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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday applied to remove Diezani Alison-Madueke, former petroleum minister as defendant, from a money laundering trial. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), counsel to the EFCC, the prosecution, made the application on behalf of the anti-graft agency before Justice Binta Nyako, of the federal high court, Abuja. At the arraignment […]

A justice of the federal high court in Abuja, Okon Abang has said he will not set aside his previous order removing Okezie Ikpeazu as governor of Abia state. Ikpeazu, through Wole Olanipekun (SAN), had filed an application asking the court to vacate the order.But in a ruling on Monday, Abang said that he would […]

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned airlines, particularly foreign ones, to desist from selling tickets in United States dollars. The aviation regulatory body said the action is a flagrant contravention of Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) prerequisite guiding cost of products or services in Nigeria. According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) […]

The ban on street trading comes into effect today following the directive by Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on the enforcement of Law against hawking in the state. Most streets and highways were deserted over the weekend as traders refrained from operating for the fear of being arrested. The Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special […]

 Indications have emerged that one of the suspected Boko Haram members arrested in Kogi State around April this year is related to one of the presidential body guards. Meanwhile a presidency source has confirmed that the allegations have sparked further background checks and minor reshuffle of security around the State House. The source informed THISDAY […]

Bayelsa State Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has directed the new Auditor-General of the state , Mr Godknows Offurugbo, to ensure that, all departments and agencies of the government remain accountable, while at the same time ensuring regular release of statement of audited accounts of the state. He said the directive was in keeping with his administration’s […]

…warns perpetrators  With about 24 hours to the court judgment on Abia State crisis, Abia State Government on Sunday said it had uncovered plots by desperate politicians to kidnap judicial officers in the state. A terse statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Enyinnaya Appolos and obtained by journalists in Umuahia, said warn […]

The Federal Government has signed a contract agreement with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) on the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Railway project. The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi who signed on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, said the contract is an addendum to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Railway […]

Walter Wagbatsoma, Managing Director (MD) of Ontario Oil and Gas Ltd, who was  extradited, Thursday, from Germany,  and accused of conspiring to launder money in a multi-million pound fraud has appeared at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court. Mr. Wagbatsoma was detained in Germany on Monday, June 6 after Lincolnshire Police issued a European Arrest Warrant. The 46-year-old was extradited to […]Read More

The Federal Road Safety Corps has announced that speed limiting device in commercial vehicles and trucks will soon be made compulsory. This was declared following the suspension of the embargo on the implementation by the National Assembly. Boboye Oyeyemi, a FRSC Corps Marshall, disclosed this to journalists on Friday in Abuja. He said the NASS […]

The Sierra Leone Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Maj. Gen. Alfred Nelson (retd.)  has been kidnapped along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. The diplomat was abducted on Thursday by unknown persons while going to Kaduna to honour an invitation by the military for a programme. It was learnt that efforts to reach the envoy on his GSM phone […]

The Police Service Commission has on Friday approved the retirement of 21 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police who were senior to the new acting IG, Idris Ibrahim, before his appointment. With this retrenchment, majority of the experienced officers in the Force may have been removed. The affected AIGs include, Bala Hassan; Yahaya Ardo; Irmiya Yarima; Danladi […]