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The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, urged the Nigerian Police to stop the ongoing media trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Rep Tolu Sadipe at plenary. The lawmaker, while moving the motion, raised concerns over the unending parade and media trial of the suspect by the Nigerian Police. She said the police should rather conclude its investigation in her matter and charge her to court for trial rather than the ongoing media trial…

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, said his administration had executed 52 projects in Imeko Afon and 76 projects in Yewa North in the past two years. Abiodun said this while flagging off the campaign for the local government elections in Imeko Afon and Yewa North Local Government Areas. The Governor promised to reconstruct deplorable roads, including Abeokuta-Olorunda-Imeko road. Addressing the people of both council areas, the governor said the chief among the projects in Imeko-Afon is the construction of Oke Ola Road in Imeko. He said the reconstruction of the Rounder-Olorunda-Imeko Road would ease the hardship experienced by…

President Muhammadu Buhari will tonight at 8 pm meet with the 109 Senators of the National Assembly. According to a statement by Ezrel Tabiowo, special assistant to president of the senate, Buhari will meet with the senators at 8 pm at the presidential villa. “President Muhammadu Buhari will tonight at 8pm meet with the 109 Senators of the National Assembly,” the statement said. “The scheduled meeting between members of the upper chamber and President Buhari was conveyed in a letter received from the State House and read during plenary by President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan. “The Senate on April…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has debunk the rumours making rounds that Simon Ekpa has been appointed as interim leader of the group,following Nnamdi Kanu’s incarceration . According to a statement by the media and publicity secretary of IPOB,Emma Powerful, it clarified that Ekpa was only made to join the broadcasting crew of Radio Biafra. The statement which noted that on no account was Ekpa made to succeed Kanu or act as its leader added that the rumour was a misrepresentation of facts created by their detractors. However, Powerful has expressed confidence that its leader,Kanu would soon regain freedom…

Chidinma Ojukwu, the suspect arrested in connection with the death of Michael Ataga, CEO of Super TV, has denied killing him. Ataga was found dead days after checking into an apartment with the suspect in Lekki, Lagos. The suspect had fled the scene of the crime until she was arrested at her father’s house in Yaba, Lagos. When she was paraded by the police in June, the 300 level student of the University of Lagos had said she killed him while he was trying to force himself on her. She had sought forgiveness, saying she did not want to die.…

The immediate-past deputy governor of Kaduna State, Bala Bantex, has died aged 64. Sources at the Kaduna Government House confirmed the death to Daily Nigerian. Mr Bantex served as deputy governor to Governor Nasir El-Rufai between 2015 and 2019 when he resigned to aspire for Senate. Details later…

The International Organisation for Migration, IOM, has said that 17,053 babies were given birth to by Internally Displaced Persons in 18 locations in Borno state alone. The UN agency told the News Agency of Nigeria that the figure represents information of babies who have been registered between 2019 to May 2021. Frantz Celestin, the IOM Chief of Mission, IOM, said that the agency collaborates with the National Population Commission and UNICEF to issue birth certificates to the children. According to him, the identity of the children was very important and also falls within its Displacement Matrix data which it shares…

As the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), continues to stir controversies, there’s been reports of likely abduction before he was repatriated from Kenya. Since Mr Kanu’s repatriation in June, the Nigeria government has kept mute on the country where he was repatriated from, even though his family, as well as his attorney, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, accused Buhari regime, in cahoots with government, of abducting Mr Kanu. Mr Ejiofor claimed that Kenya’s special police force detained and tortured the separatist leader before he was later handed over to the Nigerian government. Before Mr Ejiofor’s assertion,…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed Muslim Ummah to look out for the new moon of Dhul Hijja 1442AH. Abubakar, who is also the President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, made the call on Friday in a statement. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the statement was signed by the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto, Prof. Sambo Junaidu. “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Saturday, July 10, which is equivalent to 29th of Dhul Qadah 1442AH shall be the day to look out for the new moon…

The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has warned Southern governors over their resolutions on 2023 presidency and their ban of open grazing. National Secretary of the body, Saleh Alhassan, warned that Southern governors may not get the presidency if they opt to blackmail the North. Southern governors had on Monday called for a rotational presidency, stressing that their region should produce Nigeria’s next president. During their meeting held in Lagos, the governors also agreed to ban open grazing across the region. Reacting, Alhassan accused the governors of playing politics with their resolutions. He said the Southern governors were “hungry for power…