The trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has been adjourned indefinitely. Chairman of the Tribunal, Mr. Danladi Umar, announced the adjournment in a short ruling on the resumption of trial in Abuja today.…
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WARRI/ABUJA BOMBING: CHARLES OKAH SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Charles Okah has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 2010 Independence Day bombing in Abuja. He was sentenced by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, alongside Obi Nwabueze, his co-accused. His elder brother Henry…
PREGNANT WOMAN, ONE OTHER SHOT BY SUSPECTED SEA PIRATES
Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates have attacked a Yenagoa bound commercial boat, shooting two passengers including a pregnant woman in Bayelsa State. It was gathered on Thursday that the pregnant woman, known as Gulu Leghemo, was shot in the…
HELP UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY OF UNENDING MINDLESS KILLINGS IN NIGERIA- FAYOSE URGES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose on Wednesday called on the international community to step in and help unravel the mystery of the unending mindless killings in Nigeria. He claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is not swift and practical in…
KOGI CRISIS: NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY IS RECEDING- EKWEREMADU
Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, on Wednesday, said the country’s democracy is receding and it is not unlikely for the military to take over. Ekweremadu said this while contributing to a debate on a motion sponsored by Ahmed Ogembe, senator…
SUBMIT REPORTS OF AUDITED ACCOUNTS: SENATE GIVES GOVT. AGENCIES, OTHERS ULTIMATUM
The Senate has given an ultimatum to over 256 Federal Government’s agencies and parastatals to present reports of their audited accounts up to 2017 or have their 2018 budgets withheld. The upper chamber of the National Assembly issued the ultimatum while…
ALLEGED GRATIFICATION: EFCC RE-ARRAIGNS FORMER KWARA INEC SECRETARY
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday re-arraigned a former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Administrative Secretary in Kwara State, Mr. Christian Nwosu on charges of accepting gratification. Nwosu was charged alongside Tijani Bashir, as well as former…
NIGERIAN IT ENTREPRENEUR BECOMES ITALY’S FIRST BLACK SENATOR
Toni Iwobi, a Nigerian IT entrepreneur who has spent 38 years in Italy, has become the first black senator in the European country. He was elected in the industrial city of Brescia in northern Italy. “Friends, it is with great emotion that…
23 BILLION NAIRA DISBURSEMENT TO ASUU- REPS ORDER PROBE
The House of Representatives on Monday commenced investigation into the disbursement of N23 billion released by the Federal Government to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Chairman, Committee on Tertiary Education of the House, Rep. Suleiman Aminu, requested for…
MONEY SWALLOWED BY MYSTERIOUS SNAKE: JAMB OFFICIAL MAKES NEW CONFESSION
Philomina Chieshe, the official of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), who claimed that the board’s N36 million was swallowed by a snake, has made a U-turn. Chieshe, who works as a clerk at the JAMB office in Markurdi,…