Alleged N80.2bn Fraud: EFCC Presents First Witness Against Yahaya Bello

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, February 24, 2025 presented its first witness against a former governor of Kogi State,  Yahaya Bello. Bello is facing a 19-count charge by the EFCC bordering on criminal breach of trust and money laundering to the tune of N80.2bn contrary to Section 18(a) and punishable under Section 15(3) of the Money …

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2027: 5 PDP Govs hands-in-gloves with Atiku, others to destroy PDP for El-Rufai/Obi ticket

Five governors of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have reportedly firmed up plans with the party’s presidential candidate in the last elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to sink the party in favour a Nasir el-Rufai/Peter Obi ticket in the 2027 Presidential Election.   El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna state and latter-day critic of the incumbent administration, recently called …

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We’ve Sufficient Petrol To Meet 100% Of Nigeria’s Need – Dangote Refinery

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has enough Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, in storage to sufficiently meet the local needs of Nigeria, according to the President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote. Speaking at the weekend, Dangote disclosed that the oil refinery has “more than half a billion litres of petroleum and over 600 billion Naira worth of products …

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Bello Turji’s Movement Tracked, He Will Be Eliminated Soon – Military

The Nigerian military has once again assured Nigerians that notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji, is being tracked and will be eliminated very soon. The Chief of Defence Operations, Major General Emeka Onumajuru, disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, The Morning Brief, on Monday. Major General Onumajuru said that the military is aware of Turji’s current location …

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Renewed Hope Ambassadors Laud Kebbi Governor, Minister Bagudu Over Solidarity Rally For Tinubu

One of the foremost political associations in Nigeria, The Renewed Hope Ambassadors Network (RHAN), has attributed the mammoth turn out of crowd at the just held political rally in Kebbi State, to the good works of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the goodwill of the leaders of the state. The group, which was responsible for massive campaigns for Tinubu across …

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EFCC Arraigns Lawyer for Alleged N1.3bn Forex Fraud in Uyo

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Directorate, on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, arraigned a legal practitioner Barrister Alexander Uchenna Ozougwu before Justice Sergius Onah of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for allegedly defrauding his victims to the tune of N1,323,850,000.00 (One Billion, Three Hundred and Twenty-Three Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand …

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No Amount of Conspiracy Can Remove Anyanwu as PDP Secretary – PDP Stakeholders Forum

The PDP Stakeholders Forum has affirmed that no amount of conspiracy by impostors can unseat Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and that his fate can only be decided by democratically acceptable means and not by the wishful thinking of outsiders posing as party members but who are actually on a mission to …

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Senate outrage: Akpabio must go – Ajaka

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) gubernatorial candidate in the last Kogi State election, Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, has strongly condemned what he described as the “display of legislative autocracy and rascality” by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, following his actions against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District. In a statement released on Thursday, Ajaka accused Akpabio of lacking …

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Obasanjo to IBB: expect diverse criticism of your book

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised former military President and Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida to expect diverse criticism of his new literary work – “A Journey in Service”. Obasanjo, who was the chairman of the occasion commended the efforts of the former military tactician in writing the book, stressing that Babangida has not only contributed to history-making, …

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Seyi Tinubu: A success more than just the Name

It was General Colin Powell, first African-American Secretary of States who said ‘Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.’ This quote can best describe the trajectory of Oluseyi Afolabi Tinubu. There is no gainsaying that the influence of parents on their children’s success is profound and multifaceted, extending beyond mere financial or educational …

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