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President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London, the United Kingdom, for scheduled medical follow-up today. A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Buhari is expected back in the country during the second week of July, 2021. Buhari was away for two weeks between March 30 … [Read more…]
A Nigerian, Mark Okuo and his Kenyan accomplice, Florence Musau, have been accused of alleged conspiracy in internet scam, leading to over $4 million. The 41-year-old Okuo and 36-year-old Musau were accused of depositing $1.3million into various bank accounts from their fraudulent proceeds since 2018, DailyMail reported. About $195,000 was obtained through … [Read more…]
The Federal Government and the House of Representatives clashed yesterday over the suspension of Twitter. On June 4, government banned Twitter after the microblogging site pulled down a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari. In reaction, the House mandated its Committees on Information, Communication and Justice to investigate the legal backing for government’s action. … [Read more…]
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Apo on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, for demanding a bribe of $3m and receiving $500,000 from businessman, Femi Otedola. The court found Lawan guilty of the three charges against him and sentenced him to … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has attributed the drop in the revenue it generated from the sale of forms for the 2021 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examinations and the Direct Entry Examinations to the introduction of the National Identification Number requirement into the registration process. It said the NIN requirement made it … [Read more…]
Tragedy struck in Enugu, Enugu State capital on Sunday when a trigger happy policeman shot dead five innocent citizens and wounded four others now hospitalized. The incident occurred at Golf Estate, GRA, Enugu, where a Police Inspector attached to Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 9, Umuahia, Abia State, started shooting sporadically, leaving five victims … [Read more…]
Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has vowed to proceed with the planned Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos. The Nation reports Igboho will storm Lagos on Saturday July 3 alongside other agitators for the Yoruba Nation rally. Hinged on the heels of similar rallies held across southwest States including Osun, Ogun, … [Read more…]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Tuesday, unveiled a Made-in-Nigeria fair in Abuja. The fair featured the first electric car assembled in Nigeria, among other locally manufactured products at the ongoing exhibition in, Abuja. Speaking at the exhibition at the Eagle Square, Prof Osinbajo described the development as “fantastic”, stating that the making of … [Read more…]
THE Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has described the real estate sector as one with grand scale corruption in the country. The EFCC boss added that about 90 to 100 percent of resources are being laundered through the sector. Bawa stated this while featuring on Sunrise Daily, a … [Read more…]
Meanwhile, unknown persons, yesterday, raised the tension in Delta State as they threatened to attack Asaba, the state capital, and Agbor, if Governor Ifeanyi Okowa does not withdraw his support for the ban on open grazing within 72 hours. An unsigned letter containing the threat was pasted in strategic locations … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration would reinstate cattle routes and grazing areas across the country to ensure that herders have free access for their animals. He also directed the military and police to deal ruthlessly with insurgents and other criminals across the country. [adinserter block=”4″] Buhari, who expressed confidence that the order … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said his directive to security agencies to shoot any person or persons found illegally wielding AK-47s and other assault weapons was still in force. The president also vowed that his administration would act firmly and decisively ‘‘against any and all persons found attacking our Police Force and other security personnel.” … [Read more…]