The Kaduna State High Court has refused a fresh application for bail filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the ongoing corruption case instituted against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. Justice D. H. Khobo, in a ruling delivered on June 29, dismissed the former governor’s third bail application, which was predicated on health grounds. El-Rufai had urged the court to grant him bail, relying on a medical report said to have been issued by the National Hospital, Abuja. The document claimed he was suffering from advanced metastatic prostate cancer and required specialised…
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Families of several young men arrested in connection with the killing of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Ardo Risku Mohammed, have appealed to security agencies to release their children, insisting they were not involved in the crime. The relatives alleged that the suspects were apprehended during a police raid at a local food joint in Otukpo, far from Okwudu community in Ohimini Local Government Area, where the MACBAN chairman was killed. One of the mothers, who spoke through activist Meddy Olotu, said her 21-year-old son, Huseni, had gone to the eatery…
Security operatives at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Plateau State, on Wednesday night thwarted another attempted attack by suspected gunmen, killing one of the assailants during a fierce exchange of gunfire. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. when the armed men allegedly attempted to force their way into the institute but were met with stiff resistance from security personnel stationed at the facility. The institute confirmed the development in a statement issued on Thursday by its Head of Public Affairs, Dr. Osime Samuel. According to the statement, the attackers engaged security operatives in a gun battle…
The Federal Government has announced plans to replace the traditional khaki uniform worn by members of the National Youth Service Corps with locally produced Adire fabric as part of sweeping reforms approved for the scheme. The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, disclosed this on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, saying the initiative is aimed at boosting local industries and ensuring government spending supports Nigerian manufacturers. According to the minister, the Adire uniforms will be sourced from local textile producers across the country, particularly in states with established Adire and textile industries. “It’s Adire. Adire…
A senior consultant physician in Kano State has died after collapsing shortly after arriving at a private hospital to attend to patients who had been waiting for hours for their scheduled appointments. The tragic incident occurred on Saturday at Arewa Surgery Hospital in the Hotoro area of Kano, where the physician, identified simply as Dr. Ibrahim, had reportedly agreed to stand in for another consultant who was unavailable. The incident was disclosed by Suleiman Harbo, an aide to the Governor of Jigawa State, who said he witnessed the heartbreaking development while accompanying his elderly mother to the hospital. According to…
The Australian Government has commenced applications for its 2026 Research Training Programme scholarship, offering fully funded opportunities to Nigerian and other international students seeking to pursue Master’s by Research and Doctor of Philosophy degrees at participating Australian universities. The Research Training Programme, funded by the Australian Government, provides financial support for eligible postgraduate research students through accredited universities across the country. The scholarship covers full tuition fees, annual living expenses and other research-related costs. According to information published by Australia’s Department of Education, applications are not submitted through a central government portal, as each participating university is responsible for its…
Hundreds of residents have been left stranded after heavy rainfall washed away a major bridge linking Osupa Orile and Ajaawa communities in Ogo Oluwa Local Government Area of Oyo State. The incident, which occurred following a downpour, has disrupted movement between the affected communities, leaving commuters, farmers and traders unable to access their destinations. Residents said the collapse of the bridge has crippled commercial activities and hindered farming operations, raising concerns over the economic impact on the largely agrarian communities. Community leaders have appealed to the Oyo State Government to urgently intervene by reconstructing the damaged bridge to restore normal…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has officially taken custody of 6,778.5 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a high-grade strain of cannabis, intercepted at the Apapa Port in Lagos. The illicit shipment was handed over to the anti-narcotics agency during a ceremony held at the port on Wednesday after it was intercepted through a joint examination involving operatives of the NDLEA, the Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies. The agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed in a statement that the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), represented by the Director of Seaport Operations, ACGN…
Indian authorities have arrested three Nigerian nationals over their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking syndicate operating in the country. The arrests were carried out by operatives of the Anti-Narcotic Wing of the Indian Central Crime Branch, according to a report by The New Indian Express obtained on Wednesday. The report stated that the suspects allegedly entered India on medical and tourist visas before becoming involved in the illegal drug trade. Investigators alleged that the trio sourced the illicit substances from another Nigerian resident in Delhi before distributing them. The suspects were identified as Ambemo Victor, 37; Chime Moses, 36;…
A 23-year-old Nigerian student in the United States, Godson Oghenebrume, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison and is expected to be deported after completing his jail term for illegally possessing a firearm and firing multiple gunshots during a confrontation with his former girlfriend. The sentence was handed down by the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, Shelly Dick, following Oghenebrume’s conviction for possessing a firearm while residing in the country under a non-immigrant F-1 student visa. The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, Kurt Wall, disclosed in…