Former Nigerian Minister Arrested For Alleged Involvement In A N22bn Fraud
A former minister of power, Sale Mamman, has been arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for his suspected involvement in a N22 billion fraud. Mamman, who served as a minister for President Muhammadu Buhari from 2019 to 2021, was detained in the anti-graft agency’s Abuja headquarters after being nabbed in […]
Buhari Request Senate Approval On $800m Loan From World Bank
In a letter to the Senate on Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari requested approval for a new $800 million loan. President Buhari indicated that the loan would be obtained from the World Bank and utilised to expand the National Social Safety Net Programme in a letter that was read by the President of the 9th Senate, […]
Days Before Inauguration, Tinubu Leaves For Europe Again
Two weeks after returning from a three-country visit that included London, Saudi Arabia, and Paris, the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, left Nigeria for Europe on Wednesday afternoon. The trip is a part of Tinubu’s efforts to improve transition plans and programmes and to discuss with important aides about policy alternatives. A statement from the Office of […]
Transition Committee Raises Alarm Over Ganduje’s Sales of Government Properties to His Family
The Transition Committee has raised alarm over the sales of government properties by the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to members of his family and associates. The claim was made by the Abba Kabir Yusuf-led Transition Committee during a Wednesday visit to the Kano State Public Procurement Bureau’s (Due Process Office). The Due Process […]
Briton Pleads Guilty In US To 2020 Twitter Hack
A British national extradited to the US last month has pleaded guilty in New York to a role in one of the biggest hacks in social media history. The July 2020 Twitter hack affected over 130 accounts including those of Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Joseph James O’Connor, 23, known as PlugwalkJoe, pleaded guilty to […]
E Jean Carroll: Jury Finds Trump Sexually Abused Writer In NY Department Store
A jury in a civil case has found former President Donald Trump sexually abused a magazine columnist in a New York department store in the 1990s. But Mr Trump was found not liable for raping E Jean Carroll in the dressing room of Bergdorf Goodman. The jury also found Mr Trump liable for defamation for […]
Tunisian Naval Guard Kills 3 Near Synagogue; 10 Injured
A Tunisian naval guard shot and killed a colleague and two civilians Tuesday as he tried to reach a synagogue on the Mediterranean island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said. The attacker was slain by security guards, and 10 people were injured. The motive for the attack was under […]
Supreme Court Confirms Adeleke As Osun Governor, Dismisses Oyetola
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor election on July 16, 2022, Ademola Adeleke, was confirmed as the Governor of Osun State by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The announcement was issued on Tuesday by the five-member Supreme Court panel, which was chaired by Justice John Okoro. The decision upholding the Court of Appeal’s […]
Presidential Tribunal Moves Atiku’s Petition Against Tinubu To May 11
The pre-hearing of the appeal Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, filed against Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, has been moved by the Presidential Election Tribunal till Thursday, May 11, 2023. In an effort to overturn Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 presidential election, the former vice president and his party, the PDP, filed […]
Massive Crowd Storm Ikeja Passport Office
With the increasing rate of “Japa” syndrome it won’t be surprising to see a viral video showing the huge number of Nigerians at the Ikeja passport office has sparked mixed reactions online. Due to the country’s circumstances, a significant number of people have emigrated abroad in pursuit of greener pastures. Many citizens were upset that […]
