… plans to extradite Akingbola, Bende, Oye By Emma Ovuakporie ABUJA—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh charges against the former Managing Director of Oceanic Bank Plc, Mrs Cecilia Ibru and two others at large over alleged N25.8billion scam. This was sequel to fresh discoveries made by the anti-graft agency bordering on […]

By  Abdulwahab Abdulah LAGOS – Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former CSO to the late Gen Sani Abacha, yesterday, objected to the production and admissibility of the Special Investigative Panel’s (SIP) report on the serial killings under the regime of the late Head of State put up by the Federal Government in 1999. Al-Mustapha who opposed to […]

By Innocent Anaba LAGOS—The Yaba Coroner Court, investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a member of the Thisday Editorial Board, Mr. Abayomi Ogundeji, yesterday adjourned for judgment for October 27. Senior Magistrate Mukaila Fadeyi, the trial magistrate in the coroner, thanked all those who appeared before him to give testimonies on what they knew […]

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI— Governor Martin Elechi,  yesterday pleaded with Workers of Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital (EBSUTH), to reconsider their position on embarking on another strike, that may last for a long time. The Governor called on the workers to understand with the state government, that it cannot meet all their demands. Governor Elechi […]

By  Kenneth Ehigiator LAGOS—For hours yesterday, safety was compromised at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, as power failure hit the fire department of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), located close to the presidential wing of the airport. The power failure would have made impossible the activation of the fire alarm system at the […]