JUST IN: Heavy Gunshots As NIS Officers, Policemen In Serious Fight There was pandemonium in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Friday as some policemen and officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service engaged in a wild shootout. A popular counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama disclosed this on Friday, saying the confrontation involved firing of different caliber of firearms which incited fear among local residents. The clash was said to have taken place at a police outpost within a housing estate alongside the Maiduguri-Kano highway. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has been occupying this outpost since 2014, due…
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BREAKING: Court Remands Emefiele In Kuje Prison A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja has ordered the remand of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele in Kuje Correctional facility pending ruling on his bail application. Justice Hamza Muazu issued the order on Friday following Emefiele’s arraignment and his plea of not guilty to a six-count amended charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In the charge, Emefiele is accused among others of abuse of office. Justice Muazu, who took arguments on Emefiele’s bail application, adjourned till…
BREAKING: Court Of Appeal Sacks Gov Kabir Yusuf, Affirms Gawuna As A Winner The Court of Appeal sitting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State. The panel upheld the verdict of the tribunal led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay which sacked Yusuf on September 20, 2023. The lower court had declared 165,663 votes of Yusuf, who contested under the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), invalid on the grounds that they were not signed or stamped by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The governor’s votes were then reduced to 853,939 while…
Labour Party Speaks On Merging With PDP, Atiku Ahead Of 2027 General Elections The Labour Party (LP) has disclosed that it has no plans to merge with other political parties, particularly the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general elections. This was stated by the party’s spokesman, Obiora Ifoh, in a release on Thursday, while revealing that the party is yet to take any decision regarding on what transpired in the 2023 presidential election, moving forward. He added if the party takes any decision, “Nigerians will be properly informed”. The LP was responding to a recommendation by former…
Kogi Governorship: Dino Melaye Angry, Seeks Refund After Sharing Out N250,000 Per Polling Unit ‘For Vote-Buying’ The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi State, Dino Melaye, is currently infuriated and has asked some party members in the state for a refund after he shared out N250,000 per polling unit in last Saturday’s election, according to a breakdown. The breakdown of the PDP election expenses in the state showed that N87million was budgeted for “voter’s mobilisation” – a subtle name for vote-buying while N10,000 and N5000 were also voted for each…
Nigerian Women Love Money Too Much – South African Reality TV Star South African reality TV star and radio presenter, Malibongwe Gumede, has claimed that Nigerian women are motivated by money to go into a romantic relationship. She said that unlike Nigerian ladies, South African women go into relationships without considering the financial status of the man. The “Bae Beyond Borders” star spoke in the latest episode of the Frankly Speaking podcast co-hosted by Nollywood actor, Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, aka Nedu. Gumede said, “We South African women, if we like a guy, let’s say a Nigerian guy, we will not…
Fear In Anambra As Herdsman Escapes Death, Gunmen Kill Dozens Of 20 Cows A cattle rearer named Haruna Mohammed narrowly escaped death on Monday when gunmen invaded his settlement in Mgbaukwu Community, located in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State killing 20 cows and several others were injured. The leader of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MCBAN) in the Southeast, Gidado Siddiki, who disclosed this while briefing Journalists in Awka on Wednesday also noted that the entire Fulani family in the state are currently living in fear over the incident. He said that the police and…
Real Reason We Suspended Nationwide Strike – Says NLC, TUC The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have explained in a communiqué why it called off the nationwide strike, saying the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, gave assurances to the unions which would facilitate further discussion. Naija News House had reported on Wednesday evening that the organised labour suspended its strike after the National Executive Council of the NLC and the TUC held a joint extraordinary meeting. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu had invited the labour leaders to his office in Abuja…
PHOTO: Five Weeks After Marriage Woman Burns Husband’s House A 20-year-old bride, Amina Hassan, has been arrested by the police for allegedly burning down her husband’s house after five weeks of marriage in Adamawa State, North-East, Nigeria. The incident happened at Shuware neighborhood, Mubi in the Mubi North Local Government Area of the state. Hassan was reported to have reduced her husband’s house to ashes, after accusing him of reneging on a divorce deal reached before the marriage was contracted. According to her, “I was forced into the marriage, and before the wedding, we agreed that he would divorce me…
BREAKING: Saudi Govt Cancels Visa Of 264 Nigerian Air Peace Passengers Saudi Arabia has cancelled the visas of all 264 passengers airlifted by Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace, on arrival in Jeddah from Kano and insisted that the airline return them to Nigeria. The flight took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, via the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Sunday night and arrived in Saudi Arabia’s major city today without issues. Still, on landing, the Saudi Arabian authorities announced that all the passenger’s visas were cancelled. The source said that all the passengers and the airline personnel…