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The court hearing involving Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke in the United Kingdom, over bribery allegations has been adjourned to November 2025. The Westminster Magistrates Court adjourned hearing on the suit on Monday. Alison-Madueke appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Monday, October 2, 2023, after being charged with bribery offences amounting to … [Read more…]

About 70 decomposed human bodies, including 20 headless ones and countless human skeletons, were discovered around Lokpanta Cattle Market in Umunneochi local government area of Abia State. The state governor, Dr Alex Otti, disclosed this late Sunday night during a monthly media chat for October tagged; ‘Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians’, at the Government … [Read more…]

Despite public outcry, the House of Representatives has commenced the distribution of the controversial vehicles to its members of the House. According to Premium Times Newspaper, members are receiving the 2022 model of Toyota Landcruiser Prado Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV) in batches. However, the leadership of the lower chamber is giving priority to the female … [Read more…]

Nigeria’s federal government has made a fresh request to the United Kingdom government, for the extradition of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. The fresh request is said to be related to a $2.5 billion fraud, involving the former Minister, who left Nigeria since 2015. Alison-Madueke has since then been in the … [Read more…]

…Cautions Against Unauthorised Boreholes Men of the Enugu State Fire Service have successfully put out the gas flare that erupted during a borehole drilling activity at the Federal Housing Estate in Ugwogo Nike, Enugu State, as the state government restated its determinations to convert the state’s dormant gas and other mineral resources to productive assets. … [Read more…]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has detained the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, according to a report by Vanguard Newspapers. Emefiele was picked up on Thursday night, less than an hour after he regained his freedom from the custody of the Department of State Services. The former CBN governor, … [Read more…]

The House of Representatives has summoned controversial singer Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley to appear before it as part of moves to secure compensation and royalties for late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba (Mohbad) for his musical works. Through its Committee on Justice, Youth, and Legislative Compliance, the House also invited the manager of the … [Read more…]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five years each, subject to the confirmation of the Senate. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Wednesday, said the appointment was done based on powers vested in … [Read more…]

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has announced a N1,594,763 trillion revenue from September 2023. This the second time the government is having higher revenue accrual since removal of fuel subsidy in May. FAAC said in a statement that it approved a total sum of N903.480 billion from the available revenue for disbursement to federal … [Read more…]