How Mary Habila spent her final hours — Friend
A close friend and colleague of the late nurse, Mary Habila, has recounted the events leading to her death, revealing that the 26-year-old appeared cheerful and retired to bed shortly before she was found unconscious the following morning. The account is contained in a sworn affidavit filed before the Ebonyi State High Court by Anita Baaki, a physiotherapist and colleague...
Army explains delay in Kogi school rescue
The Nigerian Army has explained that troops were delayed in responding to the abduction at a school in Kogi State because the examination centre was located in a remote area that was difficult to find. The Commanding Officer of the 21 Battalion, Lt. Col. Godiya Monde, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing journalists at Olowa in Dekina Local Government Area,...
NNPC/FIRST E&P begins transplantation of 100,000 indigenous trees in host communities
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company (FIRST E&P) Joint Venture (JV) on PML 53 and PML 54, in partnership with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), has commenced the transplantation of 100,000 nursery-raised indigenous tree seedlings to designated restoration sites under its Afforestation, Livelihood Enhancement and Carbon Sequestration (ALEC) Project. Beginning with Koluama...
PFIPC: Gbajabiamila sues Adeyemi for N15bn over bribery claims
Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has filed a N15 billion defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, over allegations that he demanded a 48 per cent kickback from a N27.3 billion take-off grant approved for a federal agency. In the suit, Gbajabiamila is seeking N10 billion in general damages,...
Court orders final forfeiture of Achimugu’s luxury assets
An Abuja High Court has ordered the final forfeiture of billions of naira worth of assets linked to businesswoman Aisha Achimugu to the Federal Government. Justice Jude Onwugbuzie, sitting in Apo, delivered the ruling on Thursday, granting an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission seeking the permanent forfeiture of the assets. The forfeited assets include jewellery valued at N4.645...
Father opposes autopsy on nurse who died at Umahi’s home
The family of Mary Habila, the 26-year-old nurse who died at the country home of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, has rejected plans for an autopsy and requested the release of her body for burial. In an affidavit dated July 13 and filed before the Ebonyi State High Court, her father, Tanko Habila, said the family did not suspect...
Police to conduct autopsy on woman who died in Umahi’s residence
The Ebonyi State Police Command has engaged the services of a pathologist to conduct a post-mortem examination on Mary Habila to determine the cause of her death. Habila, a nurse on secondment to the Ministry of Works, allegedly died at the Uburu residence of the Minister of Works, David Umahi. The command said the decision was part of its ongoing investigation...
Why Igbo youths shun army recruitment — IPOB Counsel
Counsel to the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Aloy Ejimakor, has attributed the low enlistment of South-East youths into the Nigerian Army to what he described as deep-rooted distrust of the military rather than a lack of patriotism. Ejimakor stated this in a post on X on Thursday while reacting to comments by...
Christians now comfortable with Muslim-Muslim ticket — APC chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Farouk Aliyu, says Christians have become more accepting of the party's Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket following the performance of the Bola Tinubu administration. Aliyu made the remark on Thursday during an interview on The Morning Show on Arise Television while defending President Tinubu's decision to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running...
I’m not afraid to go back to school — Rescued Oyo pupil
A 15-year-old pupil, Bello Hassan, who was among those abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, has said he is determined to return to school despite spending 56 days in the custody of kidnappers. Speaking with journalists in Ogbomoso on Wednesday after his discharge from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Hassan recounted...
