A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja has fixed December 11, 2019 for hearing in the trial of Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.) and four others over alleged misappropriation of N19.4b arms funds. Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf adjourned the ...
Read More »EFCC presents additional witness against Masari over alleged N104.7m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has presented the third witness (PW3) in the ongoing trial of former Director General of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Umar Bature Masari. Masari, who was accused of ...
Read More »30 persons feared dead in Bauchi boat mishap
No fewer than 30 persons have been feared dead when a canoe capsised in Kirfi Council Area of Bauchi State, according to eye witnesses accounts. But a statement from the Police in Bauchi said the incident occurred on Monday morning ...
Read More »Gunmen kill three women in Plateau, Jukun-Tiv crisis a shame, cleric insists
Peace initiatives by security agencies to end attacks in parts of Plateau State suffered a setback yesterday as gunmen killed three women on their farms at Vatt Community in Foron District of Barkin-Ladi Council Area of the state. It was ...
Read More »Taraba killing of policemen blamed on communication gap, non-compliance to procedures
HURIWA seeks N900m compensation for victims of banditry in Zamfara Communication gap between personnel of Nigerian Police Force (NPF) and troops of the Nigerian Army led to the killing of three policemen and two civilians by soldiers along the Ibi-Wukari ...
Read More »Senate begins amendment of oil production sharing contracts’ law, receives report on Abbo as 10 bills scale first reading
The Senate has begun moves to amend the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) Act following the consideration of a bill in that respect. Titled Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract 2004 (Amendment) Bill 2019, the piece of legislation passed ...
Read More »Nigeria moves to protect West Africa’s $286b maritime trade as Buhari assures of new transport plan, strategy
The spate of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea is posing a serious threat to import and export trade worth $286 billion in West Africa, stakeholders have disclosed. Speaking at the ongoing Global Maritime Security Conference organised by the Nigerian ...
Read More »Nigerians spent N7.2b on BBNaija votes, N1.5b in final week
Nigerians spent N7.2b to vote for the 26 housemates in the just concluded Big Brother Naija reality TV show, N1.5b in its final week and spent 2,376 hours watching the show. Announcing the results on Sunday, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu said the ...
Read More »Libya returnees, group commend, back Obaseki as PDP moves to reclaim Edo in 2020
Some Libya returnees in Edo State have applauded Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki on the recent award bestowed on him as best performing governor in Nigeria by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT). The group also endorsed Obaseki for a ...
Read More »C’River judiciary, Ayade disagree over alleged take over of CJ’s official quarters, others
Crisis between the judiciary, the bar and the Cross River State government has come to the fore as the 2019/2020 legal year opened yesterday. Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Michael Edem, has responded to concerns in some quarters ...
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