Category: National
RIVERS: Court nullifies APC congresses
A High Court in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, has nullified the ward, local government, and state congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, which had produced Tony Okocha as chairman. Presiding over the case, Justice Godswill Ogbomanu ruled today that the party’s congresses violated a court order restraining them…
Court Nullifies APC Local, State Congresses Over Violation Of Order
A state High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital has nullified the ward, local government areas, and state congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State which produced Tony Okocha as their chairman. Presiding Judge, Justice Godswill Ogbomanu in his ruling earlier on Friday, nullified the congresses by the party,…
Navy promotes 146 senior officers
THE Navy Board yesterday approved the promotion of 146 senior officers to various ranks in the Nigerian Navy. According to a statement released by Commodore A. Adams-Aliu on behalf of the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, 24 Commodores were promoted to Rear Admiral, 26 Captains advanced to Commodore, and 96 Commanders…
Court Demands Formal Bail Application For Nurse Accused Of Cyberbullying President Tinubu’s Son
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, refused to grant bail to Olamide Thomas, the nurse and activist, who was detained over her social media remarks against President Bola Tinubu, his son, Seyi Tinubu, and others. Ms Thomas’ lawyers orally applied for her bail on Friday following her arraignment by the police on three…
FCT: Wike issues fresh ultimatum to landowners over C-Of-O
THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued a fresh two-week ultimatum to owners of 762 plots in Maitama II District, Cadastral Zone A10, Abuja, to pay for their Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) or face the final revocation of their allocations. This was announced in a statement today by his Senior…
Court Orders Reinstatement Of 18 Suspended Local Government Chairmen In Edo State
The High Court of Justice, Civil Division, Court 2, in Benin City, Edo State, has granted a mandatory injunction on December 20, 2024, compelling the Edo State Government to reinstate the suspended Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of 18 Local Government Councils. The ruling comes after the elected officials were abruptly suspended by the Edo State…
CBN Allows BDCs Weekly $25,000 Forex Purchase To Meet Holiday Demand
The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted Bureau de Change operators temporary permission to purchase up to $25,000 weekly in foreign exchange from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, which was launched earlier this month. In a circular dated December 19, 2024, and signed by T.G. Allu, on behalf of the CBN’s acting Director, Trade and…
Battered ECOWAS applies cosmetic make-up
ECOWAS also needs to align itself with the basic principles of sovereignty. It should know that its endorsement of the West African Gas Pipeline Project otherwise called the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project, is criminally illegal as the pipeline passes through Western Sahara without the consent of that country which is a brother country of the…
Army promotes 35 brigadier generals, 73 colonels
The Army Council on Thursday approved the promotion of 35 Brigadier Generals and 73 colonels. A statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu on Friday said the Brigadier Generals were promoted to the rank of Major General, while the colonels were promoted to Brigadier General accordingly. Those promoted to the rank…
Over 40 million people across West, Central Africa struggling to feed — UN
Over 40 million people across West and Central Africa are struggling to feed themselves during the 2024 post-harvest season. A statement released by the United Nations World Food Programme on Friday said the number is set to rise to 52.7 million by mid-2025, including 3.4 million people facing emergency levels of hunger (IPC/CH Phase 4).…
GERMANY: Anger after Musk backs far right
A post from Elon Musk on his platform X that only the far-right AfD party can “save Germany” sparked accusations Friday that he was seeking to interfere in the country’s upcoming polls. The tech billionaire posted the message over a video commentary that criticised the leader of Germany’s CDU party Friedrich Merz, on course to…
Court grants Dele Farotimi N30m bail
Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi has been granted ₦30 million bail by a Magistrate court in Ekiti State.The court also asked Farotimi to provide 3 sureties with a landed property within the jurisdiction. He was told to refrain from media interview and to submit his international passport. The case has been adjourned till 13th February…
CBN permits BDCs to buy $25,000 weekly to meet Yuletide demands
The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted temporary permission to Bureau de Change operators, to purchase up to $25,000 in foreign exchange weekly from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, which was launched earlier this month.The arrangement will be in effect from December 19, 2024, to January 30, 2025.A circular dated December 19, 2024, and signed…
#PrivacyBreach: Court Of Appeal Orders MTN To Pay N15M To Subscriber For Illegal Airtime Deductions Via Unsolicited Services
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, ordered MTN Nigeria Communications Limited to pay N15 million damages over the unlawful deduction of a subscriber’s airtime through unsolicited services. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, described as fraudulent, the regular deduction of airtime of customers by the…
Doris Ogah wins 45th Miss Nigeria Beauty pageant
Nigerian lawyer and model, Doris Esiokhayamhe Ogah, who represented the South-South region at the 2024 Miss Nigeria Beauty Pageant, has been crowned winner of the competition. The 45th edition of the annual Miss Nigeria Beauty Contest themed “Beyond Beauty: Reigning Together as Queens” was held on Thursday night, December 19, at the Royal Box in…
Court Of Appeal Sacks Anyanwu, Upholds Okoye As PDP National Secretary Over Dual Claims
The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu has sacked Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and declared Rt. Hon. Ude Okoye as the substantive National Secretary. The ruling affirms the earlier judgment of the Enugu State High Court, which had removed Anyanwu and upheld Okoye’s nomination by the…
Osofisan’s “Once Upon Four Robbers” thrills Lagos theatre lovers at MUSON Centre, Dec 21, 22
With a stellar cast of top-notch stage and screen performers, including Tunji Sotimirin, Yemi Shodimu, Francis Onwochei, Ropo Ewenla, Bukky Ogunnote, and others, the performance spiced with lavish spectacles – music, dance, poetry and more — is expected to set the mood for a theatre-filled Yuletide in Nigeria’s prime city of culture production and expression…
CHAN: Rabiu Ali, Alimi, others make Super Eagles B final squad to face Ghana
SUPER EAGLES B caretaker head coach Daniel Ogunmodede has included veteran Rabiu Ali, defender Sadiq Ismail and striker Sikiru Alimi in the final 18-man squad for Sunday’s 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying fixture against Ghana’s Black Galaxies in Accra. The Remo Stars head coach also selected goalkeeper Henry Ozoemena, defender Victor Collins and forward Abubakar…
Bitcoin Fell Sharply On Friday Amid Broader Investor Caution Toward Risk Assets.
Bitcoin traded at around $27,808.07 at 6:57 a.m. ET on Friday, down around 9% from 24 hours before where it was priced above $30,000, according to Coin Metrics. The cryptocurrency hit an all-time high above $32,000 just this week, but has since sold off aggressively. The Federal Reserve rattled markets in recent days, as it…
Businesses project naira depreciation into Q1 2025 — CBN
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reported that businesses, while optimistic about the macroeconomic environment, anticipate further depreciation of the naira this month and in the first quarter of 2025. In its Business Expectation Survey Report for November 2024, the bank noted that firms’ outlook on various aspects, including business activity levels, financial conditions,…