Kaduna Assembly Initiates Financial Probe into El-Rufai’s Tenure
The Kaduna State House of Assembly has launched an investigation into the financial dealings of the state under the administration of former Governor Nasir el-Rufai. The inquiry will scrutinize transactions from May 29, 2015, to May 29, 2023, focusing on…
Emefiele printed N684.5m with N18.9bn, says EFCC in fresh charge
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed a fresh charge at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory against the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. EFCC in the charge accused Emefiele of…
Electricity supply challenge deepens as vandals knockdown 4 TCN towers
The challenges facing power supply in Nigeria deepened yesterday as suspected vandals knocked down four transmission towers along the Jos – Gombe 330kV transmission line. A statement by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, explained that when the 330kV transmission…
Another commissioner resigns from Fubara’s cabinet, says ‘peace out of reach’
Rivers Commissioner for Finance, Mr Isaac Kamalu, resigned from his appointment on Wednesday. He is the second commissioner to resign from the cabinet on Wednesday after Gov. Siminialaye Fubara, announced a slight cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. The first to resign…
EFCC returns recovered assets to Enugu Gov Mba
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission handed 14 recovered assets over to Governor Peter Mba of Enugu State. The Chairman of the commission, Ola Olukoyede, during the handing over ceremony held at the EFCC Headquarters, Jabi, Abuja, on Wednesday, revealed…
Father arrested writing JAMB for son
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has warned that it has improved its technology check for those engaging in all forms of examination malpractices, saying a father was arrested writing the exams for his son during the ongoing Unified…
Yahaya Bello’s Trial: EFCC withdraws case at Appeal Court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja to withdraw the appeal it filed to set aside the interim injunction that barred it from arresting the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji…
Bleeding Economy: Stakeholders Want Stiffer Penalties For Oil Thieves
Stakeholders and groups have called for tougher measures to contain the massive oil theft in Nigeria, not only to eradicate the scourge but to bring perpetrators to justice. Nigeria has consistently blamed massive oil theft, declining investment, and outright sabotage…
Why We Can’t Review Rivers Caretaker C’ttee List — PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, said it cannot take any action on the contentious Rivers State Caretaker Committee list because of an ex-parte order issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja restraining it from doing so. The…
Fubara Reshuffles Cabinet, Redeploys Wike’s Loyalists
Affected by the reshuffle are the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Zacchaeus Adangor; and the Commissioner for Finance, Isaac Kamalu. A statement on Tuesday signed by the Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Tammy Danagogo, announced that Governor Fubara…