By Gift Chapi-Odekina Fom Daniel Chollom, a Labour Party member of the House of Representatives, announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, citing internal party crises and a desire to collaborate with the President to advance the nation’s development. In a letter read by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen during plenary, Chollom explained…
Nigeria has been ranked fourth among the countries whose citizens were granted U.S. citizenship through military naturalization between 2020 and 2024. This information was revealed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Monday, December 9. According to USCIS data, 3,270 Nigerian-born service members were granted U.S. citizenship during this period, placing Nigeria…
By Gift ChapiOdekina The House of Representatives has directed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command to immediately halt the indiscriminate harassment of motorists and release vehicles that have been impounded solely for violations related to tinted glasses and covered number plates, provided there are no other infractions. The lawmakers also directed the Federal Ministry…
By Emmanuella Ekele Justice Anenih also adjourned the hearing in the N110bn money laundering case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to January 29, 30, and February 25 and 27 for hearing. The judge had earlier refused to grant a bail application filed by the former governor, saying it was…
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The volume of dollar traded (turnover) in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM, rose Year-on-Year (YoY) by 61.9 percent to $43.09 billion in the first eleven months of 2024 (11M’24) from $26.6 billion in the corresponding period of 2023. Details of the quarterly transactions in the market as published by FMDQ showed…
At least 43 people were reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in Kakidawa, Gidan Goga district, Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to eyewitness accounts, the attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday, around 2 a.m., when heavily armed men stormed the village, firing sporadically. The gunfire sent residents fleeing into nearby bushes, while…
Global oil prices declined on Tuesday as fears of disruption from the political upheaval in Syria subsided, shifting market focus to broader economic factors. Brent crude dropped by 0.11% to $72.06 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 0.20% to $68.23 per barrel at 09:50 WAT. Both benchmarks had recorded gains of…
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja for permission to amend the suit it filed to nullify licenses the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and six others secured to import refined petroleum products into the country. The company, in the application it filed…
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA—A Corps Liaison Officer, CLO, in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, has been accused of assaulting two female members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, during a meeting last Saturday. The CLO allegedly intimidated the victims and later boasted that he was ‘untouchable’ due to his connections with…
By Jeff Agbodo The father of Ebonyi State governor, Chief Ezekiel Nwifuru Nwankpu, who has 30 wives, has been coronated the traditional of ruler Oferekpe Agbaja Autonomous Community in Izzi Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that Ezeogo Nwifuru Nwankpu married 30 wives before those who could not bear children left the…
