EFCC: We’re after Okorocha over N2.9bn fraud trial
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed the reason its operatives stormed the residence of a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, in Abuja on Tuesday. The EFCC said the move was to arrest Okorocha, following the former governor’s refusal to honour invitations after jumping the administrative bail earlier granted to him by the commission. The anti-graft agency made this known...
School feeding: FG to spend N999m daily on 10m pupils
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said N999 million would be spent daily to feed 10 million pupils in the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) across the country. The Team Lead of NHGSFP, Hajiya Aishatu Digil, made the disclosure at a stakeholders meeting on disbursement modalities for the review cost of feeding in the programme in Abuja. According to NAN,...
Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, Portable nominated for Headies Award
Nigerian singers, Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, and Portable have been nominated for the 2022 Headies Award. The organisers of the award released the list of nominees for the 2022 Headies Award via its Instagram page on Tuesday. The 2022 Headies Award, which is the 15th edition of the prestigious award, has been scheduled for September 4, 2022, in Atlanta, United States. Below...
CBN raises interest rate to 13%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted to raise the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), which measures interest rate, to 13 per cent. This was disclosed by the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, while briefing newsmen at the end of MPC’s 285th meeting at the apex bank’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. It is the first...
Primaries: Ex-VP’s son demands N2m refund from PDP delegates
Adam Namadi, son of former Vice-President Namadi Sambo, has reportedly asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates in Kaduna State to refund the N2 million each given to them after he failed to secure the party’s House of Representatives ticket to represent Kaduna North Federal Constituency at the green chamber. Sambo deputised former President Goodluck Jonathan as Vice-President between 2010...
EFCC operatives lay siege to Okorocha’s residence
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, stormed the residence of a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, in Abuja. The residence of the former governor was also surrounded by armed police officers. An official of the anti-graft agency, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Okorocha has been snubbing several invitations extended to him...
Hoodlums attack journalists at Oyetola’s rally in Osun
No fewer than four vehicles conveying journalists were attacked by hoodlums at the campaign venue of Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, in Gbongan, Ayedaade Local Government Area of the state on Monday. The Osun State governorship election has been slated for July 16, 2022. It was gathered that the newsmen were attacked after Oyetola addressed his supporters at Arapajo area of...
Key moments in Russia-Ukraine war
Here are the key developments since Russia's invasion of Ukraine three months ago, which has claimed the lives of thousands of people. - Start of invasion- On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announces the start of a "special military operation" to defend the mainly Russian-speaking separatist "republics" of the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas, days after having recognised their independence. Russian...
Russia-Ukraine war: Latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: Offensive stepped up Russian forces are stepping up their offensive around Lugansk in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, as the conflict enters its fourth month. Since Moscow's invasion in late February, Western support has helped Ukraine hold off its neighbour's advances in many areas - including the capital Kyiv - but Russia is...
Maryam Abacha varsity appoints Indian as president
Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN), Kano, has appointed an Indian national, Prof. Mohammed Israr, as the president of the institution. Isar took over from acting President, Prof. Mohammed Sunusi Rano, on Monday at the premises of the university in Kano. Speaking, Rano said no fewer than 715 students who were admitted into the university have registered for various degree...
