Kogi State demolishes Boko Haram mosque, kidnappers’ property in Okene
Following activities of terrorists and kidnappers in Kogi State, Governor Yahaya Bello has demolished some property in Okene Local Government Area of the state as a demonstration of his...
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Here is the 2nd letter from DSS that led to the rejection of Ibrahim Magu as...
The Senate for the second time on Wednesday, 15th March 2017, rejected the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as the substantive head of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Earlier on the...
View ArticleMercy Johnson-Okojie speaks on her political appointment
Star actress,Mercy Johnson-Okojie who has just been appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to the Kogi State Government on Entertainment, Arts and Culture has acknowledged the privilege, adding that...
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“Ibrahim Magu’s screening process is a national disgrace”– Oby Ezekwesili
A former Minister of Education and Co-Convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Group, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has said the controversy surrounding the confirmation of a substantive Chairman for the Economic...
View Article‘Commercial helicopters can fly in and out of Abuja airport’– Minister of...
Commercial helicopters can fly in and out of Abuja airport while its runway is repaired, Nigeria’s aviation minister said on Wednesday. The capital’s airport closed for six weeks last Wednesday, with...
View ArticleIn Lagos, man allegedly rapes and impregnates teenager during deliverance
For allegedly raping and impregnating a teenager, Joe Pelle, 37, was on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. Pelle, who resides at 11, Prince Bayo St., Igbogbo, Ikorodo, Lagos...
View Article“President Buhari can re-appoint Ibrahim Magu as EFCC boss”– Prof. Itse...
Following the rejection by the Senate of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu as the agency’s substantive chair, the chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee...
View Article“Confirmed or not, I will keep fighting corruption”– EFCC acting chair,...
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, says his non-confirmation by the Senate won’t stop the fight against corruption. Magu said this on Wednesday at...
View ArticleEx-NNPC GMD, Andrew Yakubu, remanded in Kuje prison
Former GMD, NNPC, Andrew Yakubu who was arraigned today, March 16, 2017 before Justice A R Mohammed of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on a six count charge bordering on non disclosure of...
View ArticleAhmad Ahmad emerges CAF President, as Issa Hayatou loses after 29 years in...
Madagascar’s football chief Ahmad Ahmad was elected president of the Confederation of African Football Thursday, ousting veteran leader Issa Hayatou after 29 years in office. Ahmad won the election in...
View ArticleAlleged money-laundering: “Discharge and acquit us”– Ex-Nasarawa Gov., and...
Former governor of Nasarawa State Alhaji Akwe Doma, the former Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Timothy Anjide and former Accountant General Dauda Egwa have prayed a Federal High court in Lafia...
View Article“Why we dumped PDP for APC”– Kogi lawmakers
Six members of Kogi State House of Assembly, elected on the platform of People Democratic Party, PDP, in 2015, have announced their defection to All Progressives Congress, APC. Announcing their...
View ArticleAfter ditching her white identity, American professor changes her name to...
A white woman who passed herself off as black has changed her name to the Nigerian term for “gift of God”. Rachel Dolezal was forced to resign as leader of Washington’s National Association for the...
View ArticleOPL 245: Why Nigerian court reversed order for temporary seizure from Shell...
A Nigerian court has set aside its order for the temporary seizure of one of Africa’s richest oil blocks from multinationals Royal Dutch Shell and Eni. Justice John Tsoho upheld the application filed...
View ArticleMastermind of failed plot to bomb American embassy in Nigeria, Ibrahim Harun,...
An admitted al-Qaida fighter was convicted on Thursday of federal terrorism charges for participating in a fierce firefight in Afghanistan that left two U.S. servicemen dead. A jury in federal court in...
View Article‘1, 222 Queen’s College students were sick within 1 month’– LASG
The Lagos State Commissioner of Health Jide Idris has disclosed reasons the government recommended that Queens College, Yaba, remains shut. According to Idris, the recommendation was necessary to...
View ArticleIn Bauchi, 2 teachers allegedly rape their 6-year-old pupil
Two teachers at a primary school in the Dutsen Tanshi area of Bauchi, the state capital – Sani Abubakar, 39; and Usman Hassan, 33 – have been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly...
View Article4 ex-militants graduate with First Class, now employed as university lecturers
Four ex- militants have been employed as university lecturers after dropping their arms, going back to school and graduating with First Class Honours after their Bachelor’s degrees. The ex-militants...
View ArticleProminent Katsina citizen allegedly rapes 13-year-old girl
The Katsina State Government says it will not sweep under the carpet the case of alleged rape of a 13-year-old minor by a prominent citizen of the state, name withheld. The Attorney-General and...
View ArticleHere is the 14-page DSS letter that narrates how Ibrahim Magu failed...
The Department of the Security Service (DSS) on Wednesday re-affirmed the agency’s earlier position on several allegations against Ibrahim Magu as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial...
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