A Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that a former Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Idris Wada-Saleh, be remanded in Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission(PCACC) Custody over alleged N1billion fraud. The defendant, a former Commissioner to Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, is charged with giving false information and cheating. …
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The first Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun, has passed on. He was aged 96. A member of the Ajose-Adeogun family, Oluremi Ajose-Adeogun, said Chief Ajose-Adeogun died on Saturday, July 1, 2023. An accomplished oil and gas professional, the deceased had an unforgettable impact …
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Arsene Wenger’s calls for a change to the offside rules are seemingly set to bear fruit with the world governing body for football, FIFA, set to trial the new proposals. Wenger has been vocal in his calls for the offside rules to be changed. The former Arsenal manager has served …
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The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the killing of six persons in an attack by local vigilantes, Yan Sakai, in Kadamutsawa community of Bungudu Local Government Area. A statement on Tuesday issued in Gusau by the command spokesman, ASP Yazid Abubakar said the attack, which took place on June …
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President Bola Tinubu has tendered copies of his educational records from the Chicago State University before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) as he opened his defence in the petition by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Also tendered by his lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) is a …
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Jigawa Governor Malam Namadi has sent the list of 16 Commissioner-nominees to the Assembly for screening. This was contained in a statement by the secretary to the State Government Alhaji Bala Ibrahim in Dutse, JIgawa State capital. The Secretary to the Government noted the nominees were Ibrahim Babangida Umar, Prof. …
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A 42-year-old man, Okwudili Orji, was arraigned on Monday for allegedly stealing iron rods worth N5m in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State. Orji was arraigned on two counts bordering on stealing before Chief Magistrate Patrick Nwaka at the Yaba Magistrates’ Court. The prosecutor, Cyril Ejiofor, told the court …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened and closed its defence in the petition by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). INEC’s lawyer, Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN, announced the closure of the first respondent’s case after the conclusion of the testimony of …
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Muhammad Sani Abdullahi (Dattijo), former Commissioner of Budget and Planning under ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has launched a 255-page book titled “Disruption: Rethinking Governance to Work for the Poor”. The book launched in Berlin, Germany, was published by Almara Publishers led by Hadiza Isma El-Rufai, wife of the …
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After the struggle for majority principal offices in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, new leaders have emerged. The leaders, who are all of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), emerged through consensus, according to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio made the announcement on Tuesday when the senate resumed …
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