Kwara State police command has arrested a popular singer, Habeb Okikiola Badmus, aka ‘portable’ for alleged criminal defamation and other related offences, DAILY POST reports. The arrest was carried out in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Saturday, by operatives of the command, acting on a petition by one Okunola Saheed, popularly known as ‘Osupa’. This was...
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja will on Tuesday hear a suit filed by the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria against the Central Bank of Nigeria and others over the implementation of local government autonomy.
Other defendants include the Minister of Budget and National Planning; Accountant-General of the Federation; the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission; the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, various commercial banks, and one Bello Lawal. Following the Supreme Court judgment of July 11, 2024, which granted financial autonomy to LGs, ALGON filed a suit seeking an...
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New York Helicopter Company To Shut Down Following Crash That Killed Spain Family Of Five And A Pilot
The Federal Aviation Administration —FAA— late on Sunday disclosed that the company that operated the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River in New York last week, killing all six people on board, will shut down immediately. New York Helicopter Tours is “shutting down their operations immediately,” the FAA said in a statement on X, adding that it...
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Photo Story: WTO-DG Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Celebrates Mother Prof Kamene Okonjo At 95
Photo credit: X|@NOIweala
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NIS launches 2nd phase of contactless Nigerian passport application in 4 countries
“Technology should be an enhancer of service delivery”- Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched the second phase of its contactless biometric passport application system in the U.S., Mexico, Jamaica and Brazil. This is contained in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Akinsola Akinlabi, on the NIS official...
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CBS And ’60 Minutes’ Should ‘Pay A Big Price’ President Trump Threatens, Claims The Newsmagazine Mention His Name In A ‘Derogatory And Defamatory Way’
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to go after “60 Minutes” shortly after the CBS newsmagazine broadcast stories on Ukraine and Greenland on Sunday, saying the network was out of control and should “pay a big price” for going after him. “Almost every week, 60 Minutes … mentions the name ‘TRUMP’ in a derogatory and...
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Ex-LSU Wide Receiver Kyren Lacy Tragic Death At 24
Former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy, who was found dead Saturday night in Houston, died in an apparent suicide in his car while being pursued by authorities, according to a Harris County (Texas) sheriff’s report released Sunday. According to Harris County authorities, police responded to a call from a female family member who said Lacy had discharged a firearm...