BY GODWIN OBI The family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has decried the Supreme Court’s delay in the release of the Certified True Copy (CTC) of its ruling on Kanu’s matter. The Supreme Court had on December 15, 2023, set aside the rulingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Management of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, led by the Executive Secretary, Barrister Akutah Pius Ukeyima paid a working visit to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, in his welcome address, noted the role enabling actsContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS Kidnappers on Thursday night stormed the Nigeria Post Army Estate in Abuja, abducting two residents. The victims include the wife and one of the in-laws of one Barrister Cyril Adikwu. The incident, according to a neighbour of the victims, occurred around 10:00 p.m. in the Phase 2Continue Reading
CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it uploaded 100 vehicles on its portal out of which 86 were won in the first week of its e-auction exercise. The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saidContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Special Wildlife Office of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it intercepted about 20,000 kilograms of illegal wildlife products and live specimens on the verge of being smuggled out of the country by criminals in the past three years. Speaking on Tuesday at the second editionContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Isah Ashiru, challenging the election of Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State The apex court also affirmed the judgments of the lower courts i.e. the tribunal and the court of appeal,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Katsina State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has presented an auspicious honour to Kanwan Katsina, District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara ‘mni’ for his contribution to the development of the journalism profession. The presentation was made recent when the Katsina StateContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI AT LEAST, FOUR CHILDREN AND TWO MIDDLE AGED PERSONS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED DEAD IN A BOAT ACCIDENT THAT OCCURED IN TUNGAN LEDA, BORGU LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGER STATE. THE NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY (NIWA), THROUGH ITS SAFETY AGENT DISCLOSED THAT THE BOAT MISHAP OCCURED AT TUNGAN LEDA,Continue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU There was panic in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday evening as loud explosion rocked the ancient city, with buildings collapsing due to terrific vibration. Residents, who spoke with Channels Television, said houses and cars far from the scene of the explosion were impacted by theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Scores of people are reportedly missing after a passenger boat with about 100 people on board capsized in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Director General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba Arah, confirmed the incident to newsmen. He said that the number ofContinue Reading