By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, ordered the temporary freezing of 21 bank accounts domiciled in some commercial banks and directed the arrest of the account holders by the police. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after counsel for the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Ibrahim Mohammed, moved a motion ex-parte to the effect. Justice Nwite also granted the “order directing the banks to issue details of the account package(s) and to place a Post-No-Debit (PND) on the accounts, disable the ATMs while allowing inflow into the said accounts” pending the conclusion of investigation. “I have…
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Tomiko Itooka, recognised as world’s oldest person, has passed on at the age of 116. Born on 23 May 1908, the Japanese supercentenarian was the world’s oldest verified living person, following the death of Maria Branyas on 19 August 2024. Itooka became Japan’s oldest living person after Fusa Tatsumi died on 12 December 2023. She married Kenji in 1928, during World War II, managed the office of his textile factory. After her husband died in 1979, she lived alone. But 1989, she moved in with her two daughters. She was still able to independently move at age 116 though she…
Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced plans by his administration to tackle the challenge of increasing cost of fuel being faced by farmers engaged in irrigation farming in communities affected by Boko Haram insurgency in the state with 50 per cent fuel subsidy. Zulum, who announced this on Friday evening in Bama noted that a litre of petrol currently being sold between N1,000 and N1,200 in Maiduguri will be sold to the irrigation farmers at the cost of N600. “One of the major challenges that are facing the farming communities here as regards irrigation farming is the increasing cost…
The Secretary to the Ondo state government, SSG, Tayo Oluwatuyi, has died two weeks after he was involved in an an auto crash. Oluwatuyi who died on Saturday at a yet-to-be-disclosed hospital, was involved in accident on December 15 while tavelling to Ibadan. The Ondo top official popularly known as Tukana, who was appointed by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa since January, 2023, was said to have in a coma since he had the accident. The Ondo State Government has yet to formally announce the passing of the SSG.
Tinubu will inaugurate “30 smart green” schools, rural roads, and 150 patrol vehicles fitted with AI-embedded surveillance cameras. President Bola Tinubu on Saturday visited Enugu State, the first official trip to the state since assuming office on May 29, 2023. In the Coal City State, the Commander-in-Chief inaugurated some projects embarked upon by the Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah-led administration. Tinubu will inaugurate “30 smart green” schools, rural roads, and 150 patrol vehicles fitted with AI-embedded surveillance cameras. Other projects to be commissioned included the 30 completed and equipped Enugu Smart Green Schools out of the 260 under construction across the…
The move was given the green light by the new boss with Real Sociedad happy to offload a player no longer in their plans. Spanish La Liga side Valencia have completed the first transfer of the Carlos Corberan era with Super Eagles Forward Umar Sadiq arriving on loan. Los Che have been working on a deal to bring in Umar before Corberan’s return to the club. The move was given the green light by the new boss with Real Sociedad happy to offload a player no longer in their plans. After injury effectively ended Sadiq’s Real Sociedad career before it…
According to the company, the relocation operation would occur between January 6 and 31. Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will experience a long period of power outages starting next week on Monday. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) announced this in a statement via its X handle on Friday. It said the power outage will occur due to the relocation of the 33KV DC Airport Feeder and 132KV Kukwaba-Apo Transmission Line Towers along the Outer Southern Expressway. According to the company, the relocation operation would occur between January 6 and 31. “Please be informed that there will be…
The South Korean president was impeached and suspended last month after the bungled martial law declaration. South Korea’s political leadership was in uncharted territory Saturday after the sitting president resisted arrest over a failed martial law decree days before the warrant expires. In scenes of high drama on Friday, Yoon Suk Yeol’s presidential guards and military troops shielded the former star prosecutor from investigators, who called off their arrest attempt citing safety concerns. The South Korean president was impeached and suspended last month after the bungled martial law declaration — a political move swiftly overturned by parliament — with a…
In an 18-page decision, Merchan upheld Trump’s conviction by a New York jury, rejecting various motions from Trump’s lawyers seeking to have it thrown out. The New York judge presiding over President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday set sentencing for 10 days before his January 20 inauguration and said he was not inclined to impose jail time. Judge Juan Merchan said Trump, the first former president ever convicted of a crime, can appear either in person or virtually at his January 10 sentencing. In an 18-page decision, Merchan upheld Trump’s conviction by a New York jury, rejecting various…
In what could be described as a pathetic scene, a newborn baby has been found dead opposite St. Peter’s Church by Isayi Road, Ijiman, Ugep in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. Available findings gathered indicate that the baby’s lifeless body identified as male was found on Thursday, in a precarious condition, with no signs of struggle or foul play. The identity of the mother and the circumstances surrounding his death remain unknown. The tragic discovery has sent shockwaves through the community, with many residents expressing sadness and outrage. With the community mourning, residents are calling for action…