A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, convicted Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), and sentenced him to 8 years imprisonment. Justice Okon Abang, in his judgment, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had proven the essential ingredients of all the 12 counts...
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The Adamawa State Judiciary had recorded no fewer than 100,000 criminal, civil and appeals cases and generated six million Naira in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), says Acting Chief Judge, Justice, Nathan Musa. Musa disclosed this at the 2021/2022 Legal Year ceremony on Monday, in Yola. He said that the...
Motorists in Kano State are experiencing fuel scarcity, as long queues have resurfaced at filling stations in the State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. An investigation conducted by NAN Correspondents indicated that majority of the filling stations visited within the metropolitan area were under lock and keys....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited has urged the public not to engage in panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit, more commonly known as petrol. The Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division, Garba Deen Muhammad, who stated this in a statement on Monday,...
Lawmakers in the Imo State House of Assembly have impeached the Speaker, Paul Emeziem. He was impeached on Monday during a plenary session at the State House of Assembly in Owerri, the Imo State capital by 19 lawmakers. The 19 lawmakers out of the total 27 lawmakers signed a...
The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it will not rest until it clamped down on all illegal DPK (Kerosene) operators in the midstream and downstream sector of the oil industry. Mrs Roselyn Wilkie, Zonal Operations Controller, NMDPRA, Abuja, disclosed this in an interview with the...
By NANA AISHA, Bauchi – Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi has said no fewer than six people have lost their lives in a lone road crash that occurred on Sunday. The FRSC Sector Commander, Yusuf Abdullah, told newsmen on Monday that 15 others were seriously injured as...
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Observers, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review the issues surrounding the usage of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation system (BVAs) for future elections. The Convener of the group, Mrs Ene Obi, told newsmen in Awka on Monday that the call...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigeria’s decision to unbundle the Nigerian Railway Corporation has started with the Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki chairing the first meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the unbundling of the corporation. Addressing the members drawn from private and public sectors, Senator...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has vowed to continue its practice of remitting the operating surpluses, maintaining that it is constitutional. The board disclosed this Monday in a statement signed by its Head, Public Affairs, Dr Fabian Benjamin. “In line with extant...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Kwara State Fire Service has saved a 60-room building, consisting of 40 living rooms and 20 shops, from being razed by fire. This is according to a statement issued by Mr Hassan Adekunle, Head of Department, Media and Publicity of the Service in...
National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has urged the Federal Government to deploy software such as the union’s e-tracking platform to help tackle insecurity in the country. The Deputy General Secretary of NURTW, Mr Anthony Asogwa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, that...
Sen Ali Ndume has called on President Mohammadu Buhari, to urgently sign or issue an Unexplained Wealth Order, as a way to strengthen the fight against corruption. Ndume made the call on Saturday, in Ibadan while delivering the 2021 Distinguish Leadership Lecture Series, organised by the University of Ibadan....
Supporters and well-wishers on Sunday night, gathered at the home of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)’s candidate, Prof.Chukwuma Soludo in Isuofia, Aguata Local Government Area, as they await election result. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced results of 19 out of the 21 Local Government Areas in...
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo, on Sunday opened and maintained the lead in the Anambra State governorship election. Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), won 18 of the 20 local government areas for which results were declared by...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results for the Anambra State governorship election. INEC’s Chief Returning Officer for the election, Professor Florence Obi, announced this on Monday at the commission’s head office in Awka. Party agents, reporters, and observers among others had waited until...
The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 48 lives were lost to 61 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in October this year, in the state. The Kwara Sector Commander of the FRSC, Jonathan Owoade, who revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin,...
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammed Abubakar, says the Ministry will continue to strategise and collaborate with security agencies, to reduce the illegal importation of rice through land borders. A statement issued by Mabel Mbosire, Senior Information Officer in the Ministry, on Sunday, said the minister...
An Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ad hoc staff has absconded with 41 result sheets in Oba 1, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra state. The Local Government Collation Officer, Gabriel Odoh said this on Sunday while presenting the result of the Local Government Area at the collation...
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), SING Nigeria, has said that Nigeria’s democracy could be destroyed if the activities of moneybag politicians are not checked and tamed by the law. Executive Director of SING Nigeria, Mr Idris-Etanami Usman said this while monitoring the Anambra Governorship election from the SING Situation Room...