By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned against postponement of the 2023 general election and setting up of an Interim National Government. The Spokesperson for Atiku/Okowa Campaign Organisation, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that interim...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) says Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi, who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for money laundering in absentia, has finally been remanded in Ikoyi Custodial Centre, Lagos. EFCC Spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren, who confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Rashida, wife of Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi and a relative for alleged fraud. Rashida was arraigned before a federal high court in Abuja alongside one Ali Bello, identified as a nephew to the Kogi...
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) of Nigeria has said that the Supreme Court ruling of Wednesday stopping the February 10 deadline for the validity of three old naira notes is designed to enable corrupt politicians to share old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes during the February 25...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday re-arraigned a social media influencer and comedienne, Adedamola Adewale alias Adeherself, for alleged of N7.9 million internet fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adewale was charged alongside two others at large, on a three-count charge of conspiracy...
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, says the Supreme Court ruling on the implication of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) re-designed naira notes and cashless policy has saved Nigeria from political and economic shutdown. Tinubu in a statement issued by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Richard Ogunwole, on Wednesday, advised Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to abide by the Supreme Court’s temporary order halting the move by the Federal Government to ban the use of old naira notes from Feb. 10. Ogunwole, who gave the advice in...
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday affirmed Peter Obi as presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February elections. In a unanimous decision, the appellate court struck out the appeal challenging Obi’s candidacy and awarded N200,000 each in favours of INEC and the LP each. The court...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has all the support and confidence to win the presidential, governorship and other positions in Katsina State at the forthcoming general elections. The party’s gubernatorial candidate, Sen. Yakubu Lado-Danmarke made the declaration at a campaign rally on Wednesday in Matazu Local Government...
A chieftain of the Labour Party in Ebonyi State, Chief Henry Ude has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abakaliki signed by Chief Abia Onyike, the Director, Media and Publicity, PDP Governorship Campaign Council. Ude, one of the founding...
Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has appealed to citizens to support him to turn Nigeria around in the General Elections. Obi made the call on Tuesday at a Public Presentation of the Book, “Peter Obi: Many Voices One Perspective” in Abuja. He thanked the organisers...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Some retired police officers have asked the National Industrial Court to commit the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, to prison for contempt of court. This is contained in a statement issued by one of the aggrieved officers, Mr Emmanuel Idris, on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Igbo leaders from the 19 Northern states in Nigeria has canvassed supports for the Katsina State Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda. The leader of the group, Comrade Ikechukwu Chukwunyere, while addressing...
Members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Imo, on Tuesday, staged a peaceful protest following the incessant attacks, killings and kidnapping by gunmen in the state. Their grievance was further heightened with the killing of Nnaemeka Ugboma, the Chairman, Customary Court, Ejemekwuru, in Oguta Local Government Area, on...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Professional Forum has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to review the timing of the implementation of the naira re-design policy. Malam Isa Yuguda, Chairman Board of Trustees (BoT)of the forum said this a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. “We call on Buhari to...
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday discharged and acquitted Shamsudeen Bala, son of Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed, of the N1.1 billion fraud charge against him. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had filed a 20-count charge bordering on money laundering against Bala. However, in a ruling earlier...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has promised to continue with crude oil exploration in the North East. Abubakar said this when he addressed a mammoth crowd of party supporters at a rally in Bauchi on Tuesday. He said that crude exploration in North...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – With the scarcity of new Naira notes and fuel unabated in many parts of the country, All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has once again appealed to Nigerians to remain calm as the government and relevant agencies continue to work out...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ifeanyi Okowa, has assured that if they are voted into office, they would drive away the hunger and the insecurity Nigerians are currently facing. He said that they understand the problems the country is presently...
The Federal High Court, Abuja has discharged and acquitted Jide Omokore, Chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited and an ally of former Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke of fraud. The court, however, convicted Omokore’s co-accused, Victor Briggs and Abiye Membere for receiving car gifts, an offence contrary...