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Ex-Air Force Chief, Mohammed Umar Not Guilty Of N66 Million Fraud, Court Rules
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted a former Chief of Air Staff, Mohammed Umar, guilty of diverting N66 million from the account of the Nigerian Air Force. The retired Air chief marshal battled one count of money laundering involving N66 million allegedly cornered from the account of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)...
Obiano Not Released, Only Transferred To Abuja — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed that the immediate-past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has not been released from detention. In an exclusive chat with The PUNCH, the EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, noted that Obiano was transferred to Abuja on Friday morning. Obiano was arrested by the EFCC on Thursday night hours after his handover to the new...
National Assembly Members Seek Reintroduction Of Coins To Fight Inflation
The House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to reinforce the use of coins in the country, as part of efforts to tackle price inflation and stabilise the economy. The matter was deliberated upon during plenary on Tuesday following a motion moved by a lawmaker, representing Toro Federal Constituency in Bauchi State, Umar Lawal. It’s been decades since...
Ogun Court Orders Woman To Sweep Son’s School For Six Month After She Invaded With Thugs
A Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun on Wednesday ordered a 40-year-old housewife, Biola Joshua, to sweep Iju-Ebiye High School premises for six months for invading her son ‘s school with thugs. The police charged Joshua with conspiracy, assault and breach of peace. Delivering a ruling, Magistrate Shotunde Shotayo ordered the convict to sweep the school from 8 a m. to 11...
After NYSC Certificate Scandal, I Wept For Three Months, Doing Nothing, Adeosun Breaks Silence
Former Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has opened up on the inner battle she experienced after she was made to step down in 2018, over a certificate scandal. Adeosun, whose National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was forged, resigned months after an investigative online platform broke the story. Speaking at the 10th anniversary of the “Uncommon Woman Conference” organised by the...
Nigeria’s Daily Fuel Consumption Unknown, Says Sylva
As a country, we still cannot tell the exact volume of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, which we consume on a daily basis, the Federal Government has said. It stated this just as oil marketers explained that Nigeria’s inability to give a definite figure on the amount of petrol it consumes daily was due to the continued smuggling of...
Nigerian Citizens Unfortunate With Leadership, Says Jega
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega Sunday said Nigerians belong to the category of the “unfortunate citizens of the world.” He said that this is due to the fact that the country’s leadership, “though in the context of a civil democratic dispensation, leaves much to be desired.” Jega stated this during the pre-Ramadan lecture organised...
Insecurity: No More Flight To Kaduna — Air Peace
Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest flight carrier, has suspended operations to Kaduna International Airport. A source attributed the development to the gun attack around the airport at the weekend. Bandits gunned down a local guard attached to the Nigerian Airspace Management Authority on Saturday. The military had engaged the bandits in heavy shootout, which led to a delay of a Lagos-bound Azman flight. On...
Gov. El-Rufai Visits Zamfara Former Governor, Wakkala Who Was Shot In Kaduna Train Attack
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has visited former Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Ibrahim Wakkala, who is receiving treatment at a hospital after he was shot in the train attack that took place in Kaduna Monday evening. The train conveying hundreds of passengers from Abuja to Kaduna was attacked by gunmen suspected to be bandits between Katari and Rijana...
Kaduna Train Attack: Tinubu Urges Friends, Associates To Join Him In Donating To Families Of Victims
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has called for donations to the families of those who lost their lives and the wounded passengers aboard the Kaduna train that was attacked by gunmen. He made the call in a statement on Tuesday. He had cancelled his 70th birthday celebration at the Eko hotel on Tuesday in honour...
