News as it breaks
A court in Ilorin has sentenced a 24-year-old man to six months’ imprisonment. A Justice of the Federal High Court in Ilorin, Justice Muhammed Sani has sentenced 24-year-old Taiwo Oluwapelumi Emmanuel to six months’ imprisonment for a one-count charge bordering on impersonation.Emmanuel who allegedly posed as a denizen of United…
18/03/22. Police/Criminals Not less than Thirty suspects have been apprehended by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force for complicity in banditry, kidnappings, terrorism, killing and other violent crimes in Nigeria most especially in the North Central region.This was revealed in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP…
18/03/22. EFCC/Obiano The Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) has moved the immediate-past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, from its Lagos zonal office to its headquarters in Abuja. According to sources at the anti-graft agency, the former governor was taken from his Lagos office to the agency’s headquarters in Abuja…
18/03/22. Corps/Members As the NYSC Batch A Stream two Orientation Courses starts today, some prospective corps members, PCMs, deployed to the Federal Capital Territory, have arrived the NYSC FCT Permanent Orientation Camp Kubwa, Abuja, with COVID-19 tests ongoing. Our Correspondent reports that the NYSC FCT Coordinator, Alhaji Suleman Abdul, was…
18/03/22. Governor Soludo and Family Daughter of Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, @adaorasoludo says her father will make NDI Anambra proud. She gave the assurance on her Twitter handle after her father was sworn in as the new Governor of the State. See her twit👇 Congratulations dad @CCSoludo! Today…
A Nigerian Economist, philanthropist and businessman, Tony Elumelu has lamented over the worsening electricity, hike in prices of diesel, and its drastic effects on businesses and the country’s economy. In as shared tweet on Twitter, the CEO of Heirs Holdings in a series of tweets lamented that businesses are suffering,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has on Thursday arrested former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport Lagos. Obiano, who has been on the Commission’s watchlist, was arrested at about 8.30pm. He was reportedly on his way out of the country to Houston, Texas…
The National Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni, says all activities that were done in his absence remain valid and binding. In a statement, Mala Buni urged all Party Stakeholders and members to disregard any statement discarding the activities…
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted a former Chief of Air Staff, Mohammed Umar, guilty of diverting N66 million from the account of the Nigerian Air Force. The retired Air chief marshal battled one count of money laundering involving N66 million allegedly…
As against reports that, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has resigned as the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, the minister on Thursday said his tenure in office has not ended. Speaking at the annual media conference organised by the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC) held in…
