COVID-19: Nigeria records 65 new infections, 8 deaths on Wednesday
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that Nigeria recorded 65 additional cases of COVID-19 infections and eight COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday. The NCDC made the disclosure in its daily COVID-19 report on Thursday morning. The 65 additional cases reported on Wednesday indicate an increase from the 64 cases reported in the country the previous day. The public health agency...
New James Bond film ‘No Time to Die’ leads Chinese box office
The latest James Bond film “No Time to Die” continued to lead the Chinese mainland box office on Wednesday, data from the China Movie Data Information Network showed on Thursday. The 25th instalment in the Bond franchise, also Daniel Craig’s fifth and final in the role of British spy James Bond, finished the day with an earning of 6.68 million...
NDLEA proposes drug test for intending couples, admission, job seekers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has sought the support of the Jigawa State government to compel intending couples and candidates for admission into tertiary institutions to go for drug test. NDLEA’s Commander in the state, Hajiya Maryam Gambo, made the call on Wednesday at the inauguration of the War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) in Gumel, Gumel Local Government...
FEC approves ambitious N348.7trn National Development Plan
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the National Development Plan (NDP) for 2021 to 2025 to succeed the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) which expired in December 2020. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the...
Why we staged walkout from court, Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer
Counsel to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has explained why defence lawyers staged a walkout during Wednesday’s sitting of the Federal High, Abuja. Kanu’s counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, said they decided to stage a walkout on Justice Binta Nyako because the Department of States Services (DSS) officers insisted only five of their lawyers would be...
2023: APC may opt for direct primaries
Details of the discussions and outcome of Tuesday night’s APC Caucus meeting are now emerging as sources in attendance say the party is now building a consensus on adopting direct primaries. Sources told NAN that the meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with leaders of the National Assembly, party Caretaker Committee Chair and representatives of governors ended with...
Reps seek suspension of Ecobank from customs’ duties collection over N4.3bn
The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has recommended the suspension Ecobank from further collection of customs’ duties, over infraction in the collection of the duties. Rep Leke Abejide said this at the resumed investigative hearing of the committee on some banks’ refusal to remit customs duties to the Federal Government’s coffers. He said that the bank would be...
EFCC nabs 40 internet fraudsters, seizes 9 vehicles, 40 phones, 11 laptops
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 40 suspected internet fraudsters in an early morning sting operation in two locations in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The suspects are: Michael Lelu Deedum; People Asoliagha; Joseph Ajilo; Adeyemi Gbolahan; Testimony Nna; Nnemeka Chinedu; Ejiofor Raymond; Miracle Ezenandu; Ebele Uchenna; Iyke Obioha; Ikechukwu Nwali; Okoronkwo Emmanuel; Ulu Samuel Eugene Chukwudi; Japheth Tallick; Noel George; Stanley Tallick; Saro Power Maeba;...
Senate approves Buhari’s $16.2bn, €1.02bn external loan request
The Senate has approved the Federal Government loan request of $16.2 billion and 1.02 billion euros, under the 2018-2020 eternal borrowing plan. This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt on the 2018-2020 external borrowing (Rolling) Plan at Wednesday’s plenary. Presenting the report, Chairman of the Committee, Senator Clifford Ordia (PDP -Edo), said the President’s request...
Guber poll: Man on trial for swindling APC state chair of N70m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Maiduguri Zonal Command on Wednesday arraigned one Tope Jimi Fagun before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a two-count charge of impersonation and obtaining N70 million by false pretence. The defendant allegedly presented himself as Pastor Ize Iyamu to Alhaji Bukar Dalori and fraudulently induced him to deliver...
