The Nigeria Correctional Service has escalated efforts to locate and bring back escaped inmates from the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre in Niger State, as reported by Saturday PUNCH. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, during a visit to the Niger custodial centre, pledged the government’s commitment to relocating several correctional …
Read More »Kogi Court Summons EFCC Chair Over Alleged Contempt
A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has summoned the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, to appear in court on May 13, 2024. This summons follows allegations of contempt of court. The EFCC chairman is facing the contempt charge for allegedly disobeying a …
Read More »Tinubu in Saudi Arabia for Special World Economic Forum
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, landed in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on Friday evening to participate in the 2024 Special World Economic Forum on Global Collaboration, Growth, and Energy for Development. This marks the second phase of his two-nation tour following his engagements in The Hague, Netherlands, since Wednesday. …
Read More »Three die, two injured in Kano building collapse
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the death of three people in a building collapsed in Kuntau, Gwale local government area of Kano State on Friday. The agency in a statement said two other people sustained injury during the incident. Although the total number of victims was not …
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