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EFCC Politics, Ekiti, General Politics, Governors, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News
Friday, July 17th, 2020
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has alleged that the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, sold recovered assets under his watch to his associates. Fayose demanded that the sales of properties confiscated by the anti-graft agency under Magu be investigated. In a statement on Friday released via his […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines
Friday, July 17th, 2020
Tolulope Arotile, Nigeria’s first-ever female combat helicopter pilot, was killed Tuesday. According to Nigerian Air Force spokesman, Ibikunle Daramola, the 24-year old Arotile died as a result of head injuries sustained from a road traffic accident at NAF Base in Kaduna State. She was hit by the reversing vehicle of an excited former Air Force […]
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Governors, Latest Politics, Niger Delta, Rivers, State News
Friday, July 17th, 2020
Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers State, has visited the house of former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh, to “rescue” her after the place was surrounded by policemen, who barred her from leaving home this morning. Wike forced entry into Nunieh’s house and ordered the police officers out of the premises. […]
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Latest Politics, Niger Delta
Friday, July 17th, 2020
Former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh, has said that policemen, who laid siege to her house in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday morning to arrest her made several attempts to break through the security door of the house. Speaking with journalists at the Government House in Port Harcourt after […]
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Latest Politics, Niger Delta
Friday, July 17th, 2020
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People MOSOP has called on the Ogoni people to remain committed to the cause of justice and the success of the cleanup program managed by HYPREP noting that the freedom of the Ogoni people from discrimination in Nigeria and the restoration of the Niger Delta environment particularly […]
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Corruption Politics, Headlines
Friday, July 17th, 2020
A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency Executive Director, Captain Ezekiel Bala Agaba, to seven years imprisonment for laundering N1.5bn. Agaba, who was in charge of Maritime, Safety and Shipping, was said to have looted the money from the agency. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Friday, July 17th, 2020
Leeds United have ended their 16-year wait for Premier League football after West Brom failed to beat Huddersfield on Friday night. Marcelo Bielsa’s side, who edged past Barnsley 1-0 on Thursday, have sealed promotion from the Championship with two games to spare, after the Baggies failed to keep the pressure up at the John Smith’s […]
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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News
Friday, July 17th, 2020
By Eniola Akintuotu, Abuja The Vice-President’s daughter, Kiki Osinbajo, has denied owning a property worth N800m in highbrow Wuse 2 area of Abuja. Kiki said this in a post on Instagram on Friday. She said the property in question was a rented one. The Vice-President’s daughter wrote, “For me it is completely unbelievable that a […]
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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Friday, July 17th, 2020
By Eniola Akintuotu, Abuja Former Senate President Bukola Saraki says the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, took his non-confirmation by the 8th Senate personal hence his decision to go after him. Saraki said this in a statement while reacting to the court order on the return of his two […]
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Headlines, Niger Delta
Friday, July 17th, 2020
By John Alechenu, Abuja! The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has threatened to take legal action against the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Ms. Joy Nunieh, for allegedly defaming his character. This threat was contained in a statement titled, “Akpabio to sue Joy Nunieh for defamation, denies ‘false […]
