The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Monday, arraigned Abubakar Sambo, Director of Finance and Account of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) for alleged fraud to the tune of N1.84 billion. Sambo was arraigned before Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of a Federal High Court, Abuja on three-count …

A Federal High Court in Lagos has acquitted the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, of a 54-count money laundering charge.   The court discharged and acquitted Ikuforiji of alleged N338.8 million money laundering. The former Speaker was discharged alongside his former Personal Assistant, Oyebode …

The Kano State High Court, on Monday, fixed a new date to give ruling on a suit seeking to stop the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, and four others from parading themselves as Emirs in the state. The court said it would give its ruling on July 2, …

The Edo State Police Command has arrested and paraded over 45 suspects for involvement in various crimes in the Edo State. Parading the suspects, the State Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adeboye, said the suspects were arrested for alleged kidnapping, cultism, armed robbery, and illegal possession of firearms, among others. The …

Ogun State government has acknowledged the outbreak of cholera in the State, as it declared its readiness to contain the spread of the disease effectively and efficiently. It said 25 cases had been reported in seven local government areas with one death. Addressing journalists at a press conference on Monday …

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Monday emerged as the Chairman of Southern Governors’ Forum by consensus among the sixteen Governors present at the meeting held in Abeokuta the Ogun State capital.   It would be recalled that the late Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State led the forum until …

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday said that the Sultan of Sokoto was much more than just being the Sultan, as he represented an idea. Shettima added that the Sultan was an institution that everyone including himself revered. He said “The Sultan is the Sultan of Sokoto. But he is …

Two brothers have been confirmed dead in a boat mishap at Kippo village in the Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. The Director of Media and Strategy at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management in Niger State, Habibu Wushishi, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, …