Justice O. Adeniji of the High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the immediate and unconditional release of the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The judge gave the order following a motion ex parte taken…
By Micheal Adeyemo The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Oyo State Council, Comrade Olusegun Abatan, has called for conscious effort at preserving the Ibadan cultural values and interests. Comrade Abatan gave this advice while playing host to a group of media experts under the aegis of Ibadan Mega Voice, who paid a courtesy…
The House of Representatives is to investigate the money expended on the postponed 2023 population and housing census by the National Population Commission (NPC). The house made this resolution on today following a motion from Honourable Dominic Okafor drawing attention of the lawmakers to the 200 billion naira spent so far on the census. The…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, today, allegedly arrested the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The Head of Information, NLC, Benson Upah, who spoke to newsmen, noted that Ajaero was picked up at the state secretariat of the congress and taken to an unknown location….
The apex Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged President Bola Tinubu to disregard the minority of Igbos crying foul over appointments. Ohanaeze asserted that an overwhelming 99 per cent of the Igbo population fully supports the Southeast Charter of Demands and demands immediate attention from President Tinubu. The Southeast Charter of Demands, which Ohanaeze…
Goods worth millions have been lost in an overnight fire that gutted the Ladipo Plank Market located on Iganmu Road, Orile, Lagos. According to report, Hundreds of sawmill and building materials were burnt in the fire which started around 12 am today. First responders including operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and…
By Michael Adeyemo The Admission Officer, Federal Cooperative College, FCCE, Eleyele, Ibadan, Mr Emmanuel Babade, says the institution has added six new accredited courses to its programme. Mr Babade made this known in an interview with Pensioners FM Correspondent, after featuring on the station’s Yoruba stewardship program “Abo Ree”. According to Mr Babade, the new…
The Nigeria Police Council has confirmed Kayode Egbetokun as the substantive Inspector General of Police (IGP). Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State disclosed this after police council meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. The Bauchi governor also said that President Bola Tinubu, who chaired the police council meeting, intervened in the…
The Kano State Agency for the Control of Aids has commenced a pre-marital health screening of an additional 147 prospective couples. This is contained in a statement issued by the Information Officer of the Agency, Usman Datti, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday. According to Datti, the Director-General of the Agency, Dr. Usman Bashir,…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday praised Legal luminary Afe Babalola, the Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, who turned 92 on October 30. He described the legal luminary as a visionary leader whose “courage, and versatility have impacted generations, inspiring and growing many leaders within and outside the country.” Tinubu’s birthday message was contained in a…