Breaking: Former Speaker, Dogara Returns to APC
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, is said to have officially decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The acting Chairman of the party, Mai Mala Buni, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday, after he and Dogara met with President Muhammadu Buhari, at the villa. The former Speaker said he would address […]
EFCC Arraigns Surety for Forgery
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal office, on Friday, July 24, 2020 arraigned Belief Nathan Horsfall before Justice A. T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on three count charges bordering on conspiracy and forgery. He however, pleaded “not guilty” to the charges preferred against […]
Mkapa, ex-Tanzanian president dies at 81
Former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa is dead. He was 81. He died in a Dar es Salaam hospital, according the government. He was the country’s third president after independence from Britain in 1962 and ruled from 1995 to 2005. President John Maguful in a television broadcast on Friday said, “I’m saddened by the death of […]
Reps to sue Akpabio
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Godswill Akpabio yesterday backtracked on his accusation that National Assembly members were major beneficiaries of contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). However, despite his backtracking, the House of Representatives has resolved to sue him for perjury and slander. The minister while testifying before the probe panel in […]
Alleged Fraud: U.S. court frees Woodberry
A United States court has dismissed the case against Woodbery (real name Olalekan Ponle), who was earlier arrested alongside Huspuppi, the Instagram celebrity, on cyberfraud allegations. Woodbery was extradited to the US where he faced charges on conspiracy to commit fraud, one for which he risked 20 years jail term. He was arrested on the […]
Two Oil Thieves Bag 5 Years in Port Harcourt
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt’s zonal office, on Thursday , July 23 2020 secured the conviction and sentence of Oghenovo Emmanuel and Abdullahi Hassan Bika to fve years imprisonment before Justice M. L. Abubakar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The convicts were arraigned by the […]
Breaking: Kano Suspends Eid-el-Kabir Festivities Over COVID-19
The Kano State Government on Wednesday suspended all traditional festivities in the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebration to stop the spread of coronavirus in the state. Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, who made the announcement told reporters the decision was part of government’s efforts to consolidate on the successes achieved in the fight against Covid-9. He said […]
EFCC to Arraign Two for Alleged Electoral Fraud.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is set to arraign the duo of Sarah Omeigha Ajibola and John Ozovehe Demide before a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, for allegedly conspiring to rig the 2018 general elections of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, The EFCC had, on May 5, 2020, filed a 14-count […]
EFCC Docks Two Suspected Oil Thieves in Port Harcourt
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Office on Wednesday, July 21, 2020 arraigned Augustine Ofehe, Patience Tony and a barge, before Justice J. E. Inyang of the Federal High Court, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on two-count charges of conspiracy and illegal dealing in petroleum product. When the charges were read to the […]
Jonathan In Aso Rock, Briefs Buhari And Rejoices Over Itakpe-Warri Complex
Former President Goodluck Jonathan visited Aso Rock, Nigeria’s Presidential Villa Tuesday morning and held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. The former president used the occasion to brief Buhari on the situation in Mali. Jonathan also thanked President Buhari for naming the Itakpe-Warri railway complex after him, an official statement revealed. A statement from Femi […]
