Alleged Money Laundering: EFCC Asked To Comply With Orders In Diezani’s Trial
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed March 3, 2021, for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to fully comply with its orders in the trial of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu fixed the date on Thursday after counsel to the EFCC, Farouk Abdullah, asked the […]
Maina Returns To Court For Trial After Being Extradited From Niger
The trial of the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina has resumed in Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ensured Maina was in the court having being extradited to Nigeria from the Niger Republic by the Interpol. Mr. Maina who jumped bail before his re-arrest in Niamey, […]
Abdulrasheed Maina Stays At Kuje Correctional Centre Till Trial Ends
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Abdulrasheed Maina at Kuje Correctional Centre pending the conclusion of his trial. At the resumed trial on Friday, the counsel representing Maina, Adaji Abel formally withdrew and the counsel engaged by Mr Maina asked for a short adjournment to enable […]
Ex-Presidents Fill Leadership Vacuum As Trump Ignores Worsening Pandemic
As President Donald Trump ignores America’s slide into a tragic winter and obsesses over his false claims of a stolen election, three of his predecessors are volunteering to bare their arms on camera to build confidence in the vaccines that could finally end the pandemic. The effort by former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton […]
Chinese Space Probe Completes Moon Mission
A Chinese space probe sent to gather material from a previously unexplored part of the moon has completed its mission and is preparing to send back the world’s first lunar samples in four decades, Beijing said Thursday. China has poured billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of having a crewed space station by […]
Presidency 2023: Yahaya Bello Endorsed By Kogi Law Makers
The Kogi State House of Assembly has asked Governor Yahaya Bello to contest for the position of the President of Nigeria in the 2023 presidential election. The House in its plenary session on Wednesday said their decision for the endorsement was borne out of the outstanding performances of the Governor in the state. The Majority […]
Refusing To Change Service Chiefs Is Equal To Breaking The Law- Ibrahim Shekarau
Senator Ibrahim Shakarau says President Buhari is breaking the law by retaining the current Service Chiefs. Following the massacre at Koshebe in Borno State, many Nigerians renewed calls for the sacking of the Security Chiefs, saying that the present military leadership has failed to perform. Mr. Shekarau who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, said beyond […]
Maina’s Lawyer Dumps Company, Withdraws Representation At Trial
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted leave to Mr. Adeola Adedipe representing Common Inputs Ltd. to withdraw from the money laundering case brought against the company by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). At the resumed trial in Abuja on Thursday, Justice Okon Abang in a bench ruling granted the lawyer’s application […]
Buhari Agrees To Address Reps. On Insecurity
President Muhammadu Buhari has agreed to address the House of Representatives on the state of insecurity in the country, as requested by the lawmakers. According to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, a date has been agreed on and it will be communicated soon. He stated this on Wednesday, noting that […]
NY Hospital: Workers Saved Colleague Who Suffered A Massive Heart Attack
The health care professionals at Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla help sick children every day, but staffers recently jumped into action to save the life of a colleague who suffered a massive heart attack. Pharmacy director Prad Ananthasingam collapsed while eating lunch at the hospital cafeteria July 2019. “He was dead,” said Dr. Kathy Silverman, […]
