High Court Orders Primary School Teacher, Others To Forfeit N110.4m To FG
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered one James Erebuoye and seven other suspects to forfeit a total of N110.4 million that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related offenses Commission linked to their accounts (ICPC). The ICPC’s spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, released a statement revealing that a motion had been filed for the interim […]
Buhari Commissions Ogun Road Project
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday arrived in Ogun State for the commissioning of some infrastructural projects done by the Dapo Abiodun administration. Buhari was welcomed by the state governor, his Lagos counterpart, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, former Ogun governor Gbenga Daniel, and members of the state’s governing All Progressives Congress (APC). The Nigerian leader, who was […]
Soyinka Denies Supporting Tinubu For Presidency
Wole Soyinka, a Nobel Laureate, has denied a post claiming that he has supported Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, for the presidency. After former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu confirmed his presidential candidacy, a post with photos of Soyinka and Tinubu went viral on Wednesday. The post, which first […]
Nigeria: 500 Osinbajo Support Groups Strategise To Beat ‘Moneybags’ During Presidential Primary
Representatives of about 500 Osinbajo Support Groups on Wednesday met in Abuja to strategise and mobilise delegates with the aim of beating those they described as ‘moneybags’ during the forthcoming All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary. The meeting of the support groups drawn from the six geo-political zones was to mobilise delegates for the Vice […]
‘Deltacron’ Likely Result Of Lab Error, Experts Say
Experts said Monday that an alleged hybrid coronavirus mutation dubbed “Deltacron” reportedly discovered in a Cyprus lab is most likely the result of a lab contamination, and not a new worrying variant. Cypriot media reported the discovery Saturday, describing it as having “the genetic background of the Delta variant along with some of the mutations […]
McCarthy Says He Will Not Cooperate With January 6 Committee Probe
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he will not cooperate with a request from the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot, hours after the panel asked the California Republican to voluntarily provide information, including details about former President Donald Trump’s state of mind during the Capitol attack and in the weeks after. “As […]
Boris Johnson: Senior Tories Urge PM To Quit After Party Apology
Boris Johnson is facing calls from senior Tories to resign after he admitted attending a drinks party during lockdown. The prime minister apologised for the way he handled the event in the Downing Street garden in May 2020 and said he understood the public’s “rage” over it. Cabinet members including deputy PM Dominic Raab rallied […]
Victims Of Deadly Bronx Apartment Fire Identified
Authorities have identified all 17 people killed in the deadly high rise apartment fire in the Tremont section of the Bronx. The names of the last three victims were released by the NYPD early Wednesday morning. The youngest was 2 years old. The victims’ identities were confirmed through what a source in the medical examiner’s […]
Former Oyo Governor Christopher Alao-Akala Dies At 71
A former governor of Oyo State, Christopher Alao-Akala, is dead. He died at the age of 71. Alao-Akala was a former governor of Oyo State and a candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in the 2019 governorship election in the state. The news of his death was confirmed to Channels Television by a source close to […]
Tory MPs Demand Answers From Boris Johnson Over Downing Street Party
Conservative and opposition MPs are demanding answers from Boris Johnson over claims he attended a drinks event in the No 10 garden during lockdown. Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said that if he was there, and he lied about it, his position is “untenable”. And Tory MPs have been expressing their anger and concern over […]
