The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned the former Managing Director of Afribank Plc, Sebastian Adigwe and six others — Osa Osunde; Jibrin Isah; Isa Zailani; Chinedu Onyia; Henry Arogundade and Peter Ololo – on a 36-count charge of stealing and conspiracy to commit felony of a total sum of N87 billion. […]
THE federal government, on Wednesday, called its sixth witness in the ongoing trial of two accused persons, an Iranian, Azim Aghajani, and a Nigerian, Alli Abass Jega, currently standing trial for alleged importation of arms into Nigeria last year. The duo are standing trial before Justice Okechukwu Okeke of a Federal High Court in Lagos […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Wednesday, commended President Goodluck Jonathan for signing into law the Freedom of Information Bill. The commission, in a statement signed by its Assistant Director, Public Affairs and Communications, Lambert Oparah, and made available to the Nigerian Tribune noted that the FOI Bill had gone through tortuous journey, having […]
OUTGOING members of the House of Representatives are to go each with the Peugeot 407 cars earlier bought by the House leadership at N2.3 billion, the Nigerian Tribune has learnt. Interested lawmakers are expected to pay between N800,000 and N850,000 for each of the cars, which were bought brand new. It will be recalled that […]
The French President, Mr. Nicholas Sarkozy has written President Goodluck Jonathan asking him to bring perpetrators of the post-election violence in the northern states of the country. Sarkozy, who congratulated Jonathan for his electoral victory, equally praised him for setting up a committee to investigate the mayhem. He expressed confidence that the new tenure […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday explained why he chose former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Several names were shortlisted and submitted to the President by the leaders of the South East for possible appointment as SGF, following the zoning of the office to the geopolitical […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission is preparing for the possibility of conducting at least 25 bye- elections across the 36 states of the federation. The electoral body’s preparation is in anticipation of judicial pronouncements which may order for fresh elections. It is also anticipating that it could conduct fresh elections in the event of […]
AS promised by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Ima Niboro that his principal would assent to the Freedom of Information Bill, FoI, as soon he receives the document from the National Assembly, President Goodluck Jonathan had since, Saturday, signed the bill into law. In a statement, a Deputy Director of Information in […]
Former Minister of Works, Dr Hassan Lawal, who is standing trial before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has prayed the court to admit him to bail. Lawal is standing trial on laundering charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The court will on June 6 and 7 hear […]
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, appointed Senator Anyim Pius Anyim as Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF. The announcement which was conveyed in a statement by the Federal Government last night also confirmed the formal dissolution of the federal cabinet and the expiration of the tenure of the National Security Adviser, Lt. Gen. Andrew […]
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