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The case against the former Taraba governor Rev. Jolly Nyame, who is standing trial before an FCT High Court on charges of N1.6bn fraud has been closed by the EFCC. The EFCC’s counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), told the court that the prosecution had decided this morning to close the case against the former governor. In […]

The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, has on Tuesday announced that the Union has ended its one-week nationwide warning strike over the non-implementation of a 2009 agreement with the Federal Government. Ogunyemi said this in Abuja, urging all lecturers to return to work. He expressed hope that a positive […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has refused to restrain another court from taking steps in relation to the frozen 15.5 million dollars allegedly belonging to former first lady, Patience Jonathan. Justice Mohammed Idris on Tuesday declined an application by counsel to the former first lady, Mr Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN), who sought an order […]

The Senate has expressed surprise at a recommendation by the Nigerian Law Reform Commission for a review of the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Act in order to empower the Central Bank of Nigeria to jail people for up to two years or fine them for 20 percent of the amount of the foreign currency held in […]

Skye Bank may sell some or all of its local and foreign subsidiaries as part of a review aimed at streamlining operations and boosting its capital adequacy, its chief financial officer said. The Nigerian central bank shored up Skye Bank in July with a more than 100 billion naira ($329 million) capital injection, after sacking […]

Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, has dismissed the claim  that the masses will desert President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, describing it as “unfounded and utterly ridiculous.” Shehu, who was reacting to a media interview granted by former CPC member, Alhaji Buba Galadima, said that ordinary Nigerians were the backbone of Buhari’s mandate “and the only reason […]

The trial of a former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, his son, Senator Abdul-Aziz Nyako, Abubakar Aliyu and Zulkifikk Abba, before Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court, Abuja, got under way on Monday, November 21, 2016 with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presenting its first witness. They are facing a […]

Chairman of Atlantic Energy Brass Development Limited and Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept Limited, Jide Omokore, was on November 21, 2016 re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Nnamdi Dimbga of a Federal High Court in Abuja. He was re-arraigned along with Victor Briggs, Abiye Membere, David Mbanefo, Atlantic Energy Brass Development […]

Nigerian military on Monday unveiled photographs of another 55 Boko Haram terrorists declared wanted. Thus, bringing the number of wanted terrorists so far to 257. Recall that the army in 2015 had declared 202 insurgents wanted in two batches Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin,Theatre Commander, and Chief of Defence Staff, while unveilng the photographs, asked Nigerians to join in […]Read More

Muhammadu Buhari promised to embrace democracy as president, but turned out to be the same autocrat who failed the country 30 years ago. It’s been a tough year for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. The mood in Africa’s most populous nation is a far cry from the euphoria that greeted his historic 2015 election — the […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Security Service (DSS) have barred about 13 judges from travelling out to the country. Judges must remain in the country until the court permits them or they are removed from the watch-list of DSS and the EFCC. It was learnt that all the […]

www.www.aso.rocks search engine understands that three unidentified gunmen have abducted the former minister of foreign affairs, Ambassador Bagudu Hirse. The incident reportedly happened in front of his residence of President Muhammadu Buhari’s powerful nephew, Alhaji Mamman Daura, on Inuwa Wada road in Kaduna. Hirse, who was in the company of his friend, had gone to pay […]Read More