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Court orders final forfeiture of Emefiele’s $4.7m, N830m, property
Emefiele in court today By Deborah Nnamdi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of $4.7m, N830m, and multiple properties linked to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele. The judge, Justice Yellim Bogoro, who had earlier dismissed an application…
Read More »EFCC returns $120,548 and N70m to foreign fraud victims
By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned a total sum of $120,548.43 and N70,602,841.46 to victims of fraud from the United States, Spain, and Switzerland as part of its ongoing efforts to combat economic and financial crimes. The funds, recovered from local fraudsters, were handed…
Read More »Osun LG Poll: Court orders OSIEC to conduct election
By Deborah Nnamdi An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has ordered the State Independent Electoral Commission, OSIEC, to conduct the local government election scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025. In an enrollment order brought before Justice A. Aderigbigbe on Friday by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP against OSIEC…
Read More »FG urges China to eliminate trade tariffs on Nigeria
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has called on China to extend its recent trade tariff removal to Nigeria, as it has done for 33 other African countries. According to a statement from her media aide, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made the appeal during…
Read More »Peter Obi’s ally, Ozigbo, defects to APC
By Deborah Nnamdi A former governorship aspirant of the Labour Party in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo, has joined the All Progressive Congress, APC. Ozigbo joined the APC on Thursday at his ward in Amesi area of the state, 24 hours after resigning from the LP. Ozigbo, who is aspiring to…
Read More »APC withdraws from Osun LG poll
By Deborah Nnamdi The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has withdrawn from the local government election scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025. This is contained in a letter dated February 17, signed by the APC state Publicity Secretary, Alao Kamorudeen, addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral…
Read More »NYSC moves corps members from Benue community after herders attack
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has withdrawn corps members from the Mbaa community in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State. This comes after suspected armed herders reportedly killed over 20 people, including 16 farmers whose bodies were found in River Katsina-Ala. In a statement made…
Read More »My fight with Wike gave Rivers freedom – Fubara
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has described his fallout with his estranged godfather and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike as the source of his freedom in administering the state. He said the ‘fight’ gives him freedom in governing Rivers State, noting that God allowed the political…
Read More »Obaseki traumatised, made Edo toxic – Oba Ewuare
The Oba of Benin, Omo n’ Oba Ukuakpolokpolo, Oba Eware II, has taken a swipe at the former governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki for allegedly trying to destroy the Benin traditional institution and for his perceived harmful policies that made the state toxic. The Oba’s reprimand was contained…
Read More »NNPCL, Shell sponsor 5,000 fibroids, hernia surgeries
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited have donated medical equipment to the Benjamin Olowojebutu Foundation to support free surgeries and dental procedures for thousands of Nigerians. The donation will facilitate 5,000 surgeries for fibroid and hernia patients, as well…
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