The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a former vice-chancellor, Professor Ibrahim Garba, and the bursar, Ibrahim Usman, of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, on eight counts bordering on theft and money laundering to the tune of N1 billion. The anti-graft commission disclosed this on its Twitter page Thursday. The duo were…
A pastor, Albarka Sukuya, has been arrested by Plateau State police operatives for allegedly staging his kidnap on several occasions to extort his church members. The suspect last week also set ablaze a Mercedes Benz and Toyota cars belonging to his senior pastors at ECWA Bishara 3 Jenta Apata premises, claiming one of them hates…
The Anambra State Government said it has commenced an investigation into the death of one late Ogochukwu Anene allegedly killed by her husband, Mr Wilson Uwadiegwu, over a loaf of bread. Mrs Ify Obinabo, the state’s Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, made this known, yesterday, in Awka, while receiving the mother of the deceased,…
Edo State government, yesterday, said 20 people were kidnapped contrary to earlier reports of 31 people being kidnapped, in the Ekehen, Igueben Local Government area railway station attack, last Saturday. It was also revealed that seven of those kidnapped have been rescued. News updates from the Igueben incident, the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris…
A Yola High Court presided over by Justice Mohammed Danladi Tuesday sacked Senator Ishaku Abbo as the APC Senatorial candidate for Adamawa North senatorial zone for this year’s election. The court sacked Senator Abbo on the ground that he was expelled from the party by his ward in Mubi North local government area of Adamawa….
As Nigerians prepare for the General Elections, and millions of young Nigerians are rushing to their various wards to get their PVC, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu has announced that the 2023 General elections may be postponed as a result of the insecurity situation in the country. The Independent…
Thirty-five-year-old Samuel Shittu, is a native of Igboora in Ibarapa Central Local Government Area of Oyo State. In 2013, the herbal medicine practitioner was arrested by the Police along with others over allegation of cultism. He was severely tortured and dumped in the Police cell for months until he was arraigned before the State High…
The Federal Government yesterday served a notice to the three tiers of government that all payments from the public treasury beyond the threshold approved for daily cash limit by the Central Bank of Nigeria must be done electronically with effect from March 1, 2023. In effect, the Nigerian Financial and Intelligence Unit, NFIU, which made…
