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Diezani Approaches Court, Seeks Recovery Of Seized Assets
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has taken legal steps to recover her properties and assets seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). She has asked a Federal High Court, Abuja to set aside an order granted to the EFCC for final forfeiture of her seized assets. Alison-Madueke, in an originating motion, sought an order extending the time...
Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Murder Of Stepmother, Sister In Kano
On Tuesday, a high court in Kano sentenced 22-year-old Sagiru Rijiyar-Zaki to death by hanging for fatally stabbing his stepmother, Rabiatu Sagir, and strangling his sister, Munawara, with a scarf. Rijiyar-Zaki, who lives in Kutama Village, Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano, was convicted of culpable homicide. Delivering judgement, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond...
Top Kaduna Traditional Title Holder Slumps, Dies At Public Function
A prominent member of the Zazzau Emirate Council, Alhaji Rilwan Yahaya Pate, passed away on Thursday after collapsing at a public function in Zaria. Pate, who held the traditional title of Sarkin Yakin Zazzau, was attending an event alongside the Emir of Zazzau, His Royal Highness, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, when he suddenly slumped. He was rushed to the...
Senator Kalu Mourns Late Irukwu, Condoles With Family
Former Governor of Abia State and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial zone, Orji Uzor Kalu has commiserated with the family of the former President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof Joe Irukwu, who passed on at the age of 89. He noted that the late erudite scholar served Nigeria and Ndigbo meritoriously in different positions. The former Governor added that the late...
Buhari Writes Senate, To Borrow Fresh $4bn And €710m
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly, seeking approval to borrow the sum of $4,054,476,863 billion and €710 million. The request was made known in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan at plenary on Tuesday. In the letter titled Addendum to Request For Senate’s Concurrent Approval Of Multilateral Fund Projects Under the 2018-2021 Federal Government External Borrowing...
Edo: “APC Will Return To Power After Obaseki’s Tenure” – Oshiomhole
Edo North senator, Adams Oshiomhole, on Sunday declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, will return to power at the end of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s tenure in November. Oshiomhole said Edo State will rise again starting November 12 when APC governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo, succeeds Obaseki. He spoke at the new APC secretariat on Ikpokpan Road, off Boundary-Sapele Road in Benin,...
Buhari Understands Your Economic Difficulties, He’s Considering Palliatives – Osinbajo
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has told Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari understands the pains and burdens they are going through primarily because of the economic situation aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. He said for this reason, the Federal Government is considering palliatives that can offer succour to the people. Osinbajo spoke with State House Correspondents on Monday, according to Laolu...
2027: Akpabio, Others Accused Of Selling APC To PDP In Akwa Ibom
In Akwa Ibom State, some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Mr. Stephen Ntukekpo, the party's state chairman, and Ekperikpe Ekpo, the minister of petroleum (gas), of selling the party's soul to the PDP in return for the PDP's backing of Akpabio's bid for a third term in 2027. The allegation was made...
Over 150 Travelers Arrested In Enugu For Defying lockdown
No fewer than 150 travellers have been arrested in Enugu State for defying the government’s lockdown order. The Enugu State Government had late March imposed border restrictions as part of measures to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. Our correspondent, who was at Opi, one of the communities near the Enugu-Benue-Kogi borders, reports that over 30 vehicles were impounded by...
NAFDAC Confiscates, Destroys ₦91m Worth Of Tramadol In Kano
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) destroyed 491,000 tramadol tablets valued at N91 million in Kano State on Wednesday. The seized drugs, confiscated by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, were destroyed in a ceremony witnessed by the NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who was represented by the Director of Investigation and Enforcement,...
