FG Suspends Accountant-General, Idris, over Alleged Diversion of N80bn The federal government has suspended the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, indefinitely, following his arrest on Monday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged diversion of N80 billion public funds. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, … [Read more…]
PDP Ticket: Prophet forecasts victory for Peter Obi; says Atiku, Wike not favoured by God The seer said that after his emergence, Mr Obi would assume the position of the political arrowhead in Southern Nigeria. Nyesom Wike, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary election, Prophet Godfrey Gbujie … [Read more…]
The Federal Government is set to re-arraign the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on an amended six-count treasonable felony charge. The amendment came on a day trial Justice Binta Nyako fixed to hear an application Kanu filed to be released on bail, pending the determination of the charge against … [Read more…]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arrested a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh, for alleged receipt of N130 million suspicious payment from a contractor 11 years ago. Sources told journalists the ex-speaker is being quizzed for collecting the money from a contractor handling the Niger Delta Development Commission … [Read more…]
The astronomical rise in the cost of cooking gas and kerosene in the country has subjected homes, particularly poor homes, in the South-East zone, to more stress, in addition to the excruciating hardship the general economic condition in Nigeria has already placed on them. The situation has forced many families to resort to alternatives such … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has said, henceforth, it would monitor closely, activities on Facebook and other social media platforms. This, the government stated, was to ensure compliance with its demand that Facebook and other social media platforms put an end to the use of their platforms by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to incite … [Read more…]
The Ogidi District of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) was, yesterday, set ablaze by unidentified arsonists, leaving about 32 utility and operational vehicles all burnt, including other assets and equipment within the premises. The Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, made the disclosure in a release made available to Daily Sun. Ezeh lamented … [Read more…]
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has urged passengers to expect more flight disruptions, as the scarcity of Aviation Turbine Kerosine (ATK) also known as aviation fuel (Jet A1) persists. AON’s spokesman, Obiora Okonkwo, said in a statement on Monday that the persistent fuel scarcity is affecting the operations of air transport in the country … [Read more…]
Nigerian students, yesterday, made good their threats to cripple socio-economic actives in the country as they barricaded major highways and obstructed movements in continuation of their protest over ongoing nationwide strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). In 2020, the union embarked on a nine-month strike, the longest since 1999 and about two … [Read more…]
A huge explosion has occurred in the Sabon Gari area of Kano state with an unspecified number of person feared killed and wounded . The blast which went off at about 9am, occurred near a primary school along Court Road by Aba Road, with many children affected . As at press time it was not … [Read more…]
A prominent Itsekiri leader and Niger Delta activist, Sir Sunny Mene, has called on the All Progressives Congress, APC, to zone the presidential slot to the South in the spirit of federal character in the country’s constitution. Mene, who spoke toVanguard, said it was unfortunate that the same persons who accused former President Goodluck Jonathan … [Read more…]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared he would remain grateful to Mary Odili for her timely intervention that saved his political career in 2004. He spoke of this aspect of his political experience at the 70th birthday and retirement thanksgiving mass of Odili, as justice of the Supreme Court, at Our Lady of the … [Read more…]