Author: Nigeriacurrent

EFCC Secures Conviction of Businessman in Enugu

A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State,   presided over by Justice Akintayo Aluko recently convicted the managing director and chief executive officer of Jata Gas Limited,   Jame Nwokpo and ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Enugu Zonal Office to re-arrest and produce him for sentencing.     Nwokpo was on Wednesday June, 17, 2020 convicted […]

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Buhari Recognizes Giadom as APC Acting National Chairman – Shehu Garba

Shehu Garba, spokesperson of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said his principal has received “convincing” advice that Victor Giadom is legally the Acting National Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). “The President has received very convincing advice on the position of the law as far as the situation in the party is […]

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COVID-19: We’ve Spent N118m to Support UCH, Virology Dept, Oyo Govt Insists

The Oyo State government on Wednesday declared that “it is standing by its position that it has supported the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan to the tune of N118 million in the fight against COVID-19. Records made available by the Oyo State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinola Ojo, confirmed that the state government has provided […]

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EFCC To Investigate Lagos Speaker

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to look into allegations of corruption against the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa. The speaker Obasa had been accused of embezzling public funds and abusing his office. An online medium had said its investigations showed that Obasa allegedly owns more than 60 […]

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Akeredolu Fires His Deputy’s Aides

The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has terminated the appointments of the aides attached to the deputy governor Agboola Ajayi. Ajayi who recently joined the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is yet to resign his post saying he is still in office. Akeredolu has approved the sack of Allen Sowore, Ajayi’s spokesman. The governor […]

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Eton College Apologises To Onyeama

The prestigious Eton College, which is an elite institution in the United Kingdom, has apologised to Dillibe Onyeama, for the racial discrimination he experienced while at the school. Dillibe who is the son of a respected judge in Nigeria was the fiorst black person to attend Eton College. He had documented his experience in a […]

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COVID-19: Nigeria Police Rescue In Kano Rice Factory

The police in Kano have rescued many workers from a rice farm who alleged that they have been ‘detained’ there for three months. According to the workers, they were threatened with their jobs if they opted to go home to see their families. The Kano police command invaded the factory after obtaining a court injunction. […]

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FAAN Relocates Headquarters to Abuja

Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has moved its corporate headquarters to Abuja in compliance with the directive of the Federal Ministry of Aviation that all agencies in the sector relocate their corporate headquarters to Abuja. This movement is aimed at ensuring operational efficiency, while also improving the quality of service delivery to our esteemed customers. Already, […]

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EFCC Arraigns One for Alleged N1.9 Million Fraud

The Makurdi Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, arraigned one Damian Oragbai Terhemba, before Justice M. A. Ikpambese, of the Benue State High Court, in Makurdi, on one-count charge bordering on misappropriation of funds to the tune of N1, 906, 000, (One Million, Nine Hundred and […]

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Police Seal APC National Secretariat, Abuja

A detachment of Policemen has sealed off the National Secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The policemen are acting on the instructions of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. The order, which was handed down through the FCT Commissioner of Police, to the APC Chief Security Officer, instructed that members of the […]

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