Court clears ex-NNPC GMD of $9.7m money laundering charge
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, discharged and acquitted Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of money laundering charge. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a judgement, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Justice Mohammed said that the EFCC had failed to prove the three...
NASU threatens strike over 25% deduction
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has kicked against the 25% deduction from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) of the National Examinations Council (NECO) by the Federal Government. The union, in a letter to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, called for an immediate stoppage of the deductions, adding that it may resort to industrial action...
Gunmen raze Nnewi South LG secretariat
Gunmen, on Thursday, razed the Secretariat of the Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The local government secretariat is located at the Ukpor area of Anambra State. The incident was said to have thrown the residents of the area into panic. Meanwhile, the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has visited the scene of the attack on Thursday. Soludo, who...
Supremacy battle: Boko Haram kills scores of ISWAP terrorists
Boko Haram terrorists have ambushed and killed scores of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in a renewed 'war of supremacy' between the two extremist sects. It was gathered that the insurgents of the Boko Haram faction loyal to Buduma slaughtered dozens of ISWAP fighters at a makeshift gravesite. The Boko Haram terrorists later burnt alive some ISWAP terrorists...
Train attack: DIA uncovers bandits’ camps as NAF kills terrorists
The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) has uncovered scores of makeshift facilities and forest settlements, serving as camps for armed bandits and kidnappers terrorising travellers along Abuja-Kaduna highway and train routes. It was gathered that an emergency intelligence meeting coordinated by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) after the attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train identified three locations as 'destinations' of bandits after...
Eguavoen quits as Eagles’ coach, NFF sacks crew
Austin Eguavoen has resigned from his position as the head coach of the Nigerian national team, Super Eagles. This is coming after the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Eguavoen had failed to qualify the team for the World Cup after a 1–1 draw with the Black Stars of Ghana on Tuesday. The latest development...
Tribunal stops MultiChoice from increasing DSTV, GOTV tariffs
MultiChoice Nigeria Limited has been restrained from increasing its tariffs and cost of products and services scheduled to begin on April 1. The Competition and Consumer Protection (CCP) Tribunal sitting in Abuja gave the restraining order on Thursday. The three-member tribunal, presided over by Thomas Okosun, gave the order following an ex-parte motion moved by Festus Onifade, a legal practitioner, on behalf...
FG approves N1bn for lie detector, goggle for NDLEA
The Federal Government (FG) has approved N1.06 billion for the supply of eye-scanning lie detector and digital night vision goggles for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made this known while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa,...
El-Rufai: We’ve enough intelligence to prevent train attack
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that the state government has enough intelligence to prevent train attacks in the state. This is just as the governor said the attack by terrorists on the Kaduna-bound train was a pointer to the fact that “we are in a state war”. El-Rufai, who said this when the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, visited...
Governor tells teachers to teach in Hausa language
The governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has tasked teachers in various schools in the state to teach students in Hausa language Masari gave the charge during the launch of three books on poetry, literature in Hausa and translation of English dictionary to Hausa language written by Mande Muhammad, popularly known as Ali Kano, an indigene of Katsina State, on...
