The government of Slovenia on Thursday began the procedure of recognising the State of Palestine, to help end the violence in Gaza, Prime Minister Robert Golob announced. “Atrocities that we see in Gaza every day are inadmissible and have to stop,” Golob said at a news conference following a government session. Slovenia’s government coalition, which…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration will deal squarely with land grabbers, no matter how highly- placed. Wike gave the warning when officials of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), FCT Chapter, visited him in Abuja on Thursday. “Land grabbing is not new. Some…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged youths across the country to build resistance against cybercrime. He made this call in Abuja on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, when students of ARWA Basic School, Abuja, visited the corporate headquarters of the Commission on a study tour. Speaking…
A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, adjourned till September 16, 2024, the hearing of the appeal filed by the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Cletus Ibeto. The case, which was initially before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, had suffered several…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC Abuja Zonal Command on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 arrested 29 suspected internet fraudsters. They were arrested at Apo, Gwarimpa and Katampe axes of Abuja following actionable intelligence about their suspected involvement in internet fraud. Items seized from the suspects include 43 phones of different makes, six…
According to Carlo Buontempo, Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, April 2024 marked another milestone in global warming trends. Buontempo noted, “If you look at the temperature it’s yet again another record-breaking month, and this means that the sequence, the streak of months, record breaking months that started last year in June is continuing…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to arraign former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, his daughter, Fatimah, and two other suspects in court on Thursday. The suspects are facing charges over alleged N2.7 billion contract fraud uncovered in the Aviation Ministry under Sirika. The embattled former Minister would be arraigned for trial for…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the 27 All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers at the Rivers House of Assembly can’t impeach Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, because they are no longer members of the House. Mr Debo Ologunagba, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, said this at a new conference on Wednesday in Abuja.Ologunagba said that the directive…
Ms Peace Kefikebusa, a Truck Driver with Transport Service Limited (TSL), has said that she ran into women, who abused her for being a truck driver. Kefikebusa said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Calabar. Noting that being a trailer driver had not been very easy for…
