Author: Festus Adeloye

Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja after 27 months in custody. This followed the ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja that granted Kyari two weeks bail. The court said the two-week bail was to allow Kyari to return home to conclude his mother’s burial rites. The court subsequently set Friday, May 31, for the determination of his bail application in the trial over drug-related charges filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following his arrest over two years ago on February 14, 2022. The spokesperson…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike starting Monday, June 3, 2024, following the breakdown of negotiations over the new minimum wage with the Federal Government. This development comes after Organised Labour urged President Bola Tinubu to personally intervene in the negotiations to avert the strike. Talks between the government and Organised Labour stalled last Tuesday when the Federal Government and the Organised Private Sector raised their wage offer to ₦60,000, up from an initial ₦57,000, which Labour dismissed as inadequate. According to several sources from the Trade Union Congress and Nigeria Labour Congress who spoke…

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, on Friday, arraigned a 40-year-old businessman, Chinedu Okafor, before the Federal High Court in Lagos, for allegedly producing fake aromatic Schnapps and fruit juice wines. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa ‘Sky Blue Company’ is facing an eight-count charge bordering on manufacturing, dealing, selling distributing, and having unwholesome processed food. The prosecution counsel, A. Ali, told the court that Okafor was arrested on April 26, at his residence of 4, 1st MTN Road, Badagry, in Lagos State, where he was allegedly producing and processing Apple Multi Fruit Juice Wine, Eagle Aromatic Schnapps and Lord’s…

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has listed 27 Ministries, Departments and Agencies(MDAs) with unpaid electricity bills. The power company stated in a notice on Saturday that it will disconnect all clients who do not settle their debts by Monday, June 3. The customers include the Nigeria Army, Nigeria Airforce, Kogi State Government, and Niger State Government among others. The notice reads: “This is to inform the general that AEDC will disconnect all customers with outstanding electricity bills on June 3, 2024. “Timely payment of electricity bills is crucial for the continued operation and enhancement of AEDC’s infrastructure, ensuring we can…

Fulham and Super Eagles player, Alex Iwobi, has shared his thoughts on Nigerians, describing them as ‘loud’. He mentioned that Nigerians have distinct characteristics that set them apart such as being very expressive, particularly the Yorubas. He disclosed this during a recent interview with Kiss Fresh in London, UK. The host asked: “What do you love about Nigerians and being Nigerian?” Iwobi replied: “You can smell a Nigerian from a mile away. Our mannerisms are so Nigerian, especially Yoruba people. Yoruba people are so loud. “My favourite thing about the country is that everyone is so welcoming, rich in hospitality…

Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara has declared that God has removed all obstacles against his administration. Fubara said his administration would  continue to prioritise the interest of Rivers people in the governance of the state under the mantra, Rivers First. He called on all well-meaning Rivers people to continue to support and contribute their quota to making the administration achieve its vision of advancing the fortunes of the state in his government. Fubara spoke during the Praise Night organised by the State Government to mark his first anniversary at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre, Port Harcourt on Friday night. The…

The Kano State Police Command is in dilemma over the number of court orders it has received on the emirate crisis rocking the state. The command said the conflicting court directives have created a complex situation and consequently appealed to the media for support in navigating the emirship tussle. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, made the call during a meeting with the heads of media organisations in Kano yesterday. The CP revealed that the command had received five different court orders from federal and state high courts regarding the emirship dispute and has forwarded them to the Minister…

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said politics must always be about bettering the people’s lives, noting that his government plays a politics centred on serving the people and putting the State on the path of accelerated growth and prosperity. Obaseki reassured that his government would not share or give treasury looters access to Edo people’s money but would continue to channel the state’s resources to develop the state and better the people’s lives. The governor spoke at a homecoming reception in honour of the victorious Edo Queens Football Club who have recently crowned the 2023/2024 Nigeria Women…

The Nigerian government has condemned the ongoing Israeli operations in Gaza, insisting that the fundamental human rights, including and especially right to life, of the vulnerable civilian population must be preserved at all cost. Nigeria, in a statement signed by her Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, said: “The government and people of Nigeria condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the onslaught on defenseless civilians currently being witnessed in Gaza in the course of the Israel-Palestine conflict. The latest deadly attacks on the Rafah Displacement Camps in Southern Gaza on Sunday the 26th, which killed about 45 people, mostly women…

The ancient city of Kano has returned to its bustling but peaceful nature as the 16th Emir of Kano Lamido Sanusi and his predecessor Aminu Bayero did not clash during Juma’at prayer. Governor Abba Yusuf, had through a repealed chieftaincy law, dethroned Bayero and four other first class emirs and reinstated Sanusi. But Bayero returned to the state to reclaim his position. While Sanusi is consolidating on the throne, having occupied the main palace, Bayero is waiting anxiously for the decision of the court as he now stays at the Nasarawa palace. Tension rose on Friday morning that the two…