Author: Amina Mohammed

Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has rejected a request by the federal government to arrest Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over her failure to appear in Court to face criminal trial. The Judge gave the ruling after the government’s Counsel, David Kaswe, told the court that he served the charge on the female lawmaker’s lawyer in the courtroom. Justice Umar said as the Kogi Central Senator had not previously been served the charge or hearing notice, it was, therefore, inconceivable that she would be present in the courtroom. He refused the prosecution’s application for a bench…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has invited Air Peace Limited following a wave of consumer complaints regarding the airline’s failure to refund fares for cancelled flights. The summon was conveyed through a statement signed by FCCPC’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, on Monday. According to the Commission, Air Peace’s actions may be in violation of Sections 130(1)(a) and (b) and 130(2)(b) of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA) 2018, which guarantees consumers the right to timely refunds when services paid for in advance were not delivered. FCCPC noted that these sections of the law…

Operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA) have arrested a businessman, 44-year-old Ezemokwe Chukwuebuka Christian for ingesting 53 wraps of the same cocaine while on his way to Tehran Khomeini, Islamic Republic of Iran. This comes barely two weeks after operatives also intercepted a 60-year-old businessman Chinedu Leonard Okigbo heading to Iran with 65 pellets of cocaine in his stomach at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano. Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters Abuja, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said Ezemokwe was arrested at the Port Harcourt airport on Saturday…

A helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims has crashed in India, killing seven people on board. The accident happened within minutes of the helicopter taking off, officials said, on what should have been a 10-minute flight. The helicopter was flying to Guptkashi, a prominent Hindu pilgrimage site in the Himalayas, from Kedarnath temple town in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. It comes three days after an Air India flight crashed less than a minute after taking off from Ahmedabad airport in northwestern India, killing at least 270 people. The helicopter, which was operated by private helicopter service Aryan Aviation, went down…

Legendary Afrobeat singer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has been posthumously inducted into the 2025 Grammy Hall of Fame for his groundbreaking 1976 album, Zombie. The Grammy Hall Of Fame was established by the Recording Academy’s National Trustees in 1973 to honour recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old. Inductees are selected annually by a special member committee of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts. Accepting the award on behalf of his family, Fela’s eldest son, Femi Kuti described it as an “honour”. He said, “Our father’s legacy lives on. We…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday congratulated former Governor of Bauchi State , Alhaji Ahmadu Adamu Mu’azu, on his 70th birthday. He also praised his contributions to public service and the nation’s democratic development. In a statement  by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu described Mu’azu, who was also former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as “an accomplished public servant and frontline politician” known for his dignified conduct and impactful leadership. “We were governors at the same time between 1999 and 2007, a trying period for our new beginning,” Tinubu said, hailing Mu’azu’s legacy in…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday extended an open invitation to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), praising his performance in office and declaring that Wike would be welcomed with open arms. President Tinubu also recommitted his administration to sustained investment in infrastructure, declaring that no amount of political pressure or opposition will derail his development agenda under the Renewed Hope Agenda. “We have somebody in Nyesom Wike. He’s not a member of my party — not yet. But the day he changes his mind and registers with the progressives, we will welcome…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, said President Bola Tinubu’s infrastructural development has killed coalition moves by the opposition. Wike disclosed this while speaking at the official commissioning of roads in the nation’s capital. Wike who vowed to continue to support Tinubu’s administration said “Some people, whatever you do, will not be happy; many of them were born not to be happy.” “Under Tinubu, contractors now have confidence in the government. Your good works have killed the coalition in Nigeria.”

An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Jesutega Onokpasa, is dead. The lawyer and prominent political commentator, who appeared frail during his last interview on national television died on Monday. Announcing his demise on his X account on Tuesday, a pro-APC crusader, Okezie Atani, said the prominent political commentator was survived by his wife and children. He wrote, “We lost Barr. Jesutega Onokpasa, may his soul rest in perfect peace.” A Facebook page named Renewed Hope United Kingdom also wrote a tribute entitled “A Farewell to a Passionate Advocate: Honouring Jesutega Onokpasa’s Legacy” to announce the late APC chieftain’s demise. It…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has officially commenced the payment of arrears arising from the recently approved N77,000 monthly allowance to both current and recently discharged corps members. This confirmation came from the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, who announced that the disbursements are being made in batches. The move fulfills the Federal Government’s pledge to align corps members’ stipends with the new national minimum wage—a promise first made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in September 2024. The payment of arrears follows the initial implementation of the new allowance in March 2025. Before then, corps members had continued…