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Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday directed the Director of Operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mohammed Umar, to take charge of the Commission, following the suspension of Ibrahim Magu as Ag. Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The embattled Ibrahim Magu, who has spent four days at the Force […]
Continue ReadingThe Lagos State House of Assembly has lost one of its members. The lawmaker representing Kosofe Constituency II, Mr. Tunde Buraimoh, has passed away. According to Punch, the lawmaker died around 4 am on Friday. He died at the age of 60. It was learnt that Buraimoh, who was the Assembly’s spokesperson, had been absent […]
Continue ReadingThe Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev Matthew Hassan Kukah has lost his mother, Mrs. Janet Abashen Hauwa Kukah. She died at the age of 86, in the early hours of Friday in Kaduna, Nigeria. Mama Fada, as the deceased was fondly called, reportedly died surrounded by her immediate family members. Mama Kukah was said […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Immigration Service has blocked 58 medical doctors from leaving the country through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos via a chartered flight today July 10. In a statement released by the Immigration spokesman, Sunday James, he says the doctors had planned to sneak out of the country via the Lagos airport. James said […]
Continue ReadingThe suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has written a letter to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, asking for bail on self recognizance. He requested for bail through a letter sent on his behalf by one of his lawyers, Oluwatosin Ojaomo, to the police chief on Friday, […]
Continue ReadingGal Pissetzky, lawyer to Instagram celebrity Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi has continued his social media defence of the alleged fraudster, claiming he was ‘kidnapped’ by the FBI as no legal documents were made for his arrest and no extradition treaty exists between the US and the UAE where Hushpuppi was residing. Hushpuppi was arrested in […]
Continue ReadingA motorcycle rider was allegedly shot dead by a police officer around Banana junction in Orlu, Imo state, Nigeria on Thursday July 9. According to reports, the policeman had stopped the motorcycle rider for not wearing a face mask. An altercation ensued between both men after the Okada man allegedly refused to give a N50 […]
Continue ReadingChief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu, has declined the request by the House of Assembly mandating him to set up a seven-man panel to investigate the allegations levelled against the Deputy Governor, Hon. Agboola Ajayi, which could culminate in Ajayi’s removal from office. The House had on Tuesday begun the process of impeachment […]
Continue ReadingAttorney-General of the Federation and Nigerian Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN, says the President, Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the suspension of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. The AGF said this in a statement by his Spokesman, Mr. Umar Gwandu, on Friday. He subsequently appointed the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has denied receiving the sum of N4bn (Four billion Naira) or any sum at all from the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, on Wednesday, said there […]
Continue ReadingMen of the Abia state police command have arrested one Mrs Rose Uwaga for allegedly strangling her 83-year-old husband, Alhaji Isa Uwaga, in Umuahia, the state capital. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, Geoffrey Ogbonnaya, said one of Uwaga’s children, Ibeabuchi, reported the matter to the police on July 2. Ibeachi told the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s arts and movie industry has again lost a very notable figure. Veteran actor, Jimmy Johnson, who played or acted the role of ‘Okoro’ in the old Village Headmaster, a well-known TV series which aired on NTA in the 60s, 70s and 80s, is dead. The tall and muscular actor passed on at the age […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Government has responded to tweets making the rounds about a foamy substance which surged through Anthony Village on Wednesday. Pictures of white foamy substance that surged through Anthony Village emerged online on Wednesday which got some Nigerians saying that the state was experiencing snowfalls while some wondered what could have led to the […]
Continue ReadingAmadou Gon Coulibaly, Ivory Coast’s prime minister and the ruling party’s candidate for the next presidential election, has died at the age of 61. His death was announced by the country’s president, Alassane Ouattara. “Fellow compatriots, Ivory Coast is mourning. It is with deep pain that I announce to you that Prime Minister Amadou Gon […]
Continue ReadingThe Anambra state police command has rescued Ifeoma Blossom Obiora, the lady who threw many into panic after sharing suicidal posts on social media (Facebook). Ifeoma posts showed she was in so much pain. A women based NGO who made first contact with Ifeoma said she was married off at 15 and has been suffering […]
Continue ReadingAn explosion on Oil Mining Lease 40 operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company has killed seven workers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation announced on Wednesday. NPDC is the flagship subsidiary of NNPC. The explosion occurred on Tuesday at the petroleum company’s Benin River Valve Station. The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, […]
Continue ReadingAn estimate of 3,789 inmates have so far been released from the Nigeria Correctional Service Centres across the country since the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. According to Nigerian government, the move, is targeted at reducing the risk of inmates contracting the virus. Mr Abubakar Malami SAN, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and […]
Continue ReadingPlaywright and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has reacted to the amended 6th broadcasting code by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) which has ignited a controversy in the last few weeks. Soyinka described the amended code as an “economic sabotage” and also accused the government of declaring war on arts and its producers. The Nobel Laureate who said he […]
Continue ReadingThe Chief of Staff to Abdulrasaq Abdulrahman, the Kwara State Governor, Mr. Aminu Logun, has died. Logun’s death was confirmed on Twitter by Fafoluyi Olayinka, the Special Assistant, New Media to the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrasaq Abdulrahman. “Kwara State Chief Of Staff, Aminu Adisa Logun Is Dead.. Indeed, death is the next thing after birth. […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the dismissal of 10 senior police officers and loss of ranks of 8 others following their trial for various cases of misconduct in the line of duty. Even though the identities of the affected officers were not disclosed in a statement released by PSC’s Head of Press and […]
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