By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a Permanent Secretary in the Oyo State Ministry of Agriculture, Alhaji Rasaq Kolawole, for an alleged fraud of N4.4 million. The top civil servant allegedly defrauded one Ibikunle Alonge of the said amount. According to Mr Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media […]

By Charly Agwam, Bauchi Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed has relaxed the lockdown order in Azare and other affected areas for Saturday only, to enable farmers to water their farms and to allow residents to restock their consumables. Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Media Mukhtar Gidado made this known in a press statement […]

The Federal Ministry of Health has refused to talk on the number of applications it sent to NAFDAC for approval of COVID-19 locally developed drugs.

By Egufe Yafugborhi & Davies Iheamnachor A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Wednesday sentenced Ifeanyichukwu Maxwell Dike and Ugochukwu Nwamiro to death for the ritual murder of eight-year-old Victory Chikamso. Justice Adolphus Enebeli in his judgement ruled that Dike, 200-Level Student of Physics at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) be hung […]

Nigerian music sensation, Habeeb Opeyemi Kazeem, widely known and referred to as CaZe Montana, has said despite his current status as a successful artiste, he was never born into a rich family. Speaking with reporters in Lagos, CaZe also gave insight into his background and his record label. ALSO READ: DJ Cuppy, Teni, others bag […]

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Lagos state governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Wednesday said the newly appointed Chief of Staff to President Muhammad Buhari, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, is no stranger to the party.

By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma, yesterday commissioned a COVID-19 world-class Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, certified Laboratory testing centre in the state. The governor while commissioning the testing centre in Owerri, also said that another testing centre would be commissioned in Imo, adding that the state now prepared to […]

ABUJA- THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday revised the 2020 Budget from N10,594 trillion signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari to N10. 523 trillion.

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The Presidency yesterday said that the East-West Road and the Mambilla Power Projects were not part of the priority projects of the federal government that would benefit from the returned $311 million stolen by former Military Head of State, late Gen. Sani Abacha. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has directed the construction of public school on Prodest Home, Alode, Eleme land, one of the two hotels he had earlier in the week ordered to be demolished, while equally demolished Etemeteh Hotel, Onne is also being committed to public use. This was […]

ABUJA- THE Presidency on Wednesday said that the East-West Road and the Mambilla Power Projects were not part of the priority projects of the federal government that would benefit from the returned $311 million stolen by former Military Head of State, late Gen. Sani Abacha.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday in Abuja approved the amendment of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework of 2020 to 2022 as well as amendment to the 2020 budget.

The Police Command in Benue on Wednesday confirmed an attack on Tse-Haaga village, Mbabai in Guma Local Government area of the state by unknown gunmen.

PORT HARCOURT – NIGERIA LNG Limited (NLNG), Bonny, Rivers state, says it has signed Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contracts for much anticipated Train 7 Project with the SCD JV Consortium, comprising affiliates of Saipem, Chiyoda and Daewoo.

Kidnappers Wednesday, abducted D Gana, army Captain along Kabba-Auga Akoko expressway in Akoko north-east local government area of Ondo state, Vanguard learnt.