holds, it will be the second timeContinue Reading
BY OUR REPORTERS Four Nigerian professionals based in the United States have made a case for diaspora voting, saying Nigerians overseas contribute more than $20bn annually to the economy and that they deserve to have a say in who becomes the President of the country. The four professionals were guestsContinue Reading