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The former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has opened his defence in a case of alleged N7.6 billion fraud brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Kalu, the Senate Chief Whip, gave his testimony on Monday when he appeared at the Federal High Court in Lagos. The former governor […]
Personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has returned the sum of 37,000 Euros to one Alhaji Ahmad, owner of the lost money at the Hajj Camp Market in Kano. Aircraftman (ACM) Bashir Umar who is a member of the NAF Mobile Air Defence Team (MADT) deployed for airport security duties, found the money on […]
Protesters under the umbrella of Concerned Citizens of Imo North are asking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate of Return to Mr Benjamin Uwajumogu. Mr Uwajumogu, won the Imo North senatorial district election on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform. Meanwhile, INEC has yet to issue Mr Uwajumogu a certificate of […]
Properties of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Abuja were set ablaze on Monday as Shiites protesters occupy the central area in protest. The protest also led to a clash between the protesters and police officers who dispersed the crowd. Several gunshots were also fired during the protest. The protesters are demanding for the release […]
The Federal Government has signed an agreement with German-based company Siemens to distribute 25,000 megawatts of electricity by the year 2023. The partnership comes after President Muhammadu Buhari met with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel on August 31, 2018. At the end of the signing, President Muhammadu Buhari urged Siemens, the Transmission Company of Nigeria and […]
Singer, Timi Dakolo has expressed concerns over the safety of his family, after ‘strange men with guns’ visited their residence to serve him and his wife, Busola, a letter on Saturday. He alleged that since the visit, the lives of his family have been put at risk by ‘strange faces’. Mr Dakolo had on Saturday […]
The trial of a former Abia State governor and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, will resume at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today. The trial which had been on for over 13 years was given a fresh fiat by President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa to […]
The Hope Democratic Party (HDP), has commenced the presentation of its first witness, Yusuf Ibrahim, while challenging the election victory of President Muhammadu Buhari. The witness told the court on Monday that though he was in the country on February 23 when the election took place, he had voted at a referendum conducted by a […]
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria is appealing to the general public to disregard a recent statement made by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and publicity, Garba Shehu claiming that the fate of its leader, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky lies with the courts and not the Federal Government. Addressing a news conference in […]
A delegation from the National Assembly has paid a condolence visit to Afenifere leader, Reuben Fasoranti, over his daughter’s death. Mrs Funke Olakunrin, Fasoranti’s daughter, was shot by armed men on July 12 travelling along the Benin-Ore Expressway in south-western Nigeria. The leader of the delegation and Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate, Senator Robert […]
