LAGOS SEALS OVER 352 CHURCHES, MOSQUES OVER NOISE POLLUTION THE Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, yesterday, disclosed that over 352 facilities including religious houses have been shut down across various parts of the state in the last year over noise pollution and other environmental infractions. The General Manager of LASEPA, Dr Babatunde Ajayi, disclosed this in his office, Ikeja, …

NIGERIAN ARMY RETIRES 15 GENERALS FROM SERVICE The Nigerian Army has officially retired 15 senior officers from its Artillery Corps, marking a significant transition within the ranks.The retired personnel include 11 Major Generals and four Brigadier Generals, who have played crucial roles in providing heavy firepower support to frontline forces during their service. The retirement ceremony took place at the …

LG AUTONOMY: NO STATE CAN REWRITE SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT – AGF Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, on Tuesday, cautioned states not to commit contempt of court by disobeying the verdict of the supreme court, saying that nobody has the power to rewrite the court judgment on the matter of the financial autonomy for the local government …

GOVERNOR SUSPENDS ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR JOINING EFCC SUIT Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Wednesday, suspended the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Fidelis Mynin. The commissioner was suspended for joining the suit challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission without informing his principal. The Apex Court had on Tuesday reserved judgment on …

PRESIDENT TINUBU RESHUFFLES CABINET, REASSIGNS MINISTERS As President Bola Tinubu reshuffles his cabinet, some ministers have been reassigned to new Ministries. This was made known in a statement by the Presidency on Wednesday, October 23. The statement read: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has approved the immediate implementation of eight far-reaching actions to reinvigorate the Administration’s capacity for optimal efficiency …

BIANCA OJUKWU JOINS TINUBU’S CABINET, NAMED MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bianca Ojukwu as a minister in his cabinet. Bianca, widow of late Biafra warlord, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, is among the new ministers appointed by the President. The appointment was announced on Wednesday in a statement issued by the Presidency after the Federal Executive …

ADULTERY: KANO HISBAH RETRACTS ALLEGATION AGAINST COMMISSIONER, CLEARS HIM In a significant development, a Kano State Hisbah Board official, Malam Aliyu Dakata, has retracted earlier claims that led to widespread allegations of misconduct against Jigawa State’s Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwal Sankara. The viral allegation which had portrayed Sankara in a negative light, has now been debunked, clearing his name …

, US COURT ACQUITS AIR PEACE BOSS, ALLEN ONYEAMA, SLAMS MAYFIELD $4,000 FINE, SHEHU SANI HAILS JUDGEMENT The District Court in Atlanta, Georgia has exonerated Allen Onyema, the Chief Executive of Air Peace, of any business fraud. This is after three years of investigation involving about five agencies of the American government and the subsequent legal fireworks. The court, which …

BREAKING: FEC SCRAPS TWO MINISTRIES, MERGES TWO OTHERS President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council have scrapped the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development. Special Adviser to the president on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a post on his official X handle on Wednesday. He said the decisions were taken at the meeting …

NATIVE DOCTOR, FATHER ARRESTED OVER TRAGIC DEATH OF SON WHO SOUGHT FORTIFICATION FROM SHRINE The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 67-year-old Uwakwe Eze for conspiring with a 48-year-old native doctor, Enuwa Odugu, to murder Odugu’s son, Chikwado Celestine Eze. A few days ago, social media buzzed with reports of Chikwado’s tragic death. The 26-year-old had …

CAN KICKS AS ABIA GOVT IMPOSES TAX ON CHURCH SIGNPOSTS The Alex Otti-led government has imposed tax on churches for their signposts in Abia State. The taxation has garnered attention in the state, with many religious leaders kicking against it. According to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Abia State Chapter, Abia is the only state in Nigeria demanding such …

ENUGU REVENUE AGENCY INTRODUCES SINGLE TAX PAYMENT, ELIMINATES MULTIPLE TAXATION The Chairman, Enugu State In­ternal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Emmanuel Ekene Nnamani, has said that the state has been able to solve the issue of multiple taxa­tion through the introduction of a single yearly unified tax pay­ment system using the e-ticketing solution. According to him, the system allows business owners in …

REPS WANTS SENATE PRESIDENT, SPEAKER TO ALTERNATE PRESIDING ROLE AT JOINT SESSIONS The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution calling for restructuring of joint sittings of the National Assembly to alternate the roles between the Senate President and the Speaker of the House to reflect parity between the two chambers. The lawmakers said this would allow the Speaker …

GOWON, OBASANJO MASTERMINDED KILLING OF IGBO SCHOOLCHILDREN DURING CIVIL WAR – OHANAEZE The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), has said that former Nigerian heads of state, General Yakubu Gowon (retd) and General Olusegun Obasanjo (retd) allegedly masterminded the killing of Igbo (Southeasterners) schoolchildren during the 1967-1970 civil war. The war was between the Nigerian military government and the South-East Biafran Nation …

PDP POSTPONES NEC MEETING TO NOVEMBER 28 AS BAUCHI GOVERNOR MAKES U-TURN, ACCEPTS DAMAGUM’S LEADERSHIP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors and other stakeholders have postponed the October 24 National Executive Committee (NEC) to November 28. The decision was reached after about four hours of meeting on Tuesday night. Addressing journalists at the end of the meeting at the Bauchi …