The kidnapped Prelate of the Methodist Church, His Eminence Samuel Uche, and two other abducted clerics have regained freedom. They were released at 6.30 pm on Monday but details are still sketchy as of the time of filing this report. It is also unclear if any ransom was paid...
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The number of big shots in the current administration that may be consumed by the ongoing probe of the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, are increasing on a daily basis as the investigation proceeds. A highly placed source in the anti-corruption circle has informed Economic Confidential, that...
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has said that he will never be ashamed to talk about President Muhammadu Buhari whom described as a “good man“. Umahi made the declaration in Abakaliki while granting audience to the Central Working Committees of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the National...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it will generate a whopping revenue of $176 billion over the next 20 years through the implementation of e-customs project.
Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party ahead of the forthcoming general elections. His emergence as the party’s flagbearer follows his victory at the presidential primary of the Labour Party. The party conducted the primary for its presidential ticket on...
Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried poor power supply by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to their homes and business premises. The residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday, said presently they don’t get light for more...
The management of Kabba General Hospital says it has received no fewer than 11 persons, including the owner of a bar, who were injured on Sunday during an explosion in Kabba. “Shortly after the blast, 11 persons, including the owner of a beer parlour, were taken to this hospital...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, arraigned Sen. Roshas Okorocha and others on allegations bordering on money laundering charge. Okorocha, who is the 1st defendant, is being arraigned alongside Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, Naphtali International Limited, Perfect Finish Multi Projects Limited, Consolid Projects Consulting Limited, Pramif International...
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says it has been implementing the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, (ISPS), a major component of maritime security architecture. Dr Bashir Jamoh, Director-General, NIMASA, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
The scope of the ongoing probe of the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reached N170billion. Idris, who was battling for bail last night, has opened up on some top government officials allegedly involved in some transactions. The EFCC...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it arrested former Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara over alleged involvement in the N84 billion fraud allegation against the former Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris. An authoritative source in the EFCC disclosed this to the News Agency...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Yari. Sources within the antigraft agency said the former governor was arrested for his alleged role in the N84 billion fraud involving a former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmad Idris. He was...
….Commends Zulum for taking the lead By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A World Bank Technical Support Team led by the Task Team Leader on Multi Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP) , Ms Serena Cavicchi, has visited Borno State on performance evaluation and monitoring of some selected projects and help...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Following the controversy surrounding the “supposed political ambition” of the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Human & Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Center) is seeking an interpretation of section 9 of the CBN...
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped The Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Kanu Uche, along Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia. It was learnt that the Prelate was kidnapped on Sunday alongside Rt. Rev. Dennis Mark, the Methodist Bishop of Owerri and the...
The Nigerian Biker, Kunle Adeyanju, who embarked on an adventurous trip from London to Lagos for charity, arrived Lagos on Sunday afternoon. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adeyanju spoke about his adventure at a reception organised in his honour by the Ikeja Rotary Club District 9110....
Mr Osita Okechukwu, a cheiftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue the Naira before it depreciates beyond redemption. Okechukwu made the appeal in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, in reaction to the alleged dollar rain in the just concluded Peoples...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in its latest report on Monkeypox, said the country recorded six cases and one death in May. The centre said that Nigeria’s risk of exposure to the Monkeypox virus was high based on the recent risk assessment it conducted. The NCDC in...
The Police Command in Kogi on Sunday confirmed another yet to be ascertained explosion in Kabba Town of Kabbah-Bunu Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP William Ovye-Aya who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja, said there was...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Sunday, travelled to Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge Local Government Area, to commiserate with mourning communities and families of 32 metal scavengers killed by Boko Haram/ISWAP last week. NATIONAL ACCORD had reported that 32 persons from Kala-Balge were ambushed...