Why we staged walkout from court, Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer
Counsel to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has explained why defence lawyers staged a walkout during Wednesday’s sitting of the Federal High, Abuja. Kanu’s counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, said they decided to stage a walkout on Justice Binta Nyako because the Department of States Services (DSS) officers insisted only five of their lawyers would be...
2023: APC may opt for direct primaries
Details of the discussions and outcome of Tuesday night’s APC Caucus meeting are now emerging as sources in attendance say the party is now building a consensus on adopting direct primaries. Sources told NAN that the meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with leaders of the National Assembly, party Caretaker Committee Chair and representatives of governors ended with...
Reps seek suspension of Ecobank from customs’ duties collection over N4.3bn
The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has recommended the suspension Ecobank from further collection of customs’ duties, over infraction in the collection of the duties. Rep Leke Abejide said this at the resumed investigative hearing of the committee on some banks’ refusal to remit customs duties to the Federal Government’s coffers. He said that the bank would be...
EFCC nabs 40 internet fraudsters, seizes 9 vehicles, 40 phones, 11 laptops
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 40 suspected internet fraudsters in an early morning sting operation in two locations in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The suspects are: Michael Lelu Deedum; People Asoliagha; Joseph Ajilo; Adeyemi Gbolahan; Testimony Nna; Nnemeka Chinedu; Ejiofor Raymond; Miracle Ezenandu; Ebele Uchenna; Iyke Obioha; Ikechukwu Nwali; Okoronkwo Emmanuel; Ulu Samuel Eugene Chukwudi; Japheth Tallick; Noel George; Stanley Tallick; Saro Power Maeba;...
Senate approves Buhari’s $16.2bn, €1.02bn external loan request
The Senate has approved the Federal Government loan request of $16.2 billion and 1.02 billion euros, under the 2018-2020 eternal borrowing plan. This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt on the 2018-2020 external borrowing (Rolling) Plan at Wednesday’s plenary. Presenting the report, Chairman of the Committee, Senator Clifford Ordia (PDP -Edo), said the President’s request...
Guber poll: Man on trial for swindling APC state chair of N70m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Maiduguri Zonal Command on Wednesday arraigned one Tope Jimi Fagun before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a two-count charge of impersonation and obtaining N70 million by false pretence. The defendant allegedly presented himself as Pastor Ize Iyamu to Alhaji Bukar Dalori and fraudulently induced him to deliver...
Buhari to French investors: Nigeria has been re-engineered for investment
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the outlook on Nigerian economy remains bright, with sustained investments in infrastructure, particularly ICT, that favour global businesses and a friendly regulatory environment that supports Foreign Direct Investments (FDI). In a keynote remark at the Nigeria International Partnership Forum on Wednesday in Paris, France, with focus on "Beyond the Pandemic'', President Buhari said the Nigerian...
Bauchi records 15,000 cases of exam malpractices in BECE – Commissioner
Bauchi State recorded 15,000 cases of examination malpractices in the Basic Education Certification Examination (BECE) conducted in August 2021. BECE is the examination that qualifies students for admission into senior secondary schools after three years of junior secondary education. The Commissioner for Education, Aliyu Tilde, told a news conference in Bauchi on Wednesday that the examination was conducted at a time...
Buhari congratulates Soludo, lauds INEC, Security agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for winning the gubernatorial election in Anambra. The president in a statement by his media aide, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Wednesday also praised the security agencies for their determination to ensure that the election went on as smoothly as possible. He equally commended...
Soludo savours victory, promises to be Anambra Chief Servant
Governor-elect of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has declared that his victory reflects the supreme will of the Almighty God, as well as an overwhelming sacred mandate of the people. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) promised to be the Chief Servant of Anambra State. He stated this on Wednesday at his residence in his country home...
