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The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has challenged a journalist questioning the source of wealth of All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu. He simply asked the journalist to write a petition against Tinubu and substantiate his allegations. Magu gave the charge in Abuja on Monday while fielding questions from reporters at an event ... Read More »

…to report today after meeting with doctor The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property (SPIPRPP) has granted bail to the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma. He was arrested late on Sunday evening at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on his way from Lagos, aboard an Air Peace ... Read More »

…Why Nigerians in diaspora won’t vote in 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday gave conditions to be fulfilled before the government can go into restructuring of the country. He pointed out that there should be proper definition of what Nigerians want before the government can delve into restructuring the country. The President also noted that many Nigerians who have been ... Read More »

Through TraderMoni, the Buhari administration is empowering ordinary Nigerians by improving financial inclusion in the grassroots   The Presidency has said that calls for the suspension of the TraderMoni, one the Social Investment Programmes of the Buhari administration is a direct confrontation with millions of Nigerians benefiting from programme and several others. The Vice President’s spokesperson, Laolu Akande said in ... Read More »

…Agency acknowledges receipt of case file A court in Abuja has referred the case of criminal complaint, made against Senator Hope Uzodinma (Orlu District, Imo State), to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation and appropriate action. Judge Abdulwahab Muhammed of the Grade 1 Area Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Arab Road, Kubwa, Abuja made the ... Read More »

Nnamdi Kanu: Court okays suit seeking trial of Fani-Kayode, Abaribe A Federal High Court in Abuja has given permission for the commencement of a suit seeking to compel the State Security Service (SSS) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to investigate and prosecute former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe and others over their alleged involvement in how Nnamdi ... Read More »

  Edo State Police is currently on the trail of some bankers who engaged in the sale of Nigeria currency. It said some suspects arrested have made statements on how they got the naira notes. Edo Police Commissioner, Babatunde Kokumo, stated this when he paraded eight persons including two females arrested in different parts of Benin City for engaging in illicit ... Read More »

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is set to increase its 14 per cent market share in the nation’s downstream petroleum retail market. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, said this during NNPC Special Day at the ongoing Lagos International Trade Fair on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria, reports that the fair ... Read More »

The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has ordered the closure of the new ultramodern market in Ado Ekiti over alleged structural defects. The governor, according to a press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Olayinka Oyebode, took the decision following the inspection of the Oja Oba market. The new market was built by the immediate past governor, Ayodele Fayose, ... Read More »

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday turned down the request by the Federal Government to issue an arrest warrant against the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property had, on behalf of the Federal Government, urged the court to order the arrest of Ekweremadu following the absence of the ... Read More »