Binance Executive Denied Bail in $34m Fraud Case
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has denied the bail application of Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive on trial for alleged...
Women Affairs Ministry Says Suit Challenging Mass Marriage of 100 Orphaned Girls Still in...
The Ministry of Women Affairs has said that the suit filed by Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye, the Minister for Women Affairs, to challenge the planned mass...
Minister Withdraws Orphan-Marriage Suit Against Niger Assembly Speaker
The Minister of Women Affairs , Uju Kennedy -Ohanenye, has withdrawn a suit she earlier filed against the speaker of the Niger State House...
Makinde set to recruit 7,000 teachers in Oyo
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde announced that the state plans to hire 7,000 teachers for its public primary schools.
Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, the Executive...
FG Opens Student Loan Application Portal May 24
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, on behalf of the Federal Government, has declared that May 24, 2024, will mark the official commencement of "the opening...
Edo Poll: LP Group Charge INEC, Judiciary On Electoral Act, Rule Of Law
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the judiciary have been charged by the Catalyst Committee, a pressure group within the Labour Party (LP) chapter in Edo State, to resist political pressure and instead demonstrate compliance with the law and the Electoral Act as amended in 2022.
The call was made against the backdrop of the legal challenge to Olumide Akpata's Edo State candidature filed by Barr. Kenneth Imansuangbon, an LP candidate for governor.
The Catalyst Committee stated in a statement released by the group's coordinator, Dr. Abel Oarhe, which was sighted by GTN, that the call was required because certain "money bags" were purportedly trying to ensure that justice was not served and, as a result, subvert the will of the people.
The group noted that democracy cannot advance in the nation until justice is served...
Infrastructure: Use Of N20trn Pensions Fund Illegal, Atiku Tells Tinubu
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has told President Bola Tinubu led federal government that its move to use Nigeria’s N20 trillion pension funds to...
Billionaire Kidnapper, Evans, Seeks Plea Bargain
The convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans and his co-defendant Joseph Emeka, charged with murder and attempted kidnapping have opted for...
Emefiele Gets N300m Bail, Denies N684.5m Note Printing Fraud
The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, was given N300 million in bail by an FCT High Court on Wednesday...
Customs Intercepts N8.8m Worth Of Petrol From Smugglers In Lagos Creeks
The Nigeria Customs Service (Western Marine Command) , has reported a successful interception of petrol worth approximately N8.85 million from smugglers operating in the...