Major General Fatuma Gaiti Ahmed, was appointed on Thursday, May 2, as the Commander of the Kenya Airforce, becoming the first woman in the country to head any service in the Armed Forces. Ahmed made history years ago after she was promoted to the brigadier rank in 2015. She was the first female military officer…
The Federal Government has approved a substantial increase in salary ranging from 25% to 35% for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures. This augmentation applies to the six remaining consolidated salary structures, namely the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS), Consolidated…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the American International School Abuja (AISA) has refunded the fees paid by the immediate past governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, for his children attending the school. LIB had earlier reported that the chairman of EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, held a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, April…
A Kogi High Court in Lokoja on Friday, April 26, ordered the Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, to appear before it on May 13, to show cause why an order of committal should not be made against him for allegedly disobeying a court order. Justice I.A. Jamil of High Court IV gave the…
Documents serving as exhibits have shown how Yahaya Bello allegedly paid school fees in advance for his family members already in the school and even those to be enrolled in future with hundreds of thousands of dollars withdrawn from the state coffers. A letter from the American International School of Abuja to the Economic and…
The Lagos State Government has threatened to shut down an Indian Language School operating in the Ilupeju area of the state that only admits Indian nationals. Nigerians during the week called out the school for ‘racially’ depriving Nigerian children from attending the school and asked the Lagos state government to investigate and shut down the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a fresh charge against Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In the four-count charge, the anti-graft agency accused Emefiele of approving the printing of N684,590,000 notes at the rate of N18.96 billion. In the fresh charge filed, the commission alleged that…
A video of supporters of embattled former governor Yahaya Bello performing rituals to ‘prevent’ him from being arrested by the EFCC operatives has made the rounds on social media. X user, Imran Muhammad, who shared the video online wrote; ‘’ Supporters of Yahaya Bello are performing rituals to prevent him from being arrested by the…
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said that he will resign if former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is not prosecuted. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, April 23, at the EFCC headquarters located in Jabi, Abuja, the anti-graft agency chairman vowed that all those who obstructed the arrest…
Paul Onwuanibe, the CEO of Landmark Group, has revealed ongoing discussions with both the Federal and Lagos State governments to prevent the proposed demolition of his Landmark Beach Resort for the construction of the 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. Lagos State Government recently gave the Landmark Group CEO seven-day notice of the demolition of the section…
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has summoned the Nigerian management of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), a global fast-food restaurant chain, to appear before an investigative panel of inquiry. This follows a recent case of discriminatory practice at a KFC outlet at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, against Debola Daniel, who…
The commander of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, has disclosed that the state has all it takes for the full take-off of the proposed state police. According to Adeleye, the state government had concluded the necessary arrangements for the security formation. The Amotekun Commander stressed that the…
Social media commentator, Isaac Fayose thinks that the police detaining famous activist, VeryDarkMan for over 24 hours is simply oppression. In a video posted to his Instagram page, the brother of the former governor of Ekiti state claimed that detention should never go longer than 24 hours in Nigeria. However, VeryDarkMan has been in detention for over five days without a…
The House of Representatives Committee on Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis has summoned the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Pate and the Permanent Secretary, Daju S. Kachollom over the alleged misappropriation of $300 million in antimalarial funds. Amobi Ogah, the Chairman of the Committee read the resolutions in Abuja on Tuesday, the News…
On Tuesday, Zenith Bank Plc announced the appointment of Dame Adaora Umeoji as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO), effective June 2024. She is the first woman to lead the bank. Her appointment is, however, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Umeoji will take over from the current GMD,…
The University of Lagos, UNILAG, has been shut down. On Wednesday, Activities were paralysed as non-academic staff union members complied with the directive to embark on a seven-day warning strike. Recall that the Joint Action Committee of SSANU and NASU had some days ago directed its members to embark on a warning strike over the…
Nigerians have attacked the eldest son of President Bola Tinubu, Mr Seyi Tinubu. This comes after he pleaded with Nigerians on Monday to exercise patience with his father’s administration as they weather the challenging economic times. This followed protests in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, where angry youths took to the streets to decry the…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, has joined his ancestors at the age of 81. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State confirmed the passing away of the monarch. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, Governor Makinde said Oba Balogun died Thursday evening, March 14, at the University…
Popular Nigerian activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, said that he misses the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari. In a post Adeyanju shared via his X handle on Thursday 14, he averred that his missing Buhari shows how bad things have gone in the country, with the Tinubu-led administration. His post reads;‘’I miss Buhari. That is how…
Nigerian rapper Tochukwu Gbubemi Ojogwu aka Odumodublvck has been seen in a trending video urging Seyi Tinubu to show off his customised hand chain worth 100 million naira. The incident happened after the duo linked up. In the said video, the Nigerian singer could be seen having a drink, during which he showed Seyi Tinubu,…
