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The Divisional Police Officer Ilashe Division, SP Demian Okeke recently escaped death with the boat carrying him and his police team from Alakija to Ilashe collided with an on-coming boat. The boat was submerged and sunk into the river bed ...
Read More »ACCESS BANK’S DIAMOND XTRA REWARDS CUSTOMERS WITH N59M
NNENNA CHUKWU WINS STAR PRIZE Access Bank recently rewarded customers with N59m in its Diamond Xtra Season II Savings Scheme. This largesse was given to over 1,016 customers with Diamond Xtra Savings Account in Access Bank’s Quarterly draw at the ...
Read More »Kano emirate, Governor Ganduje in talks over feud, Anti-corruption agency establishes theft case in Gorilla saga
Kano State Governor Abdulahi Ganduje has hinted that high-level discussions were on to resolve the feud between the Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi 11 and the state government. Ganduje also described as allegation that a Gorilla swallowed N6.8 million from ...
Read More »UN condemns killing of 30 Borno civilians as Kaduna attack claims minors
The United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon has condemned last Sunday’s killing of 30 civilians in Mandarari Community multiple suicide attacks in Borno. Konduga is 38 kilometres east of Maiduguri, the state capital and had been attacked ...
Read More »EFCC re-arraigns ex-minister Wakil, four others over N450 million fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a former Minister of State for Power, Muhammad Wakil and four others before Justice J.K. Dagad of the Federal High Court, Maiduguri for fraud. Wakil is standing trial alongside Garba Abacha, ...
Read More »Only NJC recommendation can remove CJ, court tells Bello, Kogi assembly
A Kogi High Court sitting in Koton-Karfe has ruled that the executive and legislature could not remove the state Chief Judge, Justice Nasir Ajanah, without recourse to the National Judicial Council (NJC). It also declared that Chief Registrar of the ...
Read More »Governor Masari’s alleged age discrepancy stuns Katsina guber election tribunal
The Katsina State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal was bemused following the petitioner Yakubu Lado’s declaration that Governor Aminu Bello Masari’s documents suggested that he (Masari) and his father were born the same year. Lado questioned the governor’s qualification to contest ...
Read More »CCB, SERAP disagree over Buhari’s, public officials’ assets declaration
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has refused to disclose details of President Muhammadu Buhari’s assets since it constitutes invasion of his privacy. It responded to Freedom of Information (FoI) request by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), seeking ...
Read More »Kwara governor AbdulRazaq suspends local councils for six months
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has suspended the executive and legislative committees of the 16 Local Government Areas of the state in line with an earlier recommendation of the House of Assembly. The suspension was pursuant to a resolution of ...
Read More »Nigeria’s oil output hits 2.3mbpd as NNPC attracts $14 billion investments
Stability in the Niger Delta region and other factors have pushed Nigeria’s crude oil production to 2.3 million barrel per day (bpd) from last year’s 2.1 million bpd figure, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed. Speaking during a ...
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