Author: David Great

A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2 of Abuja has dismissed a no-case submission filed by Peter Nwachukwu husband of late gospel artist Osinachi Nwachukwu. Presiding judge, Justice Nwosu-Iheme ruled that the prosecution has built a case against the defendant. The Federal Government had filed a 23-count indictment against Nwachukwu in connection with Osinachi’s death. The suspect was remanded at the Kuje detention facility until further hearing after pleading not guilty. During the trial, which began on June 20, 2022 and finished on March 10, 2023, the prosecution called 17 witnesses to testify. Mrs. Osinachi, who…

A former presidential aide, Laolu Akande, has highlighted areas of concern for the Bola Tinubu administration, suggesting a proper investigation into incidences of civil servants blocking the President’s appointees from resuming work. Speaking on Channel TV’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Akande noted that the lacuna that exists in the current government has become a cause of concern and should be nipped in the bud very quickly. Reacting to some discrepancies across different Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Nigeria, Laolu Akande said there was a need for the head of the federal civil service to put consequences in place, stressing…

President Bola Tinubu launched the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer programme for 15 million households on Tuesday. The ceremony, which coincided with World Poverty Eradication Day, was conducted at the State House Press Gallery in Abuja. George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, represented President Tinubu at the occasion. Among those in attendance are Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Eradication; Wale Edun, Minister of Finance; Shubham Chaudhuri, World Bank Country Director; and Matthias Schmale, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria. On October 1, 2023, President Tinubu announced the cash distribution initiative, which…

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday that he was “shocked” and “saddened” by the shooting dead of two Swedish nationals before the Euro qualifying match between Belgium and Sweden in Brussels. “I am deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of two Swedish nationals in Brussels close to the stadium where Belgium were hosting Sweden in a UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying match,” Infantino wrote on Instagram. “On behalf of FIFA, and the global football family, I extend my deepest condolences to the family and friends of the victims. Our thoughts are with the people of Belgium and Sweden,…

Liberia is heading for a second round of voting in a presidential election between outgoing incumbent George Weah and opponent Joseph Boakai, as official provisional results Tuesday placed them neck and neck. With more than 94 per cent of ballots counted, Boakai, 78, won 43.70 per cent, while Weah, 57, a former international footballer who is running for a second term, gained 43.65 per cent, according to results published by the national electoral commission. The two men were well ahead of the 18 other presidential candidates in the first round of voting in the West African nation on October 10.…

A 50% reduction in the wages and allowances of National Assembly (NASS) members and political office holders has been advocated by Kingsley Moghalu due to the current economic hardships facing the nation. This was stated by the economist, who is a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), during his appearance on Politics Today on Channels Television. He claims that even if Nigeria is suffering as a result of the termination of petroleum subsidies, the culture of governance in the nation supports luxury among political figures and appointees. “The culture of governance is a very important issue…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a musician: Aniji Shedrack Chidubem, (a.k.a Sanij-D) for allegedly defrauding a Briton, Susan McLean, the sum of £9,300.00 (Nine Thousand, Three Hundred Euros). The suspect was also alleged to have defrauded an American: Diana Rosado Gonzalax, the sum of $2,000.00 (Two Thousand American Dollars). He was arrested in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, based on credible intelligence on the activities of a syndicate of internet fraudsters. Sanij-D allegedly impersonated one Christopher Rossi, a marine engineer that fixes boats and pipelines in Singapore. EFCC…

Israel has destroyed Hamas military headquarters and a bank that is funding the group’s operations, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday. In a video posted on X, formerly Twitter, aerial bombing of the two facilities were captured real time as assault on Hamas continues. “Overnight, IDF fighter jets struck a Hamas military headquarters and neutralized a Hamas military operative,” the IDF said in the post accompanied by a video. Adding that, “A bank utilized to fund Hamas terrorist activity in Gaza”. Israel lists six eliminated Hamas leaders Meanwhile, the Commander of the US Central Command, General Michael Kurilla, landed…

The Euro 2024 qualifier between Belgium and Sweden was suspended at halftime and subsequently abandoned following the fatal shooting of two Swedes in Brussels earlier on Monday, UEFA said. Belgium raised its terror alert to the highest level as a man in a video on social media claimed that he was the assailant and that he was from Islamic State. “Following a suspected terrorist attack in Brussels this evening, it has been decided after consultation with the two teams and the local police authorities, that the UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying match between Belgium and Sweden is abandoned,” UEFA said in…

Donald Trump promised on Monday that if elected president again he will bar immigrants who support Hamas from entering the US and send officers to pro-Hamas protests to arrest and deport immigrants who publicly support the Palestinian militant group. On a campaign stop in Iowa, Trump was responding to the Hamas killing of at least 1,300 Israelis that triggered a war in which Palestinian health officials say Israel has killed more than 2,800 Palestinians in Gaza. Trump, president from 2017-2021, said that if elected to a second White House term he will ban entry to the US of anybody who…