Court has granted embattled Nigerian actor, Baba Ijesha bail to the tune of two million naira and two sureties. He was granted bail by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court. The judge on Thursday ordered that one of the sureties be a blood relative of the defendant and...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council has tasked the Federal Government to empanel an independent probe into circumstances surrounding the death of Vanguard Newspapers reporter, Tordue Salem. Salem went missing on October 13 in Abuja and was reported dead on November 11 by the newspaper he worked with...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Muhammad Tanko has resigned from his position, reportedly on health grounds. The CJN’s Special Assistant on Media, Isah Ahuraka confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria Justice Olukayode Ariwoola is the next most senior after Justice Mary Odili retired on May 12 after...
The CEO of McEnies Global Communications, Dr. Omolaraeni Olaosebikan, has felicitated all her local and international clients, media partners, business associates, and Nigerians at large for a successful journey into the year 2024. In a goodwill message on behalf of the entire management of the conglomerate, the CEO of McEnies...
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has vowed to ensure that justice is served for the death of a 19- year old Nigerian student, Afolabi Stephen in Manitoba, Canada. In a statement issued by the Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols...
As part of National efforts at tackling the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has undertaken a quality assurance inspection of Cross River Garment Factory (CRGF) in Calabar, Cross River State. The factory is into mass production of Ankara barrier masks in furtherance of the "No...
The National Emergency Number 112 established by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is providing succour to Nigerians in the nation's collective efforts to fight the spread of Coronavirus pandemic, also known as COVID-19. Nigerians are able to call emergency response agencies/or first responders with respect to any issue they may...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammed yesterday directed that all Courts in the county be shut down indefinitely as part of preventive measures against the spread of Corona Virus. The CJN gave the new directive after the expiry of the two weeks earlier given for courts to...
President Bola Tinubu celebrates his friend and ally, former President Muhammadu Buhari, an icon of truth, justice, and patriotism on his 81st birthday. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement on Saturday said, the President extols the peerless leadership credentials and...
The Federal Government has declared Monday, 13th June, 2022, as public holiday, to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, who disclosed in a statement issued Thursday in Abuja, said the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on...