N80.2billion Alleged Fraud:  Court Insists on Yahaya Bello’s Appearance for Arraignment

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja on Friday, May 10, insisted on the physical appearance of the former governor of Kogi State, Mr Yahaya Adoza Bello for arraignment before any of his applications can be entertained by the court.     The judge further held that Bello, who is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial …

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EFCC Arraigns Former Court Registrar in Sokoto for N3.8m Fraud

The Sokoto Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 arraigned a former court Registrar, Abubakar Garba Dandare before Justice Bello Muhammad Shinkafi of the Zamfara State High Court for allegedly stealing the sum of N3,837,634 (Three Million Eight Hundred and Thirty Seven thousand Six Hundred and Thirty Four Naira).     He …

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Rivers Crisis: Yoruba Youths Berate Wike For Disrespecting Tinubu …say FCT Minister never respected Abuja peace accord

The Oduduwa Youths Initiative (OYI) has rebuked the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, for disrespecting President Bola Tinubu by breaching the Peace Accord initiated by the President.    In a statement signed by its leader, Otunba Gbenga Ojo, the youths said it is against the culture of the Yoruba people to disrespect elders and authorities in government like Wike has done. …

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President Tinubu’s Appointees Are Behind Yahaya Bello’s Ordeal – APC Chieftain Reveals

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Jesutega Onokpasa, has revealed that certain appointees of President Bola Tinubu are plotting to succeed him before the end of his tenure and are seriously wishing that the President will not make it to 2027 for their selfish reasons. Onokpasa, a lawyer and former member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council for Asiwaju …

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Gas Explosion: Lagos Lawmakers Demand Better Enforcement Of Safety Law

Following a recent gas explosion in the Ajeromi/Ifelodun area of Lagos that resulted in fatalities, the state House of Assembly has called on concerned ministries, departments and agencies of government to step up enforcement of safety laws to protect lives and property.     The House, at plenary presided over by Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa on Monday, tasked two ministries …

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State Police: Your Position Unacceptable, Lagos Assembly Tells IGP Egbetokun

The Lagos State House of Assembly has kicked against the position of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Olukayode Egbetokun, that Nigeria is not ripe for the establishment of state police.     Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, directed the Clerk of the House, Barr. Olalekan Onafeko, to write the Inspector-General and the National Assembly stating that the …

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FCMB Manager bags 121-year jail term for stealing customer’s N112m

Nwachukwu Placidus, a former manager with a branch of First City Monument Bank, FCMB in Onitsha, Anambra State has been sentenced to a cumulative 121 years imprisonment for stealing N112 million belonging to a customer.     Placidus was arrested following a petition by Idemili Microfinance Bank LTD to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.   The management of …

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Scarcity: Normalcy Returns As Fuel Stations Get Supply Of Petroleum Products

Queues have begun to vanish from filling stations across Nigeria’s major cities after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd intervened in the logistic issues that had breached the supply of premium motor spirit (PMS). Findings by this newspaper across filling stations in Abuja showed that queues are disappearing and normalcy has returned. Queues have disappeared from most filling stations across …

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TY Buratai Humanity Care Foundation calls for expulsion of Chinese family owners of supermarket that segregates Nigerians

In a bold statement released by the TY Buratai Humanity Care Foundation, a call has been made for the expulsion of the Chinese family owners of a supermarket in Abuja, Nigeria, who deny Nigerians access to shop. The foundation, led by it’s Chairman Amb Ibrahim Dahiru Danfulani Sadaukin Garkuwan Keffi and Betara of Biu, expressed deep concern over the discriminatory …

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