Aliyu Bello, Governor Yahaya Bello’s nephew, and Dauda Sulaiman have been remanded in prison custody by Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Abuja Division o the Federal High Court for fraudulently withdrawing N10 billion from Kogi’s treasury.Economic and Financial Crimes Commission disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.Mr Bello was arraigned alongside Abdulsalami Hudu, the…
….Yahoo School Proprietor, 13 ‘Students’ in EFCC’s Net in Benin Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today, December 15, 2022, arrested Ese Isaiah, proprietor of a ‘Yahoo School’, and 13 of his ‘students’.The suspects are Alex Aimuanosa, Jeremiah Umoru, Destiny Aghayere, Christian Oghenekevwe, Wisdom Christopher, Daniel Matthew…
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has disclosed that the state is indebted to the tune of 407.32 billion naira, including N76 billion debts on salaries and pension. Adeleke said his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola took a N18.04 Billion FGN Bridge Finance Facility loan after the July 16th, 2022 election which Oyetola lost and that…
A passenger train from Kaduna to Abuja has crushed a middle-aged woman to death on the rail track around the Kubwa area of Abuja, the nation’s Federal Capital Territory. The incident happened at about 10am on Thursday. An eye witness told Channels Television that the incident occurred about five minutes to the Kubwa Train Station,…
Despite belonging to a different political party, the Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, received the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia in Awka on Thursday. The former vice president is on a visit to the state to campaign ahead of the 2023 election. Atiku was in…
As tension continue to mount in Iraye Community in Ode-Remo, a town in Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State over the Nloku throne, members of the royal family and traditional title holders in the town are now appealing to the Ogun State government and the Council mof Obas and Chiefs in the state…
Rwandan Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente says the COVID-19 pandemic exposed gaps in the global health systems, including inadequate preparedness, access to vaccines and technologies, and inefficient and poorly trained personnel.Mr Ngitrente said this at the second Annual International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2022) on Wednesday in Kigali, Rwanda. The CPHIA 2022 aims…
Another allegation of fraud has rocked the Taraba State chapter of the Labour Party weeks after a similar accusation was made in Ogun.On Tuesday, party executives in Taraba passed a vote of no confidence on their chairperson, Esther Gulam. They accused her of misappropriating N21 million in campaign funds. The state organising secretary, Peter Philip,…
Lafarge Africa Plc, a leading Nigerian building solutions company and a member of Holcim, a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, has announced the establishment of its driving institute at its Ashaka Plant in Gombe State, North East Nigeria, as part of its commitment to conducting business in a safe and healthy manner…
