Politics
EFCC Chairman Summoned by Kogi High Court for Alleged Contempt
A Kogi High Court in Lokoja on Friday, April 26, ordered the Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, to appear before it on May 13, to show cause why an order of committal should not be made against him for allegedly disobeying a court order. Justice I.A. Jamil of…
Read More »Evidence from School Document Reveals Yahaya Bello Prepaid Family Members’ School Fees After Withdrawing $720,000 from State Funds
Documents serving as exhibits have shown how Yahaya Bello allegedly paid school fees in advance for his family members already in the school and even those to be enrolled in future with hundreds of thousands of dollars withdrawn from the state coffers. A letter from the American International School of…
Read More »Lagos State Government Warns of Closure for Indian School Restricting Admission to Indian Nationals Only
The Lagos State Government has threatened to shut down an Indian Language School operating in the Ilupeju area of the state that only admits Indian nationals. Nigerians during the week called out the school for ‘racially’ depriving Nigerian children from attending the school and asked the Lagos state government to…
Read More »EFCC Files New Charges Against Emefiele, Accusing Him of Printing N684.5m Notes with N18.9bn
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a fresh charge against Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In the four-count charge, the anti-graft agency accused Emefiele of approving the printing of N684,590,000 notes at the rate of N18.96 billion. In the fresh charge…
Read More »Embattled Former Governor Yahaya Bello’s Supporters Conduct Rituals to Prevent EFCC Arrest (Video)
A video of supporters of embattled former governor Yahaya Bello performing rituals to ‘prevent’ him from being arrested by the EFCC operatives has made the rounds on social media. X user, Imran Muhammad, who shared the video online wrote; ‘’ Supporters of Yahaya Bello are performing rituals to prevent him…
Read More »EFCC Chairman Vows to Step Down if Yahaya Bello Isn’t Prosecuted
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said that he will resign if former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is not prosecuted. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, April 23, at the EFCC headquarters located in Jabi, Abuja, the anti-graft agency chairman vowed that all…
Read More »Landmark Group CEO, Paul Onwuanibe, Breaks Silence Over Demolition Notice on Landmark Resort
Paul Onwuanibe, the CEO of Landmark Group, has revealed ongoing discussions with both the Federal and Lagos State governments to prevent the proposed demolition of his Landmark Beach Resort for the construction of the 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. Lagos State Government recently gave the Landmark Group CEO seven-day notice of…
Read More »NCPWD Invites KFC Over Discrimination Against Gbenga Daniel’s Son
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has summoned the Nigerian management of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), a global fast-food restaurant chain, to appear before an investigative panel of inquiry. This follows a recent case of discriminatory practice at a KFC outlet at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA),…
Read More »“Ondo Ready for Take-Off of State Police,” Says Amotekun Commander
The commander of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, has disclosed that the state has all it takes for the full take-off of the proposed state police. According to Adeleye, the state government had concluded the necessary arrangements for the security formation. The…
Read More »“Detaining VeryDarkMan for Over 24 Hours is Oppression,” Isaac Fayose Declares
Social media commentator, Isaac Fayose thinks that the police detaining famous activist, VeryDarkMan for over 24 hours is simply oppression. In a video posted to his Instagram page, the brother of the former governor of Ekiti state claimed that detention should never go longer than 24 hours in Nigeria. Isaac Fayose However, VeryDarkMan has been in…
Read More »House of Reps Summons Health Minister and Permanent Secretary Over Alleged Misuse of $300M Anti-Malaria Fund
The House of Representatives Committee on Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis has summoned the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Pate and the Permanent Secretary, Daju S. Kachollom over the alleged misappropriation of $300 million in antimalarial funds. Amobi Ogah, the Chairman of the Committee read the resolutions in…
Read More »15 Things to Know About Zenith Bank’s First Female GMD, Adaora Umeoji
On Tuesday, Zenith Bank Plc announced the appointment of Dame Adaora Umeoji as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO), effective June 2024. She is the first woman to lead the bank. Her appointment is, however, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Umeoji will take…
Read More »SSANU, NASU Shut Down Activities in UNILAG Over Withheld Salaries
The University of Lagos, UNILAG, has been shut down. On Wednesday, Activities were paralysed as non-academic staff union members complied with the directive to embark on a seven-day warning strike. Recall that the Joint Action Committee of SSANU and NASU had some days ago directed its members to embark on…
Read More »Nigerians Criticize Seyi Tinubu for Advocating Endurance Amid Economic Hardship
Nigerians have attacked the eldest son of President Bola Tinubu, Mr Seyi Tinubu. This comes after he pleaded with Nigerians on Monday to exercise patience with his father’s administration as they weather the challenging economic times. This followed protests in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, where angry youths took to…
Read More »Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, Passes Away
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, has joined his ancestors at the age of 81. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State confirmed the passing away of the monarch. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, Governor Makinde said Oba Balogun died Thursday evening,…
Read More »I Miss Buhari – Deji Adejanyu
Popular Nigerian activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, said that he misses the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari. In a post Adeyanju shared via his X handle on Thursday 14, he averred that his missing Buhari shows how bad things have gone in the country, with the Tinubu-led administration.His post reads;‘’I miss…
Read More »Odumodublvck Urges Seyi Tinubu to Showcase ₦100m Custom Hand Chain After Meeting Him
Nigerian rapper Tochukwu Gbubemi Ojogwu aka Odumodublvck has been seen in a trending video urging Seyi Tinubu to show off his customised hand chain worth 100 million naira. The incident happened after the duo linked up. In the said video, the Nigerian singer could be seen having a drink, during…
Read More »“Sowore Calls for Scrapping of Senate, Labels it a Den of Thieves” – Reacts to Senators Receiving N500m
The convener of RevoluntionNow, Omoyele Sowore, has called for the scrapping of the Nigerian senate.Sowore said the Senate has become a coven and retirement home for liars and corrupt former governors.He was reacting to claims that senators got N500 million each from the 2024 budget.The Senator representing Cross River North,…
Read More »Tinubu Swears In 17 Federal Commissioners for Population Commission
On Wednesday, March 13, President Bola Tinubu administered the oath of office to 17 commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC) shortly before the start of the week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Nine of the commissioners were re-appointed and sworn in for the second term, while eight others freshly…
Read More »President Tinubu’s Government Postpones Launch of Student Loan Scheme Indefinitely
The launch of the Student Loan Scheme proposed by the Tinubu-led government has been postponed indefinitely. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyer, made this known on Tuesday, March 12. Sawyer said that the launch had been postponed because there was some fine-tuning that was…
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