Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, is reportedly set to return over N 1.6 billion to secure a plea dialogue. Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had last week arraigned Emefiele on a six-count charge bordering on alleged procurement fraud. The original charge, which was 20 counts…
The Rivers State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Ehie Edison Ogerenye on Sunday night escaped an assassination attempt. At about 11pm on Sunday the 19th day of November, 2023, a group of Armed thugs and rogue Police Officers led by one SP. Irikefe London Owe, a superintendent of Police attached to the CTU B…
Gaza’s largest hospital has become a “death zone,” the World Health Organization said Sunday, announcing plans to evacuate the facility, as Israel’s army said it was expanding operations to destroy Hamas. The assessment came after a visit by WHO and other UN officials to the hospital, which Israeli troops raided earlier this week. Elsewhere, a…
The Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has said the zoning system in the country cannot guarantee the prosperity of Nigeria, noting that there is, therefore, organizational structuring. The secretary of the group in the United Kingdom and Europe, Anthony Ajayi, stated that the group observed that zoning system in the country could not guarantee the prosperity…
Rosalynn Carter, wife of former US President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. According to the Carter Center, Rosalynn died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, she entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her husband Jimmy, who has been in…
The Private residence of the factional Speaker of Rivers State House Of Assembly Edison Ehie on Sunday night came under attack by armed gunmen in Port Harcourt. Ehie, who was the Leader of the State House of Assembly, had announced himself as the Speaker in the wake of the crisis that rocked the state legislature….
Vice President, Kashim Shettima has asked Nigerian graduates to think of starting their own business instead of relying on government for employment. He said this at the 24th combined convocation ceremony of UNIMAID where he was also conferred with an honorary doctorate degree. The VP said the era where graduates rely solely on the government…
President Tinubu has congratulated former President Goodluck Jonathan as he celebrates his 66th birthday. In a statement by his media aide Ajuri Ngelale, to mark Jonathan’s birthday, the president described Jonathan as an icon of democracy who inspires hope of good governance in the country and on the African continent. According to Ngelale, the president…
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, chief of field office, Enugu, Juliet Chiluwe, has urged the various governments, stakeholders and communities under her jurisdiction to take ownership of projects executed in their areas. Juliet, while speaking at the 2023 end – of- year review meeting for the four states of Abia, Anambra, Enugu and Imo,…
58 news Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) will be sworn-in on Monday, November 27, 2023, at the main Courtroom of the Supreme Court, by the Chief Justice Of Nigeria Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as part of the programmes lined up for the 2023/2024 legal year of the Court. In line with the age-long tradition, the CJN,…
