AtikuGate: Atiku In Fresh Corruption Saga, As Former Media Aide Drops Bombshell
Former media aide to PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, Michael Achimugu, has spoken out about Atiku's extensive corruption and promised that there will be more to come. Achimugu also cautioned Nigerians against supporting Atiku in order to protect their offspring and grandchildren. He issued a warning to the candidate's attack dogs not to try to pursue him because he has signed...
Port Harcourt Refinery To Begin Operations First Quarter, 2023 – Sylva
The restoration of the 60,000 BPD refinery is being completed and will begin by Q1 2023 as promised, according to Minister of State for Petroleum Timipre Sylva. Sylva disclosed this on Monday in Abuja while providing an update on the Port Harcourt refineries as part of the ministry of petroleum resources' 2022 scorecard. He remarked, "The 60,000 barrels per day rehabilitation...
Buhari Says There Was Deliberate Attempt To Destroy Nigeria
President Mohammadu Buhari on Monday said ‘‘there was a deliberate attempt to destroy Nigeria but God did not permit it,’’ adding, ‘‘God has helped Nigeria to bounce back.’’ The President also urged Nigerians to develop strong confidence in the country, and its security institutions and never allow any terrorist groups to destabilise Nigeria again. Speaking at the palace of the Emir...
System Failures: UK Fines GTBank For ‘Money Laundering’
The United Kingdom- based financial watchdog, Financial Conduct Authority, has fined the British subsidiary of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank 7.6 million pounds ($9.3 million). According to a statement by the body on Tuesday, the FCA said the fine was imposed due to the failures in GTBank’s anti-money laundering systems and controls. Citing the statement, Reuters reported that the failures were highlighted...
2023 General Election: NLC Threatens To Stop Salaries Of Civil Servants That Refuse To Collect PVC
Ahead of the state's general elections, the Niger State branch of the Nigeria Labour Congress has threatened to discipline any civil official who willfully refuses to obtain a Permanent Voters Card (PVC). Comrade Idris Lakpene, the state NLC chairman, issued the warning in Minna and stated that those who disobey will either be unable to collect their salary or face...
INEC Releases Breakdown Analysis Of New National Register Of Voters For 2023 Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, stated that the voter list for the general elections in 2023 contains 93,469,008 people. Yakubu said that there are 49,054,162 male registered voters and 44,414,846 female registered voters during a meeting with 18 political parties on Wednesday in Abuja. Young people between the ages of 18 and 34 made up 37,060,399 (39.65%) of...
DSS Arrests Doyin Okupe At Lagos International Airport
DSS agents detained Doyin Okupe, the former director-general of Peter Obi's presidential campaign, on Thursday morning at Lagos' Muritala Mohammed International Airport. The arrest was announced by Okupe's attorney, Tolu Babaleye. Okupe, according to him, was detained on his way to London. According to the information, the DSS detained Dr. Doyin Okupe at the Lagos Airport while en route to London. "He was...
Four Vigilantes Killed By Gunmen In Anambra
Gunmen have attacked and killed four operatives of the Anambra Vigilante Services and also set five buildings ablaze. It was gathered that the incident happened in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State at 2 am on Thursday. A source in the area said after attacking and killing the vigilante operatives at the local government secretariat, the gunmen beheaded one of...
Nigerian Sues Malaysia Govt For 40 Days Unlawful Detention
A Nigerian, Simon Mamoh, has sued the Director-General, Malaysia Immigration Department, Khairul Dzaimee Daud and three others N406 million for alleged unlawful detention and deportation. Mamoh has alleged that the country’s immigration department illegally detained him for 40 days before ordering his deportation from Malaysia to Nigeria. In the civil lawsuit filed in the High Court of Shah Alam on January...
CJN Approves Nomination Of 9 New Judges To High Court Bench
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) has given the Federal High Court of Nigeria permission to propose nine candidates for appointment as judges to its bench. The new permission comes on top of the former one, which gave the court permission to add 15 judges to its bench. According to a statement made by the Assistant Director of Information for the...
