Federal High Court in Abuja has mandated the permanent forfeiture of assets worth N335 million, a hospital, five filling stations, and other properties to the Federal Government. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the ruling following a motion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lawyer, Fadila Yusuf, who sought...
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A Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, of money laundering charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke ruled that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against Fayose, warranting his...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit filed by Meta Platforms, Inc. challenging the sanctions imposed on it. The commission had imposed a remedial fee of $32.8 million and eight corrective orders against Meta for...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Former Commissioner of Education in Benue State, Professor Dennis Ityavyar has revealed why he has chosen to run for the gubernatorial election in 2027. Answering questions from journalists on Monday in his Makurdi residence, the university don informed that he used the first...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has revealed that the state has untapped potential for accelerated economic growth. The governor spoke on Monday in Makurdi while receiving members of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru Jos, Senior Executive Course 47,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – New acting Chairman of the Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS), Mr. Joseph Kwaghgba has tasked the staff of the service on productivity and commitment to duty. Mr. Kwaghgba, who stated this during a handover ceremony at the Revenue House in Makurdi, urged...
By BARBARA KALU, Asaba – Delta State Police Command announced the neutralization of six suspected kidnappers during an operation in the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, revealed this during a press briefing in Warri on Tuesday. According to Edafe, the operation took place on July 9 when...
On Tuesday, the Benue State Government reported that 107 survivors of the Yelwata attack are still receiving medical care at the Benue State Teaching Hospital in Makurdi. Permanent Secretary of the Benue Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management and Executive Secretary of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Forum of Lagos State PDP Local Government Chairmen has rejected the results of Saturday’s council elections, pledging to challenge the outcome in court over alleged widespread irregularities. Forum Chairman and PDP leader in Oshodi-Isolo LGA, Chief Adegboyega Adegbesan, announced this at a press conference held...
Nigerians residing in Jos have expressed a spectrum of emotions following the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, on Tuesday, with sentiments ranging from sorrow to indifference, according to a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who surveyed the Jos Metropolis. Ene...
A pressure group, the Concerned Bayelsa Stakeholders Forum (CBSF), has called on Governor Douye Diri to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to Wisdom Ikuli, the group’s convener and Governor Diri’s Technical Adviser on Print Media, “Bayelsa must urgently align with...
Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has called on Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) host communities to protect national assets within their areas. Musa emphasized that the effects of oil bunkering and pipeline vandalism are mostly borne by the host communities themselves, citing environmental and health risks. Musa urged...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ogun Chapter, has called on government officials to emulate the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s governance style, which emphasized equal rights and access to resources for all. According to Ademola Hameed-Benco, Chairman of the NLC Ogun Chapter, “Buhari’s system of governance, regardless of social standing,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari were buried at his residence in Daura, surrounded by mourners, including President Bola Tinubu, Governors, Ministers, and thousands of others. The burial ceremony was attended by dignitaries such as Vice-President Kashim Shettima, former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, President of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Government has announced plans to conduct a bi-annual audit to assess Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) performance across the 21 local government areas in state to strengthen fiscal discipline. The Auditor-General for Local Government, Alhaji Yakubu Siyaka Adabenege disclosed this during an appraisal...
By STEVEN KEFAS In 2015, when the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) ranked Armed Fulani militants as the fourth deadliest terror group in the world, Nigeria was already grappling with the brutal reality of multiple security threats. Yet nearly a decade later, as these same militants have grown exponentially more...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Former President Muhammadu Buhari has been laid to rest at his residence in Daura, Katsina State, following funeral prayers and interment attended by numerous dignitaries led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Large crowds lined the streets of Daura and gathered at the former President’s residence to...
President Bola Tinubu, alongside President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau and Niger Republic’s Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine, joined thousands in Daura, Katsina State, to pay their final respects at the funeral of former President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Vice-President Kashim...
Special Adviser to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Bolaji Akinola, has said that the late former President Muhammadu Buhari left a lasting mark on Nigeria’s maritime industry, which Nigerians will long remember. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday,...
