JUSTICE James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on February 23, 2024 overruled a motion on notice filed by Ali Bello and Dauda Suleiman urging the court to strike out the 17- count amended charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on the ground against them claiming that the … Read more
THE Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria, CIFCFIN, on Thursday, February 22, 2024 conferred its Fellowship on the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Mr Ola Olukoyede. The fellowship, the highest professional Award of the Institute, was conferred on the EFCC’s boss in the full glare of … Read more
THE 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has lamented the withdrawal of Nigeria’s senior men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers, from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Afrobasket 2025 Qualifiers due to lack of funds. In a statement issued via his official X handle on Friday, Obi said the report of D’Tigers’ withdrawal … Read more
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri BORNO State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has extended his condolences to the Government and people of Gombe State over a tragic fire incident that gutted the state’s central medical store, causing damage to essential medical supplies, as well as maternal and child care equipment worth over N5billion. Zulum also extended condolences … Read more
IN the sociological-political emancipation of Ndigbo in Nigeria, Turning Point Nigeria-USA, reveals that most Igbos don’t know or understand what Ohaneze is doing in Nigeria. In a press release jointly signed by the President and Secretary of Turning Point Nigeria-USA, Sir Oswald Okebata and Barr Vitalis Unachukwu respectively in the Commonwealth State of Pennsylvania, United … Read more
INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu BARRING any last-minute change of plans, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is set to release the 2023 general election report today. The report would detail all aspects of the election including the technical glitch experienced with the INEC Results Viewing Portal iREV during the presidential election results upload. A … Read more
THE LP chairman said he was released by the police on bail following several interventions. “Let me thank and appreciate all of you here for the solidarity, for the support and for your commitment,” Abure said. “No struggle to liberate a country comes easy. Many countries of the world where freedom fighters have fought for … Read more
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new heads for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Galaxy Backbone and the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) limited. Trojan News reports that this was made known in a statement on Thursday by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. “With the reconstitution of the management teams … Read more
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday lamented how federal bureaucracy is slowing down the actualization of his plans and agenda. To this end, the President asked Federal permanent secretaries to rededicate themselves to their duties and work towards improving the lives of Nigerians by acting with dispatch on matters that border on the welfare of citizens. … Read more
SOME members of the civil society group in Benin City in solidarity have condemned what they described as yet another police brutality meted against the National Chairman of the Labour party, Barrister Julius Abure. Abure was arrested by the arrested by the Inspector General of Police, (AIG) zone 5, Benin, City Edo State, Mr Arungwa … Read more