THE Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC, on Thursday, September 28, 2023 secured the conviction and sentencing of  Goni Muhammad and Seidu Seriki Hamani to seven years imprisonment, for offering fake gold belonging to former First Lady,  Mrs Patience Jonathan to their victims. They were …

THE All Progressives Congress, APC, National Campaign Council for the November 11 governorship poll in Bayelsa State has said the party will triumph the election in spite of the disqualification of its candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva. The Chairman of the Council, Gombe State governor Inuwa Yahaya, stated this when he …

GUNMEN have killed a personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the Burra District of Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The gunmen also attacked a Fulani settlement known as Rawul close to Gamji village where they abducted one person. The incident was said to …

THE House of Representatives has said media reports that each member will get N200 million sports utility vehicle (SUV) is a bit “exaggerated”. The House, in a statement by its spokesperson, Akin Rotimi on Sunday, said the vehicles that will be distributed to members are not for personal use. According …

CHELSEA defender Trevoh Chalobah is expected to leave the West London-based Premier League club on mutual consent this forthcoming January. Italian transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, announced earlier today, October 15, that Chelsea and Trevoh Chalobah are expected to part ways. The 24-year-old English centre-back has to take this route because he wants …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is reportedly set to hold a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, tomorrow, Monday, 16th October, 2023. The expected FEC meeting would be the second in the history of the Tinubu presidency after the inaugural meeting on 28th August after the new Ministers were sworn in on August …

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has apologised for supporting former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 to become the Nigerian leader. Momodu,  the Publisher of Ovation Magazine, gave the apology while reacting to a post by an X user @meethassan_ who had said the PDP chieftain and …

A former Bayelsa East Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, has backed the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to lift the ban on the 43 items initially restricted from accessing Foreign Exchange (FX). Recall that the apex bank, last week Thursday, lifted the ban on 43 items and announced that importers of the …

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu will, on Monday, October 23, unveil some projects recently completed at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. Naija News reports that the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, highlighting the institution’s combined 37th and 38th convocation ceremonies. Akogun stated …

THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to reject the recently reintroduced social media regulation bill which if passed would unduly restrict the rights to freedom of expression and privacy. Newsextra24 reports that this was disclosed …