The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has called for a thorough investigation into the deaths of two prominent leaders from the Okuama community, Pa James Oghoroko and Dennis Okugbaye, who tragically passed away while in military custody. Oghoroko, the President-General of the Okuama community, and 81-year-old Okugbaye, the community’s treasurer, reportedly died six days apart after being detained by the Nigerian Army. The two men, along with four…

The Zone-2 Police Command in Lagos says it has detained two suspected international fraudsters that allegedly specialised in forging foreign certificates in Lagos and Ghana.The AIG in charge of the zone, Adegoke Fayaode, who confirmed this to newsmen on Monday, said that the suspects have succeeded in acquiring exotic cars and erecting mansions in different parts of the country with the proceeds of their loot.Fayoade said that the suspects allegedly…

A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Monday, sentenced a 26-year-old Mechanic, Sadiq Umar to 15 months imprisonment for pickpocketing from passengers.The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charge.Bokkos in his judgment, ordered the convict to pay an option of N100, 000 fine or spend one year in prison.He also asked him to pay a compensation of N15, 000 or an additional three…

Former minister of sports and youth development, Bolaji Abdullahi, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The ex-minister disclosed his intention to resign in a letter dated December 16 and addressed to the PDP ward chairman in Ubadawaki, Kwara State. Though Abdullahi confirmed the development to journalists on Monday, he said he is yet to decide which political platform to pitch tent with.He said, “The decision of what to…

The failure of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to publish its annual accounts is generating concerns among stakeholders in the country. Economists and finance analysts have said the apex bank’s action is a breach of the transparency requirements outlined in the CBN Act, which stipulated that; “The Bank shall, within two months after the close of each financial year, transmit to the National Assembly and the President a copy…

Verified reports indicate that the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed a total of N2.08 trillion in allocations to local government councils between July and December 2024. NEW DAILY PRIME observed that despite the July 2024 Supreme Court ruling granting full financial autonomy to the 774 local government areas (LGAs) in the country, the allocations were still paid to state government accounts. This development, it was learnt, has angered officials…

The National President of the University of Ilorin Alumni Association, Prof. Abdulrasaq Kilani, has cautioned youth against referring to education as a scam, emphasising its power to liberate and uplift individuals. Speaking on Sunday, December 15, during the Ogun State UNILORIN Alumni Annual General Meeting and Taorid Odedele Memorial Lecture in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Kilani stressed the importance of education as the best opportunity for personal and societal growth. Kilani…

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has disbursed a total of N2.08 trillion in allocations to Nigeria’s Local Government Councils (LGCs) between July and December 2024, according to findings by The PUNCH. However, despite the landmark ruling by the Supreme Court in July 2024 granting full financial autonomy to the country’s 774 Local Government Areas, the funds have still been paid into state government accounts, instead of directly to the…

Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and restrain Vice President Kashim Shettima from further criticising Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the British Conservative Party. Igboho made the appeal in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, in response to Shettima’s remarks regarding Badenoch’s recent critical comments on corruption in Nigeria. Badenoch, who identifies as Yoruba, had distanced…

The Dangote refinery has added Cameroon, Angola, Ghana, and South Africa to the growing list of African countries buying premium motor spirit (petrol) from it in the past few weeks. The development was disclosed by Vice President of Oil and Gas, Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar Edwin, while playing host to a delegation from the Japanese Business Community in Nigeria, led by Japan’s Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, Suzuki Hideo. The company’s spokesman,…

The first daughter of Pastor Tunde Bakare, Serving Overseer of Citadel Global Community, Olubunmi Fabode has disclosed that her parent’s marriage was a battlefield for generational curses. She, however, disclosed that her prayers prevented them from getting a divorce. She spoke at the 40th wedding anniversary of her parents in Lagos over the weekend. Fabode also disclosed that her love for her siblings inspired her to pray for her parent’s…

Contrary to news circulating in the media, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that the French military has no plans to set up a base in Nigeria. This comes as a human rights activist, Mahdi Shehu, lampooned the government for denying the development in a social media post on Saturday. Shehu, in the post, which had a video, claimed that some French military officers had arrived in Borno State as…