Fayose: Bank Chief Narrates How He Took Delivery of N1.2b Cash
The Federal High Court in Lagos Monday heard how the N1.2billion allegedly given to former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose from the Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA) was moved to the state. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is trying Fayose for allegedly receiving and keeping N1.2billion and $5million allegedly stolen from the […]
A Professor’s Cure for Dangote’s Headache By Tunde Odesola
Sitting on a pyramid of wealth exceeding $10bn, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, shouldn’t be worried by poverty. In fact, if Dangote decides to line his path and walk on $1million daily, poverty can’t come near his tent. But poverty has a way of worrying the superrich and giving them headaches. The blood-curdling sight of […]
Man Shot Dead in Beer Parlour Weeks to Wedding
A man, Ugochukwu Mbadi, has been shot dead few weeks to his wedding, by suspected hired killers in a beer parlour located at number 8 Uwakwe Street in Aba, the commercial hub of the State on Saturday evening The Police Command Public Relations Officer, Geoffrey Ogbonna, confirmed the incident, adding that a suspect identified as […]
FUTO Student who Slept with 3 Undergraduates is Dead
The only female victim among the four students who engaged in drunken, Tramadol-fueled group sex, has been reported dead. Recall earlier reports indicate that the indiscriminate sexual activity took place at the Sunshine Castle Hostel, Ihiagwa, Owerri, Imo State, involving the lady identified as Onyinyechi Okafor, and three other male students of the Federal University […]
Court Orders Temporary Forfeiture of Property Linked to Alison Madueke
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted an order of interim forfeiture of a property in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, Donald Chidi Amangbo and Sequoyah Properties Limited. Justice Chuka Obiozor, granted the order sequel to a motion file and argued by the […]
Amnesty International Wants Sudan’s Former Intelligence Chief, Ghosh, Probed
Sudan’s new authorities must investigate the role of the country’s former spy chief, General Kamal Abdelmarouf Salih Ghosh, the head of Sudan’s feared National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) in the killings of demonstrators, and journalists during months-long protests that preceded the fall of president Omar-al-Bashir, Amnesty International said. A grab from a broadcast on […]
Julian Assange: Protracted Legal Battle, Straight to American Jail
In a grainy video carrying the title “Collateral Murder,” shot in 2007 from a U.S. army helicopter flying above Baghdad and released by Wikileaks in 2010, many of us saw the violent reality of the war in Iraq for the first time. Until that point, the public here in Canada, as in the United States, […]
Atiku Investigated for Alleged Plot to Stop Buhari’s Inauguration
The defeated presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, is said to be under investigation for allegedly prevailing on the United States to recognise him as the ‘authentic President’ of Nigeria. The allegation, which Atiku has denied, surfaced earlier in the week. The former Vice President was said to have paid lobbyists […]
Travails of Crime Victims and Frustrations from Justice
The pains and frustrations Mr. Iwuagwu Remigus has had to go through, in his bid to get justice for his teenage daughter, who was allegedly abducted, raped and forced to procure unlawful abortion which resulted to complications, including excessive bleeding which nearly took her, are heart rendering. Recounting how the police allegedly connived with the […]
Why Buhari Should Not Remove Petroleum Subsidy Now
The World Bank lately advised President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to remove the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (popularly known in Nigeria as petrol), claiming this period that the country is struggling with fiscal adjustment to lower oil price is the best time to take the decision. Although the World Bank has always advised against fuel […]
