The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says Vice Adm. Jibrin Usman, a former Naval Chief, is still on its wanted list. Also on its wanted list is retired Brig.-Gen. Ishaya Bauka. The ICPC Spokesperson, Demola Bakare, said in an Abuja statement on Friday that the duo were wanted for alleged N3bn…
The Labour Party (LP) in Osun has announced its withdrawal from Saturday’s local government election in the state. The Chairman of LP in Osun, Adebayo Bello, made the announcement on Friday in Osogbo. Bello said that the party was withdrawing from the election because the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) did not provide adequate security…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has scheduled its National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings for Tuesday and Wednesday. The party’s National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Bashiru, announced this in a notice issued on Friday night in Abuja. According to the notice, the National Caucus meeting will occur on Tuesday at…
Hafsat Abiola-Costello, daughter of the late Chief Moshood Kolawole Olawale (MKO) Abiola, has tackled the former military ruler General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, saying that his recent admission that her father won the controversial June 12, 1993 election isn’t news. Abiola-Costello reacted to Babangida’s confession in his recently launched autobiography, ‘A Journey In Service,’ in which…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned $132,362.43 and N78,566,324.81 to victims of fraud from America, Spain, and Switzerland. Ola Olukoyede, EFCC Chairman, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja, explaining that the funds were recovered from local fraudsters. He stated that handing over the funds to foreign victims was part of the EFCC’s…
The Federal Government has announced plans to cancel its Visa-on-Arrival policy and introduce landing and exit cards, which prospective visitors will pre-fill before coming into the country. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this on Friday in Abuja during the closing ceremony of a weeklong capacity-building training program for Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement within the state from 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, the day of the local government election. Malam Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s spokesman, released a statement on Friday quoting Adeleke as reiterating his commitment to peace and security in the state. Adeleke…
Chinedu Nwoke, a customer of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), has sued the bank before the Federal High Court in Yenagoa over an unauthorised debit on his account, allegedly for a loan he did not take. Nwoke is seeking redress for a purported N700,000 COVID-19 loan from NIRSAL Microfinance Bank, which he claimed was…
The Abia Police Command says it has commenced an investigation into the alleged manhandling of an elderly man in Umuahia by three operatives and a civilian Task Force member. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement issued in Umuahia and made available to reporters on Friday. The…
A pan-African women’s advocacy group, Africa Arise for Change Network (AACN), has condemned senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for her spat with Senate President Godswill Akpabio on the Green Chamber floor. The group also called for the senator’s suspension, describing her behaviour as “disgraceful” and “unbefitting of a public officeholder.” The organisation made the call in a…
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