Nigerians are urged to fact check this. Reno Omokri, a chieftain of the major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has knocked an advert conveying a message that Muhammadu Buhari-led government constructed the Loko-Oweto Bridge being celebrated by the present administration. The Nigerian activist and critic of the Buhari administration said Nigerians should be Read more
AGENCY REPORT Some Residents in Kano and Katsina States have faulted Dangote Cement, BUA Cement, and Sokoto Cement for the prevailing scarcity and constant hike in cement price across the country. These residents told the News Agency of Nigeria that the situation had affected building projects and left bricklayers redundant. Kabiru Idi, a contractor, said Read more
A former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, is still being detained by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, the federal capital territory 24 hours after his arrest. Okorocha was arrested and intensely grilled by the operatives of the anti-corruption agency at about 4 p.m. Tuesday at his Unity House private office Read more
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has questioned the immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, over issues bothering on alleged massive corruption. It was gathered that Okorocha, who is currently representing Imo west at the senate, was grilled at the EFCC office in Abuja Tuesday. EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, Read more
Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Friday April 9, 2021 convicted and sentenced 11 internet fraudsters to various prison terms, for fraud. The convicts were prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for offences bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretence. Those convicted are Read more
Every First Lady was encouraged to champion an issue or a cause Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari and wives of the 36 states governors have canvassed for policy and administrative measures to be put in place at National and State levels to formally accommodate the existence of the office of the wife of the Read more
The university applied a robust e-learning platform for students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 81 students of the Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, have graduated with first-class degrees in the 2019/2020 academic session, according to agency reports. The Vice-Chancellor, Jeremiah Ojediran, said on Saturday during the institution’s 12th convocation that they were Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sartuday hailed Africa richest man, Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group, on his 64th birthday, describing him as a key partner in Nigeria’s war against COVID-19. This is made known in a statement made available to the media by the president’s spokesman, Garba Shehu. Dangote Group is a member of the Read more
…says he’d rather pray he makes heaven Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has vowed won’t pay ransom to bandits even if they succeed in kidnapping his son. He said he is so against payment of ransom that he would rather pray his son makes heaven if kidnapped than pay abductors. The Kaduna governor Read more
Okonkwo Chimezie Henry, a Madrid, Spain bound drug trafficker, who was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos on Easter day, Sunday 4th April, 2021, has excreted a total of 113 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.750 kilogramme with a street value of N423 million. Okonkwo was about boarding a Turkish Airline flight Read more
