President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; and the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, have urged Muslims to pray for Nigeria as the Ramadan, an annual 30-day fast, begins. This was just as a cleric, Chief Imam Abdulwaheed Abubakar, thanked God…
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BUHARI SENDS RAMADAN GREETINGS
President Muhammadu Buhari last night sent his greetings to Muslims as the 30-day Ramadan fast begins today. Sultan of Sokoto Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III last night declared today as the first day of Ramadan, 1439 AH. Making the announcement in…
WE’LL GET TO THE ROOT OF KWARA KILLINGS – IDRIS ANSWERS SARAKI
The Nigeria Police has vowed to undertake a comprehensive investigation of recent killings in Kwara State, not minding whose ox is gored. The Police made the declaration in response to an alarm raised by President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola…
Some EFCC cash recoveries
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered about N500 billion, according to the Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu. Speaking in Abuja during the inauguration of the anti-graft agency’s N24-billion new headquarters, Magu said the commission secured 486 convictions from…
Court grants Dino Melaye N10m bail
A Kogi State High Court in Lokoja on Wednesday granted bail in the sum of N10m to Senator Dino Melaye, who was arraigned on gun-running charges. Justice Nasir Ajana, in a ruling, said he was inclined to granting Melaye bail…
EFCC: SENATOR DETAINED FOR RECEIVING N303M VEHICLES
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the lawmaker representing Akwa Ibom North-East senatorial district, Senator Bassey Akpan, for allegedly receiving vehicles worth N303m from oil magnate, Babajide Omokore, who is under trial for alleged fraud. According to an…
STOP INTIMIDATING SARAKI: KWARA YOUTHS PROTEST
Scores of youths under the aegis of Kwara Agenda on Wednesday protested against alleged plot to implicate Senate President Bukola Saraki on criminal case. The protesting youths took their peaceful rally the Kwara state Government House, Ilorin, the state capital…
BREAKING NEWS: CULTISM: IG TRYING TO IMPLICATE ME – SARAKI CRIES OUT
The Senate president, Bukola Saraki has raised alarm over an alleged plot of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to implicate him and Kwara state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed in criminal case involving some cultists’ case. Speaking while presiding over…
2018 BUDGET: SENATE RECEIVES COMMITTEE REPORT
The National Assembly has on Tuesday received the report of its appropriation committees on the 2018 budget. The report was submitted at both Senate and House of Representatives. The National Assembly had set an April 24 target for passage of…
YOU’RE NOT THE ONLY CORRUPT-FREE NIGERIAN- DOGARA TELLS BUHARI
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has declared that there were millions of Nigerians spread across the globe who are corrupt-free aside President Muhammadu Buhari. This as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday said…