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Abidemi Rufai, the Senior Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has been arrested in the United States of America over $350,000 employment fraud. Rufai was quizzed by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday evening at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York following a criminal complaint. He was subsequently […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, urged the Senate to approve a new external loan of N2,343,387,942,848.00, about $6.183billion, for the Federal Government to finance the 2021 budget deficit. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter of request on the floor of the Senate at plenary.
The Kaduna State government has declared the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba wanted. The state Governor, Nasir Elrufai announced this on his verified twitter handle @elrufai on Tuesday morning. He said the NLC president and others labour leaders are declared wanted for economic sabotage and attacks on public infrastructure in Kaduna […]
Popular American actress and pop star, Ariana Grande, has married her fiancé Dalton Gomez in a private ceremony over the weekend. The pair ignited dating rumours early 2020 when fans discovered Dalton in several photos of Ariana. The rumours were first confirmed when Ariana shared pictures of herself and Dalton in April on her Instagram […]
The police authorities have rearrested an inmate who recently escaped from the prison in Imo State, South-East Nigeria. Some 1,844 prisoners were freed when gunmen attacked the prison headquarters in Owerri on April 5. The police headquarters in the state was similarly attacked by gunmen. Francis Enobore, the spokesperson of the correctional centre, said the […]
Popular Nigerian rapper, Vector has reacted to the viral video showing Ahmad Isah of Brekete Family hitting a woman during an interview covered by the BBC. The woman was accused of setting her brother’s daughter on fire overalleged witchcraft. She reportedly tied the minor’s hand and legs, poured kerosene on her head and ignited […]
The Federal Government is concerned about Nigeria’s security challenges and doing all it can to restore peace in every part of the country. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this on Monday when received the President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations NIPR, Muktar Sirajo, and other members of […]
Kaduna State government has reacted to the Nigeria Labour (NLC) protest which has resulted in a power outage, shut down of the airport, and fuel queues in various parts of the state. In reaction to the protest, the Head of Service in Kaduna State, Baritu Mohammed told Channels Television that the protesting workers are sabotaging […]
State governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called for the devolution of powers to states as one of the ways to tackle the disturbing trend of insecurity in the country. This formed part of many resolutions reached by the governors on Monday when they met in Ibadan, the Oyo […]
The immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Sources at the anti-graft agency told Channels Television that the former governor is being questioned by a crack team of operatives at the EFCC headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja, the nation’s capital. He was said […]
