Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former governor of Delta, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, over alleged N1. 3 trillion fraud. A credible sources within the anti-graft agency confirmed that the vice presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections was arrested in Port Harcourt, when...
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, struck out the treason charge preferred against the minors who participated in the August #EndBadGovernance protest following its withdrawal by the Federal Government. Justice Obiora Egwuatu struck out the charge after the application for the discontinuance was moved by Mr Mohammed...
Top U.S. government intelligence officials intensified their warnings on Monday about foreign election interference – especially from Russia. The concern, from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), follows warnings on Friday about...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Northern Senators’ Forum on Tuesday applauded President Bola Tinubu for showing leadership in ordering the release of minors arrested and detained during the #EndBadGovernance protests. The Chairman of the forum, Sen. Abdulaziz Yar’adua, indicated this in a statement released in Abuja. He said...
The outgoing Deputy Governor of Edo, Mr Philip Shaibu, has said that only democrats must be allowed to flourish and function in a democratic setting. Shaibu stated this shortly after his investiture as Patron of the Association of Edo Journalists in Abuja (AEJA) on Tuesday in Abuja. He said...
New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is confident that the United States will remain in the defence alliance, even if Donald Trump becomes the 47th president of the United States. Rutte, in an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF on Monday evening, said he believed the U.S. and presidential candidates...
President Bola Tinubu has ordered release of all minors arrested and detained over #EndBadGovernance protest. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents, on Monday. The Minister was flanked by the Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy;...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), said it has killed several terrorists in a coordinated air interdiction mission to support power restoration efforts in Kaduna and other northwestern states. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, on Monday in...
An Investigating Police Officer (IPO) Insp. Elizabeth Osikolu, on Monday, told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a housewife, Omolara Alashe, allegedly forced a 19-year-old lady to sleep with her husband, to bear a child. Omolara and her husband, Ramoni Lateef, are facing a three-count charge...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced an Islamic cleric, Alani Rafiu, to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old year girl (name withheld). In his judgement, Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution proved each of the ingredients of defilement against Rafiu. Oshodi said that...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, nominated Saseyi Ibiyemi, as the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) representing Ondo State. If cleared by the Senate, Ibiyemi will replace Mr Niyi Ijalaye, who died in August while serving as the REC in Ogun. Ibiyemi, 58, who hails from Ilaje in Ondo State, is...
The leadership of Kano State House of Assembly says there is no faction or rift within the ruling New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) as being speculated by some online media outlets. The Majority Leader of the house, Lawan Husseini said this while briefing Assembly correspondents on Monday in Kano....
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has donated N200 million in support of various humanitarian services funded by the Omega Prayer Ministry (OPM) run by cleric, Chibuzor Chinyere. Fubara spoke at thanksgiving service in Port Harcourt to celebrate the 51st birthday of the cleric. He commended Chinyere for his humanitarian...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says residents affected by the construction of Arterial Road N5, from Life Camp Junction to Ring Road III will be compensated. Wike made the promise after inspecting some ongoing projects at Life Camp, Katampe, and International Conference Centre...
The Senate Committee on Defence, says no investment in security and the Armed Forces of Nigeria will be too much for the country to bear. The committee’s Chairman, Sen. Ahmad Lawal, said this while speaking to newsmen after an oversight visit to the Armed Forces Command and Staff College...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State High-Powered Committee on Screening and Verification of State and Local Government Pensioners, has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that all deserving beneficiaries are attended to and that ungenuine cases are identified and prompt payment of pensions are made. The Chairman of the...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja- The Palestine Embassy in Nigeria has denounced the Israeli Knesset’s vote to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). NATIONAL ACCORD reports that UNRWA is the backbone of the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has successfully implemented the new national minimum wage of N70,000 for all civil servants in the state. The Chairman of the Technical and Implementation Committee, Dr. Engineer Babagana Malunbe, who disclosed this while addressing journalists at the Secretary to the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has underscored the essential need to align the scheme’s initiatives with the Federal Government’s goal of achieving food security in Nigeria. He highlighted that this commitment reflects the NYSC’s determination to...
The Plateau State Government has issued a stern warning regarding a potential crackdown on Persons involved in child trafficking within the state. This announcement came on Monday alongside the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the international Non-Governmental Organisation, Both Ends Believing (BEB), and the Association of...