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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 15, 2023, filed a motion for stay of execution of the ruling by Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on the 14 properties as well as the sum of N400m linked to the Kogi...

Disturbed by the recent killings and destruction of properties in some parts of Nasarawa State especially Karu Local Government Area where over 50 people were reportedly killed, the chairman of Inter Party Advisory Council in the state, Hon. Cletus Ogah has appealed to the warring parties in the current crisis...

By Gabriella Augustine Two groups, the North East Progressive Forum, NEPF and the Yobe Youth Forum, YYF, have commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State over the nomination of Barrister Bashir Bukar Ba’ale as the chairman, Board of North East Development Commission, NEDC. NEPF...

By Emmanuel Kelvin Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, stopped the National Youth Service Corps and it’s Director, Corps Certification, Ibrahim Muhammad, from issuing, publishing or continued to issue, publish disclaimer to the effect that the NYSC certificate of national service dated 6th...

President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on Monday, congratulated chef Hilda Baci as she made history by breaking the world record for the longest cooking marathon. Sharing a photo on his Twitter page on Monday, he said, “I share the immense joy of all Nigerians as Hilda Bassey Effiong (Hilda...

The Guinness World Record holder for marathon cooking by an individual, Lata Tondon, has drummed support for Nigerian chef Hilda Baci, who is on a mission to break the record. The current record for the world’s longest cooking marathon is held by Tondon, who completed the task in 87 hours,...

By Daniel Ojonugwa Director General, National Orientation Agency, NOA, Dr. Garba Abari, has directed officers of the Agency at the community level to immediately commence community sensitization campaign on the new weather alert by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET, which predicted strong winds and flash flood in about 17 States...

*Women, children among victims  By Kasim Adamu It was tears and pains for relations and friends of 38 people killed by Fulani herdsmen in Takalafia and Gwanja areas of Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state as they were given mass burial on Sunday. Those killed were mostly women and...

By Samuel Ada  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the World Bank President Mr David Malpass to use his “good offices to suspend any disbursement of the $800m loan to the Federal Government and to request the incoming administration to provide satisfactory explanations for the loan.” SERAP urged...

By Abdullahi Sule  Troops of the 21 Armoured Brigade, operation Hadin Kai, have reportedly recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP) in Sambisa forest, Borno state. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, the troops discovered the underground armoury following...