As Nigerians across the country prepare for the Christmas and New Year celebrations, many travellers have expressed frustration over skyrocketing road transport fares, calling on the Federal Government to intervene. While passengers travelling by rail enjoy free train rides, road…
As Nigerians prepare for the peak of the 2024 Yuletide season, the Federal Government has declared Wednesday, December 25; Thursday, December 26; and Wednesday, January 1, 2025 as public holidays. The holidays as announced by the Federal Government is aimed…
A 40-years old man identified as Joshua Nwafor has allegedly killed his wife (Charity)after living together for the past 17years in Ebonyi state, over yam. Apparently, Joshua, on the day of the tragedy, had said they would have BOILED yam…
Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has directed Chairmen of the 13 Local Government Areas of the State to pay all outstanding salaries and pensions of workers before 2PM Monday, the 23rd of December, 2024. Governor Nwifuru gave the…
The Anambra State Police command through the spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, has released an update on the Anambra Stampede over Christmas Rice. During his speech, SP Ikenga said that the commissioner of police paid a visit to the victims of…
In the early hours of Friday, 20th December 2024, a man named Jimoh reportedly died in pplice custody, in Kwara State. Mr Jimoh who is said to come from Balogun Fulani Community, Erubu/Asunara, illorin, Kwara State, was allegedly arrested by…
A business man identified as Olisaka has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for trying to smuggle Cocaine into the country as he returns. Before he was discovered to be carrying cocaine, the suspect already rose suspicion…
One Victory Idewele Foundation (Non-governmental org) has paid the sum of 10 million naira to request the freedom of 27 Inmates in Kogi State prison. Particularly, the foundation settled the bail of these 27 Inmates whose cases had options of…
The Central Crime Bank, Narcotics Control Squad arrested a Nigerian Woman in her 40’s at her confectionary shop in India. Mrs Roseline Ikeoha is a Nigerian Based in Bengarluru Karnataka, India who runs a confectionary shop at the outskirt of…
Starting from 23rd of December 2024 to 3rd of January 2025, the plateau State Police command has said there would not be nigh grazing, farming and some other activities in the state. This decision was disclosed to the media in…
In a crackdown on narcotics supply chains, the Mangaluru City Crime Branch (CCB) police arrested a Nigerian national involved in supplying cocaine from Goa to Mangaluru. The accused, identified as 44-year-old Michael Okafar Odikpo, was caught with 30 grams of…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos from Abuja ahead of the Christmas celebrations, Newsmax Nigeria reports. The President was received at the airport by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, along with other state officials. He is…
A woman, Malama Abdulkadir-Yanmama on Tuesday, December 17, received N500,000 as reward for returning money meant for the Federal Government’s Home Grown School Feeding programme in Katsina State. The reward was handed to the woman by the Katsina State government…
The suspension of all 18 local government chairmen and their vice-chairmen in Edo State has been tied to an alleged bid by the state governor to control an N800 million monthly Special Security and Environmental Fund. A leaked letter dated…
In a wireless letter with the date 13th December 2024, the Nigerian Inspector-General of police has ordered for the stop of unauthorized arrest and searche of the phones of citizens. The IGP, Kayode Egbetokun also stated that any police officer…
The Edo State House of Assembly, Tuesday, suspended all the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the 18 Local Government Councils over allegation of ‘misappropriation of funds’, Newsmax Nigeria has learnt. The decision to suspend the local council administrators was taken…
The president-elect of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama met with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Mahama who is on a courtesy visit to Nigeria met President Tinubu in his residence at the Presidential Villa on Monday,…
A new bill aimed at banning the use of foreign currencies, including the US Dollar and British Pound Sterling, for domestic transactions in Nigeria has passed its first reading in the Senate. The bill, titled “A Bill for an Act…
A self acclaimed pastor removed patient’s oxygen mask in a bid to pray for her healing while she dies. The patient who is said to have been admitted in Bamenda hospital in Cameroon for lung infection was said to have…
Press Release TAXING OF PERISHABLE GOODS SELLERS IS PROHIBITED BY EBONYI STATE GOVERNMENT 1. On several occasions, the Governor of Ebonyi State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has openly stated point blank, that petty traders of perishable goods…
