The Police in Abuja have called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to reschedule its planned protest in the Federal Capital Territory, citing intelligence reporting showing that members of the Shiite Islamic Sect and other non-state actors plan to infiltrate and cause violence during the protest.

Commercial activities began to pick up at the Onitsha Main Market on Monday following the arrival of the market chairman, Mr. Chijioke Okpalaugo, alongside members of his executive and security personnel.

On the N1.084 trillion distributable statutory revenue, the communiqué stated that the Federal Government received N520.807 billion and the state governments received N264.160 billion.

The nine suspects include Ardo Lawal Mohammed, Muhammadu Saidu, Alhaji Haruna Abdullahi, Yakubu Adamu, Muhammed Musa, Abubakar Adamu, Shaibu Ibrahim, Saleh Mohammed and Bako Jibrin.

Falana warned that postponements could jeopardise the credibility of the 2027 general elections.

This comes after suspected hoodlums Sunday night reportedly placed a coffin in front of the “White House”, the administrative headquarters of the Onitsha Main Market, following Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s directive that the market should be reopened on Monday, February 2.

Donald Trump threatened legal action on Monday against the host of the 68th Grammy Awards over the comedian’s comment on the US president and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

According to the President, who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Sa’id-Ahmad, Nigerians should not lack quality education due to financial limitations.

Umar said that Sheikh Usman Kusfa died in the early hours of Monday at a private hospital in Kaduna after battling an illness for a few months.

Apparently to discourage traders from resuming on Monday, February 2, as directed by Governor Charles Soludo, suspected hoodlums Sunday night reportedly placed a coffin in front of the “White House”, the administrative headquarters of the Onitsha Main Market.