Operatives of the Kano State Police Command have arrested three suspects with Counterfeit Foreign Currencies equivalent to N100.5 billion Naira. Parading the suspects, the Command Public Relations Officer, CPS, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said the Money which was in Dollars and other Foreign Currencies, included $3,366,000, CFA51,970,000, N1,443,000 and three live ammunition. The suspects, Muhammad Abdullahi, Muhammad Muktahr, and Nura Ibrahim, confessed to the crime but refused to disclose the source or where the fake currencies were printed. One of the suspects, Nura Ibrahim claimed they got the fake currencies from Lagos, while Muhammad Muktahr insisted he was lured into the…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N750, 282, 200,000.00 to the Abia State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. The governor while presenting the budget before the Emmanuel Emeruwa-led House of Assembly, said his administration has been disciplined in the management of the 2024 budget which he said was utilized to transform the state in various sectors. In the proposed 2025 Abia State budget, N611.7 billion, representing 82 percent, will go to capital projects while N138.6 billion representing 18 percent, will be channelled to recurrent expenditure even as education and health got lion…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has called on those nursing presidential ambitions in 2027 to jettison it because there is no vacancy in Aso Rock. In a post on his official Facebook page, Igbokwe said President Bola Tinubu would remain occupant of the Aso Rock after 2027, adding that there would be no vacancy for a new president. Atiku “Those of you scheming and dreaming for 2027 should go and rest . There is no vacancy in Aso Rock until PBAT clears the huge and monumental Augean Stable that has accumulated for years now. Nigeria…
Atsi Kefas, younger sister of the governor of Taraba State, has died from gunshot wounds sustained during an attack in Kente village, Wukari local government council of the state It was gathered that he 44-year-old succumbed to her injuries at a private hospital in Abuja, where she had been receiving treatment after being transferred from the Federal University Teaching Hospital in Wukari. However, conflicting reports have emerged regarding the circumstances of the attack. While some sources claim it was the result of a bandit attack, others suggest it may have been caused by an accidental discharge from a security operative…
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in Abuja presided over by Justice Maryann Anenih on Tuesday, 10 December, 2024 admitted a co-defendant of ex-Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello, Abdulsalami Hudu, to bail in the sum of N300 million. Hudu and Bello are facing money laundering charges brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). He was granted bail with stringent conditions by Justice Anenih on Tuesday, 10 December, 2025. The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in Abuja has admitted a co-defendant of ex-Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello, Abdulsalami Hudu, to bail in the…
The Federal Capital Territory High Court, Justice Maryann Anenih on Tuesday, 10 December, 2024 remanded the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in Kuje Correctional Centre, pending hearing of his bail application. Justice Anenih also adjourned hearing in the N110 billion money laundering case brought against Bello by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to 29 January 29 and 30 and 25 February and 27, 2025 for further hearing. The judge had earlier refused to grant a bail application filed by the former governor, saying it was filed prematurely. Justice Anenih, while delivering the ruling, said having…
Famous Nigerian dancer, Lil Smart, has said music stars, Naira Marley and Zinoleesky should be held responsible if anything happens to him. Sharing disturbing photos and videos via his social media page, Smart alleged that the duo were threatening his life. “If anything happens to me (missing or killed), just know it is both Naira Marley and Zino,” he said. In another post via his Instastory, he vowed to expose Naira Marley and Zinoleesky’s secrets, saying late rapper, Mohbad was bullied till he died just as he’s been threatened.
Famous Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, has projected that her new movie ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’ will make N5 billion when it arrives in the cinema this December. Akindele, who stated in a viral video with some cast of the movie, expressed great optimism that the movie will make N5 billion this year. “We are making N5 billion this year,” she said. If the movie achieves the projected figure, it will break the record set by another Funke Akindele’s film, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’, which became the first Nigerian movie to hit one billion naira.
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, 10 December, 2024, said his administration is committed to creating an ecosystem that supports the economic growth of the State through real estate, which plays a critical role in the development and growth of Lagos. Governor Sanwo-Olu, disclosed that the State is set to introduce an integrated, effective and efficient waste management system in collaboration with international partners. The Governor and other stakeholders spoke on Tuesday, 11 December, 2024 at the 5th Lagos Real Estate Marketplace Conference and Exhibitions held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The conference is an…
In his administration’s drive to reduce travel time and enhance productivity, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, 11 December, 2024, inaugurated a new network of roads at Ikoyi, in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the State, He said the upgrading and rehabilitation of the network of roads in Ikoyi reflects his administration’s commitment to transforming Ikoyi into a model district that not only enhances the quality of life for its residents but also strengthens its role as a driver of Lagos’ economic prosperity. The network of roads comprise Oyinkan Abayomi, Femi Okunnu, Macpherson, Ilabere, Ilu, Inupa,…