FAAC: FG, states, LGs share N699.8bn for Dec 2021
The Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils (LGCs), on Friday, shared N699.824 billion as federation allocation for December 2021. The amount was shared at the virtual conference of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) chaired by the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Aliyu Ahmed. The Federal Government received N279.457 billion, the States got N210.046 billion, while LGCs shared N155.456 billion. The oil-producing states...
Murder in Kano school: Outrage as Nigerians demand justice for Hanifa
Aggrieved Nigerians have taken to the microblogging platform, Twitter, to express displeasure and called for justice over the gruesome murder of Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old pupil who was killed by Abdulmalik Tanko, the proprietor of Noble Kids Academy at Kwanar Dakata in the Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State. The Star had earlier reported that the proprietor of the...
Access Bank: How suspect deposited fake €482,000 in our branch
Access Bank on Friday revealed how a self-acclaimed Malaysian-trained software engineer, Saidu Abdu Abdullahi, deposited fake Euro notes to the tune of €482,000 at the Ajah-Lekki branch of the bank. The suspect was arraigned before Justice A.O. Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos. Abdullahi, who was arraigned in November 2021 on a three-count charge bordering on an alleged €482,000...
Kano shuts private school over kidnap, killing of pupil
Kano Government has ordered an indefinite closure of a private school, Noble Kids Academy, Kano, where a teacher allegedly kidnapped and killed a five-year-old pupil. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Public Relations Officer, State Ministry of Education, Mr. Aliyu Yusuf, on Friday in Kano. The state Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Sanusi Sa’id-Kiru, had expressed shock over...
School Proprietor: How I killed 5-year-old pupil with N100 rat poison
Abdulmalik Tanko, the proprietor of Noble Kids Academy, at Kwanar Dakata in the Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State, on Friday disclosed how he used a N100 rat poison to kill a five-year-old pupil of the school, Hanifa Abubakar. Hanifa was reported to have been killed by her proprietor who abducted her in November 2021. Tanko later contacted the girl’s...
N26.6bn Fraud: EFCC arraigns ex-bank director, Adenmosun
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Director of Bank PHB (now Keystone), Funmi Adenmosun, before Justice Daniel Osiagor of a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged N26.6 billion fraud. Adenmosun was arraigned on Friday alongside his company, Home Trust Savings and Loan limited and a private company, Rare Properties and Development Limited on a...
Presidency decries sorry state of Dodan Barracks
The Presidency has decried the sorry state of Dodan Barracks, the then seat of federal government in Ikoyi, Lagos. President Muhammadu Buhari is unhappy with the general outlook of Dodan Barracks. He said: “I was really surprised at what I saw... The place had changed! I wonder why they lost control of the aesthetics, with buildings erected indiscriminately.” Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina,...
AMCON takes over Ibadan DisCo, appoints Receiver/Manager
Due to insolvency and court judgement, the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Limited has been taken over by the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). AMCON is an intervention agency to take over banks’ toxic loans. The Integrated Energy Distribution and Marketing Limited, the original owners of IBEDC, is indebted to some banks. The electricity firm came under receivership on Thursday, January...
Reps probe missing 178,459 police firearms, ammunition
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged missing of firearms and ammunition belonging to the police. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Rep Toby Okechukwu, the Deputy Minority Leader on Thursday at plenary. Moving the motion, Okechukwu said that 178,459 arms and ammunition belonging to the police were alleged to have been...
Osinbajo, govs: No decision yet on fuel subsidy
The National Economic Council (NEC) says it has yet to take a decision on the issue of fuel subsidy removal as deliberations are still ongoing. Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo fielded questions from State House correspondents after the NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. NEC is chaired by the Vice President...
