A federal high court in Abuja has convicted the director-general of Peter Obi presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe, for money laundering. Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had arraigned Okupe in 2019 on a 59-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering and diversion of funds to the tune …
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Governor Ortom Congratulates Buhari At 80
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has congratulated President Muhammad Buhari on his 80th birthday. In a goodwill message to President Buhari, Ortom praised him for his steadfastness and indomitable spirit in upholding the ideals of nationhood. While urging President Buhari to sustain the transparent lifestyle that has been his …
Read More »Politicians, Others Behind Attacks On INEC Offices – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has accused politicians and other prominent personalities of being behind the recent attacks on the officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission in different parts of the country. The IG, who was represented by the Deputy Inspector-General, Department of Operations, Dandaura Mustapha, stated this …
Read More »Makinde, Ortom, Wike Can’t Join APC – PDP
Against insinuations that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has resolved to back the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, loyalists of the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have dismissed the possibility of Wike turning his back on his party. Wike, leading a pack of four …
Read More »NNPP Governorship Candidate Receives PDP Supporters In Gombe
THE New Nigeria Peoples Party governorship candidate in Gombe State, Khamisu Mailantarki, has received officials and members of Sardauna Dawo-Dawo, a political support group of the Peoples Democratic Party. He received the defectors who left the PDP, for the NNPP in Gombe on Friday. They were formally welcomed into the …
Read More »Ohanaeze Sends Message To Buhari On Second Niger Bridge
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex Igbo sociocultural group, has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for keeping his promise to complete the Second Niger Bridge before the end of his tenure. The Second Niger Bridge reopened to motorists on December 15, just in time for Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, which are …
Read More »Edo State Pays December Salaries, Pensions
The Edo State Government has paid December salaries and pensions for government workers and pensioners in the state. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie said workers and pensioners received their salaries and pensions on Friday, December 16, 2022, in line …
Read More »How Fuel Subsidy, Forex May Cost Next President’s Re-election – El-Rufai
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has raised concern on how tackling the challenge of fuel subsidy and foreign exchange to reposition Nigeria’s economy may cost Nigeria’s next president a second term. El-Rufai expressed this concern during a panel discussion at the launch of the World Bank Nigeria Development Update …
Read More »Nigerian Islamic Cleric, Abduljabbar Kabara Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Blasphemy
Nigerian Islamic Cleric, Abduljabbar Kabara Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Blasphemy An Upper Sharia Court sitting in Kano has sentenced controversial Islamic cleric Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, to death by hanging The embattled Nigerian cleric was arrested and detained by the state government for allegedly making …
Read More »Era Of Right Tax Revenue Utilization In Africa Beckons
By Kelechi Okoronkwo SUCCESS thrills: The Executive Chairman of FIRS, Muhammad Nami, takes his message of rethinking utilisation of tax revenue to ATAF General Assembly. A major take-away from the just concluded Seventh General Assembly of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) which held in Lagos, Nigeria, from October 31 …
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