The Police Command in Benue on Monday said suspected herders attacked Egwuma community in Agatu Local Government Area and killed five persons. The State’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria in Makurdi on Monday. Anene said the Command had deployed …
Read More »LASTMA diverts traffic on Lagos road for drainage rehabilitation
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has developed strategic plans to address the expected increase in traffic congestion in Jibowu to Agnes axis in Lagos State. According to a statement on Thursday by the General Manager, LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, the expected traffic congestion is due to plans by the …
Read More »Ex-minister, Mamman, collapses outside courtroom as money laundering case begins
Former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, collapsed outside the courtroom on Thursday at a Federal High Court, Abuja, due to ill health. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mamman, whose plea was fixed for Thursday morning, collapsed outside the courtroom before the case was called. The former minister’s counsel, …
Read More »Federal government projects massive food price crash January
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, declared that with the strategic measures aimed at addressing the high food prices nationwide, prices of the items would crash in the next 180 days (January 2025). It said the measures which include the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes for the importation of certain …
Read More »Supreme Court grants LG financial autonomy
The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man panel, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves. The apex court …
Read More »Tinubu Invites Labour Leaders To Presidential Villa On Thursday For Minimum Wage Talks
President Bola Tinubu is expected to meet with members of the organised labour on Thursday to resolve issues delaying the approval of a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers, THISDAY learnt on Wednesday. A top member of the labour union told journalists that the president has invited the leadership of …
Read More »72-year-old man bags life imprisonment for defiling minor
A 72-year-old man, David Jackson, has been found guilty of defiling his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter and has been sentenced to life imprisonment. This is according to a statement on X.com by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency on Wednesday. The statement noted that Jackson will be registered as …
Read More »Reps order FG to suspend Samoa agreement over gay rights, sovereignty concerns
The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to suspend the implementation of the Samoa Agreement pending the conclusion of an investigation into the pact and until all controversial clauses are clearly defined to make sure they do not violate any law in Nigeria. The House also mandated its …
Read More »Army, NDLEA nab terrorists drug shipment
A joint operation between the Nigerian Army’s 21 Armored Brigade and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency intercepted a shipment of illicit substances destined for Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. According to security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, via X on Tuesday, the joint team, acting on intelligence, …
Read More »Kano residents in fear as armed hoodlums camp at Emir’s palace
Concerned residents of Rano town in Kano State have raised the alarm over the presence of armed hoodlums at the headquarters of the Emirate on Sunday. In a letter addressed to the state Police Commissioner, a copy made available to Gistfox News on Tuesday revealed that the hoodlums had been …
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