The war against graft scored another victory on Tuesday when former a Governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye, got a 14-year prison term for fraud. His conviction came less than one month after the imprisonment of former Governor Jolly…
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Police arrests Kwara Governor’s P.A.
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested the Personal Assistant to the Governor of Kwara State on Political Matters (Kwara South) Mr. Alabi Olalekan. Reports say Olalekan was arrested on Tuesday night from his residence in Ilorin. Operatives were said to…
EDO GOVERNOR SIGNS ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW
The Edo State Trafficking in Persons Prohibition Law 2018 has being signed by the Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, in Abuja. The ceremony which was held on the sideline of a high profile stakeholders’ event with the theme “Technical Roundtable…
Melaye’s trial on false Information adjourned indefinitely
Trial of the senator representing Kogi West senatorial district , Dino Daniel Melaye in the alleged false information dissemination brought against him by the Federal Government suffered a major setback in Abuja yesterday. An Abuja high court trying the senator…
CBN DENIES FIRE OUTBREAK
Says there is No Fire Incident at CBN Head Office Reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) head office building is on fire are false. Passersby who saw a pall of exhaust from the generator house far away from…
PDP TO HOLD EMERGENCY NEC MEETING IN ABUJA
The leading opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will today hold an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja. The meeting scheduled to hold at the party’s secretariat by 2pm. Although the agenda of the meeting was not stated,…
AFRICAN LAND SUMMIT HOLDS IN ABUJA
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai on Monday said it will require collaborative efforts to combat Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. Buratai said this while addressing top military chiefs during the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja.…
TENSION IN ABUJA AS POLICE AND SHIITE MEMBERS CLASH
There is currentlly tension in Maitama, Abuja following a clash between members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria aka Shiites and the police. Photos and videos of the shiite members attacking a police van has surfaced online. The Shiite members…
POLICE DISPERSE SHIITE MEMBERS IN ABUJA
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, on Friday, dispersed members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria protesting the continued detention of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakyzaky. The policemen also arrested an activist, and Convener of a civil society group, Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, who has been championing the daily rallies by the Shiite group for the…
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…