archiveOctober 22, 2019

The South-West Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the decision of the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, to reconstruct the Iwo Road Interchange, saying that the bold move was a show of courage by Makinde. The South-West PDP, in a statement by the Zonal Publicity...

  canvasses inclusion of anti-corruption teaching in schools President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said on Tuesday that the National Assembly will provide the necessary support to the anti-corruption agencies in the fight against corruption. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government “stinks” and remains the “most corrupt in Nigeria’s history.” The party in efforts to justify its claims raised 15 questions, asking any citizen in doubt to provide answers to them. The questions which the party posted on...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of Dubai-based bureau de change operator, Mr Ismaila Mustapha aka Mompha. In a chat with the Press, it was revealed that Mustapha was arrested in connection with alleged graft and has been moved to Lagos. Wilson Uwujaren, a spokesperson...

  The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the forfeiture of three landed properties belonging to Mr. Kola Aluko, an ally of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) gave the value of the landed properties located in...

  FBN Holdings Plc recorded a 2.99 per cent drop in interest income in its unaudited consolidated financial statements for the 9 months period ended September 30, 2019. The analysis of its third quarter result release on The Nigerian Stock Exchange on Tuesday shows that its Interest income for the...

The Adamawa/Taraba Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested 15 suspects for re-bagging foreign rice to sell as local rice. The Controller in charge of Adamawa/Taraba Command, Mr Kamardeen Olumoh, who was briefing newsmen on Tuesday on the development, said the suspects were arrested in a warehouse in Yola....

A study done by a German scientist, Dr Karen Weatherby, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has revealed that staring at women’s breasts is healthy and also elongates the life span of men. The study, which was carried out over a period of five years, involved 500...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it has approved the regulation of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) on telecommunications companies, line with the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). Mr Inuwa Kashifu, the Director-General of NITDA, said this on Tuesday in a statement  in Abuja while reacting to a...

An Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday ordered a temporary forfeiture of 23 properties linked to Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT. Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo gave the order while ruling on a motion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) wherein, it prayed the...