Gunmen cart away Delta council’s cooperative funds
UGHELLI—TWO gunmen, yesterday afternoon, stormed the Ughelli North council secretariat and made away with an unspecified sum of money meant for members of the council’s corporative society.
EFCC arrests NDDC project director over contract-splitting, bribery
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has begun to beam its searchlight into the high level of fraud in project management that has been going on in the Niger Delta Commission over the years.
Court freezes Neymar’s $50m assets
Brazilian authorities have blocked assets of Barcelona star Neymar, including a yacht, a jet and several properties worth almost $50 million. A Sao Paulo federal court rejected an appeal from the Brazilian striker last week and started issuing warrants to freeze the assets worth 192 million reals (almost $50 million), Brazilian media reported on Mond
Boko Haram keeps El-Kanemi away from Maiduguri
El Kanemi Warriors will play their home games in the new Nigeria league season in Katsina “for the time being” no thanks again to recent Boko Haram terrorists attacks around their base in Maiduguri.
Ireland to establish development centre in Cross River
The Republic of Ireland has indicated its preparedness to partner Nigeria, using Cross River State as the pilot state, to ensure it attains socio-economic and infrastructural development.
PDP NEC appoints Ali Modu-Sheriff as Chairman
After very exhaustive consultations, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tuesday, appointed Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff from Borno state as the new National Chairman of the party to replace Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu.
