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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has dragged President Bola Tinubu to court over “the failure to probe the grim allegations that over $15 billion oil revenues, and N200 billion budgeted to repair the refineries in Nigeria are missing and unaccounted for between 2020 and 2021.”

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/serap-drags-tinubu-to-court-over-15bn-n200bn-oil-revenues/

A large crowd of cheering supporters welcomed the Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, as he rounded off his campaigns in the three Yenagoa constituencies, weekend.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/mommoth-crowd-as-diri-ends-yenagoa-campaigns/

No less than 14, 481, 519 pills of Tramadol and bottles of codeine syrup worth over N13billion street value have been recovered by operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in three major busts of drug cartels operating in Amuwo Odofin, Idumota and the SAHCO shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/ndlea-seizes-14-4m-pills-of-opioids-in-lagos-raids/

Organisers of the Africa International Film Festival have unveiled plans for its 12th edition geared at expanding indigenous movies to the global market.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/afriff-2023-kicks-off-with-explosive-activity-lineup-red-carpet-gala/

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has directed the reconstruction of the old Benin-Agbor Road.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/obaseki-begins-palliative-work-on-failed-portions-of-fg-roads/

Labour Party, LP, Presidential candidate in the February 25, poll, Mr. Peter Obi, has condemned the brulalisation of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, President, Mr. Joe Ajaero.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/peter-obi-condemns-brulalisation-of-nlc-president-ajaero/

An Abuja High Court in Maitama, has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to unconditionally release former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/abuja-court-orders-unconstitutional-release-of-emefiele/

Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, PDP-GF, Thursday, said expressing gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, for intervening in the budding crisis in Rivers State, does mean surrendering the party to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/rivers-crisis-weve-not-surrendered-to-apc-pdp-govs/

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has outlawed sting operations at night time in all its commands.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/efcc-bans-sting-operations-at-night/

With the support of UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication, IPDC, the Pan African Lawyers Union, PALU, and Congress of African Journalists, CAJ, are to establish the first continent-wide African Media Lawyers’ Network, AMLN, covering all the AU member states.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/unesco-caj-palu-to-unveil-pan-african-media-lawyers-network/

President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has been referred for ophthalmic investigation, a head/brain scan, a full body scan, and cervical spine therapy among other investigations.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/battered-nlc-president-ajaero-referred-for-ophthalmic-investigation/

A Rivers State High Court sitting at Isiokpo, has stopped the state House of Assembly and the Chief Justice of the state from initiating impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/fubara-impeachment-court-stops-rivers-assembly-cj/

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 69, suspected internet fraudsters in Ile-Ife, Osun State.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/efcc-arrests-69-suspected-internet-fraudsters-in-osun/

A Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna, Kaduna State, has convicted and sentenced Destiny Maikarfi (a.k.a TudTech) to two years imprisonment for internet fraud.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/man-jailed-2-years-in-kaduna-for-internet-fraud/

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, has restated the need for security agencies to ensure that the conduct of the November 11 governorship election in the state was peaceful and credible.

read m ore: https://frontiernewsng.com/bayelsa-poll-gov-diri-tasks-security-agencies-on-peaceful-exercise/

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday, said it would continue to reclaim its stolen mandates at the national level and in all the states of the federation.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/nasarawa-well-continue-to-reclaim-our-stolen-mandates-pdp/

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Monday, said it welcomed the arraignment of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke before a Westminister’s Court in London, following alleged bribery allegations.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/efcc-lauds-diezani-arraignment-before-london-court/

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Monday, inaugurated 34 Senior Special Assistants, SSAs, and 152 Special Assistants, SAs, in five local government areas in Edo South senatorial district of the state.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/obaseki-inaugurates-34-ssas-152-sas-charges-on-grassroots-devt/

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Sunday, called on the Federal Government to urgently consider devolving authority and move more resources to the state and local governments.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/obaseki-urges-devolution-of-power-to-states-lg-for-increased-devt/

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Sunday, said that the 63rd Independence Day address by President Bola Tinubu was empty and bereft of ideas.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/tinubus-independence-day-speech-exposes-his-unpreparedness-pdp/

Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a drug kingpin wanted for attempts to ship illicit drug consignments to the United Kingdom.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/wanted-kingpin-arrested-over-london-bound-shipment-of-4-tons-of-drugs/

A civil society group, Security Situation Room, SSR, has asked the Inspector General of Police, Director General of State Security Service, SSS and Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to stop forcing Nigerians to leave their phones at the respective gates of the organisations.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/stop-asking-nigerians-to-drop-their-phones-at-your-gates-ssr-to-police-sss-efcc/

Mr. Udengs Eradiri, Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in the Bayelsa State’s November 11, poll, has accused Governor Douye Diri of spending N3billion per kilometre on the 10.2km phase II of the Glory Drive dual carriageway.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/diri-spent-n3b-per-kilometre-on-glory-drive-dual-carriageway-eradiri/

Labour Party, LP, has backed the proposed indefinite strike by Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC, to press home their demands for better working conditions, following high cost of living due to fuel subsidy removal.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/labour-party-backs-nlc-tuc-indefinte-strike/

Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu has felicitated with Muslim faithful in Nigeria, particularly their counterparts in Edo State on the celebration of this year’s Eid-el-Maulud.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/shaibu-salutes-muslim-faithful-eid-el-maulud/

Directorate of State of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, has described a history book which stated that the Igbos, who invaded Ife came to capture her people as slaves, as hate speech against Igbos.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/ipob-resists-history-book-with-hate-speech-against-igbo/

Lawyer and activist, Douglas Ogbankwa, Director of Strategic Communications, African Bar Association, has narrated how he was manhandled by Department of State Service, DSS, operatives at the service office in Benin City, Edo State.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/how-i-was-manhandled-by-dss-lawyer-ogbankwa-narrates-ordeal/

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, stopped the Ondo State House of Assembly from impeaching the state Deputy Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/court-stops-impeachment-move-on-ondo-deputy-gov-aiyedatiwa/

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his administrations commitment to the country’s fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking as part of efforts to curtail the global drug problem.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/were-committed-to-fight-against-illicit-drugs-tinubu/

Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has demanded the appointment of additional Justices to achieve the full complement of 21 Justices of the Supreme Court, as prescribed by Section 230(1)(B) of the Constitution.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/nba-demands-appointment-of-more-supreme-court-justices/

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has raised the alarm over the fire incident at the Supreme Court, describing it as suspicious.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/pdp-describes-supreme-court-fire-incident-as-suspicious/

The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal, on Monday, struck out the petition by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Dr. Abdulazeez Adediran (a.k.a. Jandor), seeking the nullilifcation of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu election.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/tribunal-strikes-out-pdp-petition-upholds-sanwo-olus-victory/