By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over an ongoing N8,069,176,864.00 money laundering probe. The indicted former Minister of Aviation arrived at the Federal Capital Territory Command of the EFCC at Wuse about 1:00 pm on Tuesday, 23 April, 2024. Following his arrival at the command, Sirika is currently meeting with EFCC investigators to answer questions on alleged fraudulent contracts awarded by him to a company known as Engirios Nigeria Limited, owned by his younger sibling, Abubakar Sirika. Impeccable anti-graft sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, because…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Katsina State Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced the official nomination fees for aspirants vying for the position of local government chairman and councillors in the forthcoming elections. The State Deputy Chairman of the APC, Alhaji Bala Abu Musawa, who made this disvclosure during a press briefing held at the Katsina Government House Banquet Hall, confirmed that the nomination fee for the local government chairmanship position has been set at N5 million. Also while addressing reporters after a meeting involving the working committee, state executives, as well as chairpersons and secretaries of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The management of Lead British International School, Abuja, has shut down the institution over the bullying incident that went viral on social media. An X user, @mooyeeeeeee, posted two videos where the victim she identified as Maryam Hassan was repeatedly slapped by another female student. The video generated thousands of comments by netizens who called on the school authorities to investigate the matter. At a meeting on Tuesday, 23 April, 2024,the school authorities announced a 3-day closure to enable them probe deeply into the matter. A top member of staff said the decision to shut down the…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, 23 April, 2024 expressed the confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will retain all positions in the April 27, 2024 Local Government Elections due to the unprecedented achievements of his administration across the state. Governor Makinde, who charged the people of the state to vote en masse for all PDP candidates, said the government at the grassroots will toe the line of his government in delivering sustainable development. The Governor stated this at Ode Oba, Iseyin, where he presented the flags to the PDP chairmanship candidates in Iseyin Federal Constituency, saying: “I…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and its Joint Venture partner in the Awoba Unit Field, Newcross Exploration and Production Ltd, have restarted production from the Awoba field which last contributed production to the Bonny Terminal in 2021. The Awoba Field was finally shut down in February 2022 due to evacuation issues and crude oil theft. Since the restart of the Awoba field by NNPC Ltd and it partners on April 13, 2024; production from the field has averaged 8,000 barrels per day and is expected to plateau at 12,000 per day at full ramp up within 30 days. Awoba is…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Operatives of the Jigawa State Police Command have arrested an 18-year-old boy, Safiyanu Lawan, for allegedly faking his own abduction in a bid to extort money from his father. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who confirmed the development, said the incident happened on 19/04/2024 at about 1430hrs, when one Alhaji Lawan Dankoli of Kiyawa LGA reported at State Intelligence Department (SID) Dutse that on 17/04/2024, his son, Safiyanu Lawan went out for shopping in preparation for school resumption but has not returned back. He added that, later on the same date, at…
By Babafemi Ojudu I mourn the loss of a dear friend and fellow worshipper at Fela Anikulapo’s shrine, Mallam Abdul Okwechime. He was a brilliant journalist with a broad love for Nigeria and Africa. Abdul was always full of life, exuberant, and joyous. While many of us who were drawn to Fela in our early years eventually moved on to other pursuits, Abdul remained steadfast, continuing to worship after Fela’s demise at The New Shrine run by Femi and his siblings. Among our co-worshipers then were Kanmi Ishola Osobu, Beko Ransome-Kuti, Soji Omotunde, Chuzy Udenwa, actor Mofe Damijo, Dede Mabiaku,…
Kogi State House of Assembly has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to vacate the ‘wanted’ tag that it has placed on the name and picture of the immediate past Governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. This forms part of the resolutions during the House plenary on Tuesday, 23 April, 2024, and follows a matter of urgent public importance that was presented on the floor of the House by the member representing Ajaokuta State Constituency in the house, Hon Jibrin Abu. In their resolutions, the lawmakers stated, “The EFCC, IGP, Immigration, NSA and other agencies conscripted into…
By Ganiu Bamgbose, PhD A starting point will be to felicitate our motherly scholar and scholarly mother, the Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University, as she joins the league of sexagenarians on Tuesday, 23 April, 2024! The story of the 9th substantive Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University is one that can be beneficially recounted as a lesson for all and in celebration of her 60th birthday. In her Facebook post of 27th August 2011, the Vice Chancellor said “In every disappointment is a new appointment. Never give up”. Frankly, she was speaking to herself. These were the words…
Our attention has been drawn to a publication/press statement with the above title, issued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, 22nd April, 2024, and signed by Wilson Uwujaren, its Acting Director of Public Affairs. In the said statement, which the Commission carefully circulated widely as usual, Mr. Uwujaren, who we have to believe is not a lawyer, continues the EFCC’s ongoing unconscionable lies against the former Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Yahaya Bello, CON, by labelling him as a fugitive from justice in order to disingenuously justify their established and willful pattern of defying lawful…