The FCT Police Command on Friday confirmed the arrest of one Chinaza Phillip, a notorious Abuja kidnapper by police operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command on Thursday 18th January, 2024.

A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Jan. 29 for hearing of a suit filed by seven senior advocates of Nigeria against Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi and others over his appointment of judges in the state in violation of extant laws.

Despite the new tariff order being put in place, the Management of Kaduna Electric has announced that there is no immediate adjustment in the tariff rate and therefore stressed that the current rate being paid by customers in Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi state states subsist.

Benue State Government has directed all secondary schools in the state to stop increment of school fees without the approval of the state Education Quality Assurance Agency.

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate David Umbugadu against the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State.

Says security agencies will bring kidnappings to a halt

A legal practitioner, Mr Eric Ifere, has threatened to proceed with pending committal proceedings to prison against Dr Musa Aliyu (SAN), the newly appointed Chairman of, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

The President of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Mr. Isaiah  Benjamin, on Wednesday January 17, 2024 arrived Abidjan, capital of Cote d'ivoire as hostilities continue in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Memory lane

Crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region has over the years caused a massive decline in crude oil production in Nigeria, with the country struggling to meet up with both its production quota as allocated by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and production benchmark set out in the annual budgets.

In the early hours of Wednesday, a prominent shopping mall, IC World Emporia, located in the Gwarinpa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, fell victim to a devastating fire.

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has directed that the contractor handling the construction of Ibusa/Achalla/Asaba Road Phase ll road (From KM6.83 to KM13.8) Oshimili North/South Local government area, should immediately return to site.

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has declined an invitation from the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in connection with an ongoing investigation into an alleged breach of the Code of Conduct for public officers.

READS RIOT ACT TO CONTRACTORS

The Hon. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has warned will not condone the disruption of ongoing infrastructure projects in the FCT.

Senator Ireti Kingibe, the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has deplored the worsening security situation in Abuja, the nation’s capital.