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Land Use Violations: Wike Issues 14-Day Ultimatum in Abuja
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to property owners in Asokoro, Maitama, Garki, and Wuse districts to pay a ₦5 million penalty for violating approved land use purposes. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and…
Read More »Drama as Akpabio, Natasha, Oshiomhole Clash Over Abortion Clause in Criminal Code Bill
There was drama in the Senate on Wednesday as Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, and Senator Adams Oshiomhole engaged in a heated exchange over a controversial clause on abortion in the proposed amendment to the Criminal Code Act.
Read More »Court Dismisses Abuja Businessman’s Defamation Suit Against Ronchess
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has dismissed a defamation suit filed by an Abuja-based businessman, Davies Abayomi Samson, against Ronchess Global Resources Plc, Ronchess Group Plc, and three officials of the company. The case, presided over by Chief Magistrate Theresa Otu, was struck out on…
Read More »ARISE TV anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, killed in Abuja robbery
ARISE News has confirmed the death of one of its anchors, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, who was killed during an armed robbery at her residence in Katampe, Abuja. In a statement signed by Hadiza Usman-Ajayi on behalf of management, the station described Maduagwu, fondly called “Sommie,” as a vibrant journalist who…
Read More »Sanwo-Olu commissions 7 road projects to boost tourism, commerce in Badagry
*New road projects to be completed in Oko Afo, Ilogbo, others It’s a harvest of infrastructure in Badagry Division, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, inaugurated key projects in the ancient town located on the western part of Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu commissioned seven newly completed road projects that cut across…
Read More »Rashidi Ladoja Emerges as 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland
Former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has been formally nominated as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland by the Olubadan-In-Council. The historic endorsement took place on Monday during a crucial meeting held at the Olubadan Palace in Oke-Aremo, located within the Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State.…
Read More »Flood Alert: FCT, Surrounding States on Edge as Heavy Rains Loom
The Federal Ministry of Environment has issued a red alert for possible heavy rainfall and flash floods in Abuja and neighboring states, warning residents to brace for impact between July 31 and August 4, 2025. According to the ministry’s Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS), 11 flood-prone areas within the Federal…
Read More »Pastor Enenche Rejects ₦30 Million Cash Donation from Kebbi State Governor
Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Dr. Paul Enenche, has declined a ₦30 million cash donation offered by Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, during a recent church crusade in the state. The donation was presented during the Kebbi Healing and Deliverance Crusade by the state’s Commissioner for Social Duties,…
Read More »Tinubu commissions Abuja road, says APC will welcome Wike the day he decides to join
President Bola Tinubu said on Wednesday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is ready to welcome the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, whenever he decides to join. The President stated this at the commissioning of Arterial Road N16 (Shehu Shagari Way), connecting Ring Road 1…
Read More »Ruggedman, Sunny Neji, Others Arrested Over Alleged PMAN Burglary, Theft
Nigerian rapper Ruggedman (Michael Ugochukwu Stephens), Sunny Neji, Zakky Azzay, Boniface Itodo, and Raymond Lasisi have been arrested for allegedly breaking into the Performing Musicians Employers’ Association of Nigeria (PMAN) secretariat in Lekki, Lagos. The artists, reportedly suspended or expelled members, are accused of stealing $130,000 and two MacBook Pros…
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