The Kogi State Government has described as false the allegation of corruption levelled against the immediate past governor Yahaya Bello, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The EFCC, in an amended charge filed against the Chief of Staff to the incumbent Governor, Alli Bello, had indicted the former governor, who was alleged to have…
Trading in top three equities namely: Transnational Corporation (Transcorp), Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) and Access Holdings contributed significantly to the stock market’s upward performance in the week ended. Specifically, a total equity turnover of 1.773 billion shares worth N52.867 billion in 44,713 deals were traded in the week by investors on the Exchange.This is…
Top military leaders in Brazil have alleged that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented them with a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 presidential election, according to court documents. The filings, released on Friday, offer some of the first evidence that Bolsonaro was directly involved in an effort to subvert the vote, which he…
In the heart of Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, a poster advertising free Russian language courses has been attached to the large, iconic model of a globe on a road intersection which locals refer to as the “United Nations roundabout”. In the 1980s, the Soviet Union (USSR) had a strong presence in Africa through diplomatic representation…
The remains of the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland on Friday afternoon were laid to rest at his Aliwo ancestral family home.The late monarch, who reigned for two years, joined his ancestors at the age of 81 on Thursday night at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, after a brief illness. The Chief Imam of Ibadanland,…
The Kogi State Government has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to come clean on its prosecution of the immediate past governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, insisting that the funds of the state are not missing. The anti-graft agency on Thursday named Bello in an amended charge filed at the Federal High…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Zubaida Umar as the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). This is contained in a statement issued by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale on Friday. Ngelale said the new Director-General of NEMA has over 20 years of work experience in diverse fields, including Human Resources,…
There was confusion on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, following amended charges filed against Alli Bello and Daudu Suleiman, including the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the amended charge, claimed they allegedly diverted about N100 billion belonging to the state government…
Nze Chidi Duru was the Deputy Chairman, Organising Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which conducted the primary election that produced Sen Monday Okpebholo as the party’s candidate for the Edo State governorship election later in November this year. Duru speaks on the insinuation that the primary was skewed against a particular candidate, and…
