An Upper Area Court sitting in Abuja has summoned Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria and seven of its top Executives over alleged theft of 16 million barrels of crude oil through fraudulent and unapproved metering system. The judge of the court sitting in Zuba, Gambo Garba, issued the summons on Thursday following a … [Read more…]
The leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu on Thursday threatened Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike over killing of IPOB members in Obigbo. Kanu claimed that Wike will be hunted for the rest of his life over the killings of IPOB members and other innocent residents following a clash between the group … [Read more…]
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced a travel agent, Babawale Ponle, to two years’ imprisonment for misappropriating N10m worth of airline tickets. Ponle, who is the Managing Director of Travel Doctor Limited, was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on four counts bordering … [Read more…]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), says it has secured the final forfeiture of N350,367,772 fraudulently acquired by some staff of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. In a Statement signed by ICPC Spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogogua, ICPC said the money was fraudulently kept in an interest yielding bank … [Read more…]
Anxiety has gripped landlords and tenants in Atoyo Adubiagbe-Oga community, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, after court ordered a family to take possession of over 500 houses in the area. The Ogun State High Court sitting in Sagamu on Monday declared the family of Adubiagbe as the lawful owner of … [Read more…]
The Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr Aghughu Adolphus, has been elected the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Board of External Auditors. A statement by Rotimi Ajayi, Deputy Director, Information, in the Auditor-General’s Office, said the election was conducted on Feb. 23, in line with AU financial rules and regulations. Ajayi … [Read more…]
In a split decision of four to three, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck out the appeals filed by Senator Stephen Odey and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the dispute over who, between Senator Stephen Adi Odey and Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, is the authentic candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the December … [Read more…]
Hundreds of youths under the umbrella of Nigerian Youth Union (NYU), and others have shut down the headquarters of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) in protest. The Youths in their large numbers barricaded the NGF office located at Lake Chad Crescent, Maitama, Abuja, as early as 9am denying staff and guests opportunities … [Read more…]
Five suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of four policemen in Calabar. The policemen said to be two inspectors and two sergeants were killed by gunmen between 12 midnight and 1am on Thursday at a makeshift checkpoint at Ayan Mbat community on Idundu Road in Calabar Municipality. Their guns were allegedly … [Read more…]
Shop owners and traders at the Timber Market in the Marine Base axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, woke up to see their merchandise all in flames following a midnight fire. It was learnt that the fire started from the casket section of the market about midnight breaking into Thursday, even as those affected … [Read more…]
Rotimi Akeredolu was sworn in, yesterday, as the governor of Ondo State for another term of four years. Akeredolu was re-elected on October 10, 2020 having defeated his former deputy, Agboola Ajayi, who contested on the platform of Zenith Labour Party and Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party. The governor was sworn in alongside … [Read more…]
A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has said if elected governor of the state in the November 6 poll, he will empower no fewer than one million youths annually. Soludo, who is contesting the governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, stated this while … [Read more…]