Bandits have k!lled five persons in Kuringafa town, in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State. It was gathered that the bandits invaded the town at about 10pm on Thursday night, December 12, 2024 and opened fire on people. According to crisis and conflict journalist, Bakatsine, the bandits also wounded three other people…
President Bola Tinubu will present the N47.9 trillion 2025 budget to the joint assembly of the National Assembly next Tuesday, December 17. This was disclosed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary session on Thursday,December 12.Akpabio announced that the budget presentation will take place at the House of Representatives’ chamber.President Tinubu had earlier…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has vowed to continue the demolition of properties in the nation’s seat of power, saying he won’t be swayed by blackmail. According to him, the structures being demolished by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) are properties illegally built on government lands. “Let me…
Afe Babalola’s law firm has written a petition to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, (LPDC) asking it to strike out the name of Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi, from legal practitioners in Nigeria for allegedly violating certain provisions of the rules of professional conduct for lawyers. The 90-page petition dated December 6, 2024, was signed…
A 41-year-old man identified as AbdulFatai has d!ed in a fire incident in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, December 9, 2024 at No. 158, Ile Alaparun Isale, Alore area of Ilorin. The Head of Media and Publicity of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle,…
The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, says he always tells his daughters when they are getting married that if their husbands slap them, he expects them to return the slap. The emir said wife be@ting, domestic v!olence form 45 per cent of cases across nine Shari’a Courts of Kano in five years.…
Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi, has filed a preliminary objection asking the Ado Ekiti Magistrate Court to strike out the defamation suit filed against him by legal expert, Afe Babalola. This comes ahead of tomorrow’s hearing of the case.The preliminary objection dated December 9, 2024, was filed through his lawyer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria,…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed optimism about the progress of his administration, acknowledging the challenges facing the nation while assuring Nigerians of better days ahead. Speaking at the graduation ceremony for the Executive Intelligence Management Course 17 at the National Institute for Security Studies in Abuja on Saturday, December 7, Tinubu, represented by National…
Amnesty International has revealed that no fewer than 10,000 people have d!ed in military custody since the Boko Haram conflict in the North-east region of Nigeria started. The human rights organisation also accused Boko Haram and the military of many abuses, saying military personnel violated rules of engagement while carrying out their assignments in…
Atsi Kefas, the sister of Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, was allegedly shot by a police escort during an attack by gunmen on Thursday, December 5. The incident occurred along Kente Road in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, according to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication specializing in the Lake Chad region. Governor…
