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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, arraigned one Ijeboi Dennis and Obade Monday Christian before Justice Abubakar Baba Shani of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja. Dennis, (alias Andrew Tran huynh) and Monday, who also claimed to be a Commander with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, as well as … [Read more…]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has reportedly sacked the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier-General Mohammed Fadah. When contacted, the NYSC spokesman, Eddy Megwa, simply asked our correspondent to wait for an official statement that would be issued on Friday. The reporter however, quoted sources saying the president’s decision was taken … [Read more…]
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, is currently meeting with leaders of all 18 political parties that will participate in the next general election. The meeting, which is being held at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, was convened to avoid electoral violence before, during and after the 2023 elections. Our correspondent reports that the chairman of … [Read more…]
The senator representing Kaduna Central and Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Uba Sani, has said that the naira redesign will curb corruption and terrorism financing in the country. Sani said this in a statement obtained by The PUNCH in Kaduna on Thursday. The Nigerian Senate, in a resolution on Wednesday, … [Read more…]
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has spoken about his plan to revive the country’s economy. He spoke on Wednesday at the 26th Lagos Business School Alumni Conference. The event was attended by his counterpart, Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party and many business executives including Muda … [Read more…]
Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, has reacted to the strongly-worded letter which Governor Charles Soludo wrote about his 2023 ambition. The letter, which was released on Monday afternoon, literally set the internet on fire. In the 4008-word piece, Soludo dismissed Obi, one of his predecessors as a joker in the 2023 race, saying … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as prophetic the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s prayer for its blessing from God. Tinubu had during the flag-off of the APC presidential campaign in Jos, Plateau State on Tuesday, said, “God bless PDP.” The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, who reacted … [Read more…]
Our correspondents report that the stadium was filled to capacity as bigwigs of the party and their supporters trooped to the venue. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, Speaker of the House Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, serving governors including AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Abubakar Sani-Bello (Niger), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), … [Read more…]
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned Arise TV for airing fake reports about the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu. The television station was fined N2m for breaching the broadcasting code. Recall that Arise TV apologised on Sunday after reporting the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was investigating … [Read more…]
Critical stakeholders in the media industry, yesterday, agreed on a 41-point code of ethics for Nigerian journalists. They also adopted co-regulation instead of a self-regulation mechanism. Both measures are part of “an attempt to jumpstart a fresh attempt to put in place rules to guide professional conduct and a regulatory council to support the efforts … [Read more…]
The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has set aside the judgment of Federal High Court Abuja, removing Godswill Akpabio as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District. A three-member panel of justices read by Justice Danlami Senchi on Monday held that Akpabio failed to file a proof … [Read more…]
The details of the 19 terrorists are contained in a poster released by the Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Akpor, yesterday, in Abuja. The information on the poster revealed that the N5 million cash reward is for anyone who could provide information that could lead to the arrest of one of the wanted terrorists. Akpor … [Read more…]