N1.162bn alleged fraud: Court adjourns Dariye’s suit till March 2

N1.162bn alleged fraud: Court adjourns Dariye’s suit till March 2

By Ikechukwu Innochiri Abuja—Justice Adebukola Banjoko of FCT High Court, Gudu, yesterday adjourned till March 2, the N1.162 billion fraud suit filed against former Plateau governor,  Joshua Dariye by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Dariye is facing a 21-count charge bordering on breach of trust and diversion of N1.162 billion Plateau’s ecological fund. The […]
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Idiovwa bags fellowship award

Idiovwa bags fellowship award

The global Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Ogoni Olomu, has conferred a fellowship award on Mr. Morrison Idiovwa and others for their contributions to the development of the school, communities and the larger society.

DSS arrests Danjuma, ex-NDRPP coordinator

DSS arrests Danjuma, ex-NDRPP coordinator

THE Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested the former coordinator of Niger Delta Riverine Protection Programme, Mr Tikari Danjuma, and one of his aides, Jacob Sonoma.

How I built houses with kidnap ransom, by arrested serial abductor

How I built houses with kidnap ransom, by arrested serial abductor

A suspected kidnapper arrested by the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team , IRT, in connection with last Thursday’s kidnap of Secretary of the Isheri North Estate, Government Reserved Area, Lagos, has revealed that he got N250,000 from the N5 million ransom paid for the victim, Mr Dayo Adekoya’s release.

Mahmud, Egbunu honoured

Mahmud, Egbunu honoured

By Chris Ochayi The Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Abuja branch, has conferred Innovative Leadership Award on the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, Alhaji Bello Mahmud. This came as a seasoned journalist and Publisher of Parliament International Magazine, Mr. Gowon Egbunu, was selected by the Arewa Youth Advocacy for Excellence, AYAE, as recipient of its Young […]

Protest: IYC condemns attack on Ann-Kio Briggs, others

Protest: IYC condemns attack on Ann-Kio Briggs, others

Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, worldwide, has condemned Tuesday’s attack on Ann-Kio Briggs and other Niger Delta activists by suspected hired thugs at Tombia Junction, Bayelsa State, while they were protesting the allocation of land by the state government to Fulani herdsmen.

Lagos targets  3,000 MW electricity in 7 years, says Ambode

Lagos targets 3,000 MW electricity in 7 years, says Ambode

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has disclosed plans by the state to generate 3,000 Megawatts, MW, of electricity through accelerated deployment of various embedded power plants in strategic locations within the next seven years.

Kogi bizmen task Gov Bello on security

Kogi bizmen task Gov Bello on security

The Kogi Business Community Abuja, KBCA, a coalition of businessmen, is to engage the state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on how his administration intends to address security and confront the developmental challenges.

Beko’s intervention in the struggle for right to health in Nigeria

Beko’s intervention in the struggle for right to health in Nigeria

IN the 30s, 40s and 50s the Reverend Isaac Oladotun Ransome-Kuti and his wife, Olufunmilayo, were in the forefront of the struggle of the Nigerian people against British colonial autocracy. Their Abeokuta home served as the secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Teachers and the Nigerian Union of Women founded and led by the Kutis. Bekololari was born in 1940 by the Kutis with a silver spoon. But like his elder brother, Fela, he never used the spoon. Early in life both of them were nurtured in the struggle against injustice and oppression.

The saddest day of my life, by Obasanjo

The saddest day of my life, by Obasanjo

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the day he appeared before the General Patrick Aziza’s Special Military Tribunal over allegations of coup plotting as the saddest day in his life.

Edo poll: Discrepancies uncovered in recounted ballot papers

Edo poll: Discrepancies uncovered in recounted ballot papers

RESULTS of the recounted ballot papers used for the conduct of the September 28, 2016 Edo State governorship election in some wards and units in three out of the four local government areas of Edo State have shown discrepancies in the total number of figures as announced by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the figures recorded during the recounting exercise.

13 countries seek $1.1bn for IDPs in North-East

13 countries seek $1.1bn for IDPs in North-East

No fewer than 13 countries have sought for an emergency $1.1 billion (about N330 billion) for humanitarian needs for 1.8 million internally-displaced persons, IDPs, affected by Boko Haram insurgency in the North East.