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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will, on Friday, arraign Mr Chris Ngige, a former Minister of Labour and Employment, on a charge bordering on alleged corruption, accotding to report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Ngige, who was also a former Governor of Anambra, would be arraigned at a Federal Capital Territory […]

Riley Moore The United States congressional delegation, led by Congressman Riley Moore has concluded its fact-finding mission to Nigeria over alleged genocide and is expected to brief President Donald Trump, before the end of the month. The delegation, made up of five members of Congress, arrived in the country on Sunday and visited Internally Displaced […]

An explosion has occurred near Tebijor, Okpele, and Ikpoро communities in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Delta State. No casualty was reported. Confirming the incident, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, said it was reported about 17:50 hours on Wednesday A statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd. Andy Odeh, said initial observations indicated a […]

Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has died. This was confirmed in a statement on Thursday night by the chairman of the Southern Go ernoes Forum and Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun. Ewhrudjakpo had reportedly slumped on Thursday afternoon at work in his office, and was immediately rushed to a hospital in Yenagoa, the […]

INEC chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan By John Dike, Osogbo Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has appealed to Nigerians to actively participate in the upcoming Claims and Objections period of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) across the county. He warned that an unclean national voters’ register poses a fundamental […]

Abubakar Malami Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has debunked alleged wave of “false, misleading and baseless” allegations linking him to terrorism financing and claims that he maintains 46 bank accounts. A statement issued on Wednesday, Malami’s media aide, Mohammed Bello Doka, condemned the reports as nothing more than […]

Ex-attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami, has spent his third night in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A according to a report by TheCable, Malami is being probed for 18 alleged offences, including money laundering, abuse of office, and terrorism financing. The anti-graft agency is believed […]

The United States Congress has supported President Donald Trump’s renewed push to confront the escalating killings of Christians in Nigeria. Besides, it declared that is united in ensuring that America “will not look away as innocent lives are stolen.” The House Appropriations Committee, in a message posted on its official X handle on Wednesday, stressed […]

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has dismissed public backlash over her interaction with Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, calling the reactions a “needless controversy.” In a statement posted on her Facebook page on Tuesday, Mrs Tinubu said critics often magnify minor issues and create distractions around leadership. She wrote: “Those entrusted with leadership understand […]

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s handling of regional security, domestic governance and the deployment of state protection for privileged individuals. Also, he frowned at what he described as excessive security escort for and around the President’s son, Zeyi. He spoke at the 20th Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) […]