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WIKE SIGNS 5,481 C-of-O IN ONE YEAR, FCT LAND ALLOTTEES GET TITLE DOCUMENTS IN TWO WEEKS As at December 31, 2024, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has signed a total of 5,481 Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O), the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, has said. This is 2,919 less …

POLICE INVITE CATHOLIC NUNS, ONYE EZE JESUS RELEASED BY KIDNAPPERS FOR INFORMATION Police in Anambra State have invited two Catholic nuns recently released by kidnappers to share their experiences, expressing willingness to work with them to stop insecurity. The police also called on Mr Onyebuchi Okocha, who claims to be a religious leader and popularly known as Onye Eze Jesus, …

SIMON EKPA’S ARREST REDUCES TENSION IN SOUTHEAST – CHIEF OF of DEFENCE STAFF MUSA Tension in the Southeast has greatly reduced since the arrest of Finland-based Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa. This was disclosed by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Defence to defend the 2025 budget on Tuesday. Musa …

VEHICLE FLEEING KIDNAPPERS PLUNGES INTO RIVER, EXPATRIATE, OTHERS MISSING A Hilux Van carrying two company workers, including an expatriate, has plunged into the Okulu river in Rivers State. The incident happened while the driver was reportedly trying to escape from kidnappers who targeted the van along the Eleme section of the East-West Road. Our reporter learnt that the vehicle lost …

$225M DEBT: FIRST BANK SPEAKS ON LEGAL TUSSLE WITH OBAIGBENA’S GHL The management of First Bank of Nigeria Limited on Tuesday said media reports alleging that it abused court processes in the ongoing legal battles with General Hydrocarbons Limited are misleading and incorrect. The bank said it performed its obligations under the loan agreements but trouble started when it demanded …

JANUARY 15 1966: A MORNING OF MURDER, MAYHEM AND CARNAGEBy Femi Fani-Kayode In the early hours of the morning of January 15th 1966 a coup d’etat took place in Nigeria which resulted in the murder of a number of leading political figures and senior army officers. This was the first coup in the history of our country and 98 per …

WE’LL PRIORITIZE PASSAGE OF TAX REFORM BILLS – SPEAKER, ABBAS The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen has said the priority of the House is to ensure the passage of the Appropriation Bill and the Tax Reform Bills. The Deputy Speaker, Ben Kalu, while delivering a speech on the resumption of the House from the Christmas and new …

19 WEDDING GUESTS DIE IN ROAD CRASH IN PLATEAU No fewer than 19 wedding guests died and 11 others were injured in a road accident in the Kwana Maciji area of Pankshin Local Government Area, Plateau State. The Chairman of the Pankshin Local Government Area Emergency Management Committee, John Dasar, confirmed the incident. Dasar said the guests, who came from …

POLICE DEMAND APOLOGY FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OVER PROTEST REPORT The Nigeria Police Force said it has written and demanded an immediate retraction and public apology regarding a publication titled “Bloody August: Nigeria Government’s Violent Crackdown on and Bad Governance Protests” written to Amnesty International. A Tuesday statement by the Force’s Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumiyiwa Adejobi said the letter was …

HOW YAHOO BOY BEHEADED ABUJA CORPS MEMBER, PACKED DISMEMBERED BODY IN BAG – POLICE Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested a suspected Yahoo boy, internet fraudster, identified as Ajayi for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Salome Enejo for rituals. The suspect was caught with a fresh human head in Agwan Sarki, Orozo, a boundary area between Nasarawa State …