archiveMay 18, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on May 15, 2025, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Abdulmajeed Agboola, a staff of Access Bank Plc, in the alleged N5,726,994, 110.23( Five Billion, Seven Hundred and Twenty Six Million, Nine Hundred and Ninety Four Thousand, One Hundred and Ten Naira, Twenty...

BudgIT, a prominent civic-tech organisation promoting transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public finance, has raised significant concerns over the Federal Government’s 2025 Budget, describing its formulation as legally questionable and lacking adequate disclosure, particularly regarding its revenue framework. Recall that the Presidency initially submitted a proposed expenditure of N47.9 trillion,...

… restates commitment to ridding the state of criminals and evil doers.     The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has condemned the senseless murder of Barrister Ifeanyi Iloakasia, a lawyer and President General of Aguleri community, who was attacked alongside his client on Thursday, May...

President Bola Tinubu joined other world leaders in Rome, Italy on Sunday for the installation mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome and the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. A video shared on social media by the Nigerian Television...

Governor Abba Yusuf has directed immediate suspension of Ibrahim Rabi’u, a Senior Special Reporter (SSR) attached to Ministry of Transportation for unauthorised issuance of statement on former governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. it was reported that the aide had issued a statement purportedly on behalf of the NNPP leader, claiming that President Bola...

Nelson Adepoyigi, the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in ward 5, Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, who was abducted in Ifon a few days ago, has reportedly been murdered by the kidnappers after collecting N5million ransom. News of Adepoyigi’s murder was confirmed by the Chairman of...

Two octogenarians: an 80-year-old grandpa, Ayuba Ashiru, and 82-year-old grandma, Uloma Uchechi Sunday, as well as her daughter, Chisom Uchechi, 32, top the list of suspects arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in raids carried out across the country in the last one week. This...

    The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Bashir Bello Ibrahim, a former Kaduna State government contractor and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Formal Act Legacy Limited for alleged multiple fraud to the tune of N30 billion.   Though his contract with the state government had been terminated,...

Governor Charles Soludo has named the road leading to the monumental edifice of the new Anambra State Government House, Emeka Anyaoku Boulevard, in honour of the erstwhile Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku. The Emeka Anyaoku Boulevard was part of the projects commissioned by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,...

11 Plc has demonstrated its resilience and adaptability in the Nigerian hydrocarbon industry, with a strong revenue performance and significant contributions to gas utilization.  Chairman ,11plc ,  Ramesh Kansagra, who disclosed this in an address at the company's 47th Annual General Meeting held at Abuja Continental Hotel said the organization...