I sleep thinking about Tinubu’s re-election / 2027 easier than 2023 – Wike
PORT HARCOURT — Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said he thinks about President Bola Tinubu’s re-election every time he sleeps, expressing confidence that the president’s 2027 re-election bid would be easier than his 2023 campaign. Wike spoke on Monday during town hall meetings with the Rumueme and Apara kingdoms in Obio-Akpor […]
$12.4bn oil windfall: FG to verify Okigbo’s Panel Report
The Federal Government has pledged to set up a committee to ascertain whether on the basis of the Okigbo Report, a criminal charge can be sustained against former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), over allegations of corruption and mismanagement of $12.4 billion in the Dedicated and Special Accounts while he was in power.
Graft: Court rejects EFCC’s bid to burnish witness’ testimony
 By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA — An Abuja High Court sitting at Gudu yesterday refused serial attempts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to correct contradictions in the evidence of its star prosecution witness, testifying in the trial of former Taraba State Governor, Jolly Nyame. Nyame is facing criminal trial over allegations touching on […]
MDGs: Nigeria retains seat on PMNCH board
By Sola Ogundipe GENEVA — NIGERIA yesterday moved a step closer towards attainment of targets of the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, by retaining its seat on the 22-member board of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, PMNCH. Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu appointment on the board to represent the country for the […]
NDLEA nabs 78-yr-old man, 6 family members
A 78-year-old man, Sanni Aratanya and six members of his family have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Ondo State for being in possession of Indian hemp weighing three tonnes.
Edo Revenue boss makes case for tax laws’ amendment
CHAIRMAN of Edo State Board of Internal Revenue, Dr. Ese Owie, has appealed to the press, organized labour and other stakeholders to put pressures on the National Assembly to amend the existing tax laws in the country in line with modern and best practices.
