Alleged N4.6bn fraud: Fayose’s ally, Agbele secures N500m bail
ABUJA-An ally, to Governor Ayodele Fayose, Mr. Abiodun Agbele, who is on trial over his alleged involvement in N4.6billion fraud, on Thursday, got bail to the tune of N500million.
Lai Mohammed tasks Media to be champion of change, agenda setter
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has tasked media practitioners in Nigeria to be champions of change, ombudsmen, gate keepers and agenda setters.
Internet users remain at 92m in June -NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday said that internet users on Nigeria’s telecommunications networks have reduced to 92,281,921, as at June 2016.
Fayose’s aide gets N500m bail
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has granted bail to Abiodun Agbele, an aide to Gov. Ayodele Fayosein of Ekiti, in the sum of N500 million for alleged money laundering.
How Niger Delta Avengers, others acquire detonators, explosives
The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Mongonu (rtd) on Thursday disclosed that explosives experts dispatched to conduct investigations into the incessant bombing attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria have uncovered the diversion of about 9, 000kg of high explosives and 16, 420 pieces of detonators for illegal use.
Audio from Boko Haram’s elusive chief, Abubakar Shekau fuels talk of split
Boko Haram’s elusive leader Abubakar Shekau broke his silence Thursday to insist he was “still around” following reports Islamic State had replaced him, but his message fuelled talk of a split within the jihadist group. For months, speculation has been rife over the fate of Shekau, who has led the Nigeria-based Islamist group since 2009 but has not been heard from since March.
