Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is plotting to slam false charges on him, to pave the way for his indefinite detention.

Lagos—A 28-year-old suspected fraudster, James Nwagalezi, was yesterday, arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court for allegedly conniving with Okoli Nmesoma, already facing trial, to hack into the mobile app account of Eko Bank Plc and unlawfully withdrew N207 million.

Senator Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West, has said that President Muhammdu Buhari can not conferred the honour of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) on on a dead man

The Senate has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to announce the results of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

Mr Philip Gwada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the rescheduled chairmanship election in Jaba Local Government Area.

INDICATIONS  emerged, yesterday, in Geneva, Switzerland, of a looming showdown between organised labour and the Federal Government over the September deadline for the commencement of the new minimum wage.

In a landmark decision, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday proclaimed June 12 as the country’s Democracy Day to be celebrated as a public holiday from next year in commemoration of the momentous June 12, 1993 Presidential election won by Chief Moshood Abiola.

In a landmark decision President Muhammadu Buhari Wedneady proclaimed June 12 as the country’s Democracy Day to be celebrated as a public holiday from next year in commemoration of the momentous June 12, 1993 Presidential elections won by Chief Moshood Abiola.

THE Police, Wednesday, denied that it withdrew its earlier invitation to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to appear before the Force Intelligence Response Team, in Abuja, to answer questions following his alleged involvement in Offa banks robbery and the gruesome killings of over 33 people in Kwara State by some political thugs loyal to him.

THE Senate on Wednesday directed the Minister of Defence, Dan Ali Monsuru to retract the statement he made that the anti-grazing law in Benue and Taraba should be withdrawn.

Abuja—The Police said, yesterday, that 48 hours after the Offa bank robbery that claimed the lives of over 30 persons, including nine policemen, four of the gang leaders accompanied the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, to the palace of the Olofa of Offa, Oba Muftau Gbadamosi Esuwoye, to sympathise with him.

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State yesterday, said he was prepared to ensure that the national chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, is jailed for allegedly disobeying court orders.

The National Assembly has drawn the battle line with President Muhammadu Buhari as it, yesterday, charged him to address threats to the lives of the citizenry and the country’s democracy, failing which it would initiate constitutional actions against him.

Members of Mexico’s national football squad held a farewell party with around 30 prostitutes before the team traveled to Europe ahead of the World Cup, reports said Tuesday.

Against the backdrop of severe security challenges facing the nation particularly herdsmen killings and kidnapping by bandits, Defence Minister, Mansur Muhammad Dan Ali has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to approve the establishment of a Special Security Task Force for Zamfara and Birnin Gwari axis.