Human Rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana SAN, on Wednesday, said no court of law can prevent the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from prosecuting the former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, over alleged theft of N84bn from the coffers of the state. Falana’s reaction came on the heels of the declaration by the former…
Students in private tertiary institutions in the country are not going to benefit from the Student Loan Scheme because of some socio-economic factors, the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, has said. Speaking in Lagos on Wednesday during a series of meetings with stakeholders in…
It was a tragic scene in Anambra State, as a directionless vehicle without driver knocked down a female pedestrian as she was crossing the road. The incident happened at about 12:20pm on Wednesday, April 17, along the Asaba-Onitsha Road, by Okpoko Market. According to a statement signed by ARC Charles A. Iyiegbuniwe of the Public…
The incumbent Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, has visited the embattled former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, amidst a heavy security crackdown on the latter’s Abuja home. Ododo arrived at Bello’s residence at about 2:30 pm Wednesday, alongside several security operatives and youth supporters protesting against the siege to the former governor’s home….
A 47-year-old man, identified as John Ansah has landed in trouble after allegedly inserting two hot knives into the private part of her 13-year-old daughter. The suspect, who is said to be a charcoal dealer, was recently remanded into police custody after he was arraigned before the Tarkwa Circuit Court, Ghana, where he was charged…
Protesters on Wednesday flooded the premises of the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, throwing their support for the Acting National Chairman of the Party, Umar Damagun; and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The protesters, who displayed placards with various inscriptions, pledged support for Wike and…
The Kano State High Court has issued an ex parte order affirming the suspension of ex-governor Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC). This development followed a tumultuous period of internal strife within the APC. Justice Usman Malam Na’abba, presiding over the court, granted the order in response to an…
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have laid siege to the Abuja residence of former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. According to reports, EFCC officials barricaded the ex-governor’s residence since 9am on Wednesday. Some supporters of the former governor were seen in front of the house. The EFCC indicted Yahaya…
An escaped horse left commuters at a train station in Australia shocked after the horse joined them to wait for a passenger train. The rogue animal turned up at Warwick Farm station, New South Wales, and trotted down the platform before pausing ahead of the train’s arrival – when it even stood behind the yellow…
The Federal Government has vowed to take stringent action against traders “unfairly inflating prices” of goods and commodities. The government, through its agency, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), expressed worry that despite the recent appreciation of the Naira against the dollar, consumers continue to face escalating costs without a corresponding decrease in…
