The family of Tukur Mamu, Publisher of Desert Herald Newspaper arrested by the Department of State Services DSS has countered the alleged discoveries in the his house and office, saying the Service is not saying the truth. According to a statement, the family said the military accoutrements said to have been discovered in the house, belonged to a nephew of Mamu currently serving in the Nigerian Armed Forces; a 2019 graduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy Regular Course. The said Nephew identified as Y. Y. Bello was said to be…
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UK: World’s 2nd-longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 96 – Buckingham Palace
…Charles becomes new King The world’s second-longest reigning monarch, the United Kingdom (UK)’s Queen Elizabeth II, has died, Buckingham Palace announced yesterday. The British monarch, who was enthroned in 1952, died aged 96 and her death ends the longest reign in British history. In an issued statement, Buckingham Palace stated that “the Queen died peacefully at Balmoral Thursday afternoon. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow, (today)”. For many in Britain, Elizabeth II was the only living monarch they…
Read MorePDP NEC passes vote of confidence on Iyorchia Ayu
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has passed a vote of confidence on Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, the party’s national chairman and the National Working Committee, (NWC). The confidence vote was passed yesterday, at the on-going NEC meeting of the party in Abuja, and comes amid push for his resignation by the camp of Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike. The Motion for the vote of confidence in the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC) was moved by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu…
Read MoreCourt extends order stopping Buhari, NBC from shutting down 53 broadcast stations
The Federal High Court, in Lagos, has extended its order stopping President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from revoking the licenses of 53 broadcast stations in the country and shutting down the stations for allegedly failing to renew their licenses. Recall that on 29 August 2022, Justice Akintayo Aluko, had granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion exparte by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), and Nigerian Guild of Editors, (NGE). The order was granted pending the hearing of the Motion…
Read More‘Buhari won’t withdraw INEC REC nominees accused of corruption, partisanship” – Lai Moh’d
Despite the clamour for their withdrawal, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, said President Muhammadu Buhari will not withdraw some nominees for the position of INEC Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) recently accused of corruption and partisanship. Recall that President Buhari had on 26th of July sent 19 names to the Senate for confirmation as RECs. Four of the nominees appointed by the President were fingered by some Nigerians and a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) as partisan or have a known history of corruption. The four…
Read More2023: “Atiku, Ayu arrogant because someone at Presidency promised them victory” – Wike
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has traced the arrogance of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, to a deal they struck with somebody at the Presidency. According to him, the presidential force was working for Atiku’s victory in 2023 and promised to disclose the identity of the person at the appropriate time. However, Wike, who made his remarks yesterday when he led Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to inaugurate a new Faculty of Humanities built by his administration…
Read MoreInsecurity: Military arrests Boko Haram informant in Abuja highbrow area
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of Boko Haram informant, Mamuda Usman, popularly known as Bado, in Asokoro, a highbrow area in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Abuja. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, who disclosed this to newsmen at a press briefing in Abuja yesterday, also said that the military would not relent in rooting out all collaborators of terrorists in the country. The informant, according to the Military High Command, runs errands for a suspected high-profile Boko Haram commander in Kaduna, who is on the…
Read MoreTribunal slams N25m fine on MultiChoice Nigeria over tariff hike
The Competition and Consumer Protection (CCPC) Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, has ordered MultiChoice Nigeria Ltd – the operator of satellite televisions – DSTV and GoTV- to pay N25 million fine for violating an order restraining the company from increasing its tariff. In a ruling yesterday, the tribunal ordered the fine to be paid immediately to the Tribunal’s Registry. It also restrained the company from proceeding to appeal its judgement until the fine has been paid. The 3-member panel of the tribunal, headed by Thomas Okosun, held the company breached the…
Read MoreAlleged Corruption: “Abba Kyari operates death squad in Nigeria” – Hushpuppi reveals
…Says “I can’t return to Nigeria” Nigerian alleged Internet fraud ringleader, Ramon Abbas, otherwise known as, Hushpuppi, has revealed that suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, operates a death squad and that he (Hushpuppi) stands a risk of being harmed. Hushpuppi raised the alarm in a memorandum he submitted before Judge Otis Wright of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, on September 5, seeking a downward review of sentencing years demanded by the prosecutors after Mr Abbas pleaded guilty to multimillion-dollar fraud last…
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