Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has distanced himself from Daniel Bwala, who formerly served as a spokesperson during his presidential campaign for last year’s presidential election. According to a statement issued by his media office on Tuesday, Atiku clarified that Mr Bwala’s association with him was limited to serving as a spokesperson for his presidential campaign during the period of …
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Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has said the signature of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari was forged by those who withdrew $6,230,000 from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on February 8, 2023. Mustapha, who was testifying on Tuesday, February 13, in the trial of former governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, said his signature was …
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Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has dismissed a bail application filed by a fake Chief Medical Director of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Chidiebere Cyril Ndigwe over his involvement in alleged employment scam and obtaining money under false pretence. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC had …
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The Lagos State House of Assembly has decried the continued downward slide in the value of the naira against the dollar. As at Tuesday, a dollar hovered between N1,474 and N1,500 and the lawmakers, at plenary, advised the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on some bold steps to take so as to shore up the value …
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Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, February 12, 2024, convicted and sentenced the trio of Aisha Alkali Wakil (a.k.a Mama Boko Haram) Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Soyade to 10 years imprisonment. The defendants were jailed upon being arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on …
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The police in Borno State arrested two couples having sex inside the All Saints Protestant Church, Police College, Maiduguri, the capital of the northeast state. The couple, identified as Kaka Ali Umar of Damboa Road and Khadija Adam of Ngomari area, Maiduguri, were arrested in the act on Monday, February 12, 2024, at about 11:40 am. Rev Danjuma Adamu told …
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Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Simon Bassey Idio for currency racketeering in Uyo. The 59-year old ‘Naira Trader’ was arrested on Friday February 9, 2024, at the Ibom Tropicana Mall, Udo Udoma way in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. His arrest came on the heels of intelligence and surveillance …
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In response to the growing threats of kidnapping and other forms of insecurity in Nigeria, the Lagos State House of Assembly has called on the National Assembly to commence urgent constitutional amendment to allow for the creation of state police. At a plenary session on Monday presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, the House also called for …
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The Lagos State House of Assembly resumed plenary on Monday with a call on colleagues of late banker, Herbert Wigwe, to sustain his legacies. Wigwe, the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, lost his life in a helicopter crash in the United States of America. He was with his wife, Doreen, son and Abimbola Ogunbajo, a former chairman of Nigeria …
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After the series of events that led to the appointment of Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa as the substantive governor of Ondo State, there was great anticipation among interested Nigerians, residents of Ondo State, and other stakeholders regarding the new commissioner nominees. Governor Aiyedatiwa’s release of the nomination list partially quelled the suspense. As expected, the list included the names of former …
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