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Army condemns soldiers’ alleged involvement in Dangote refinery theft

NewsDeskNgApr 18, 2024April 18, 20240

The Nigerian Army has expressed concern over the alleged involvement of two of its personnel in a reported case of theft at the Dangote Refinery in Lagos. In a statement on Wednesday, the army’s spokesman, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, said this act of criminality, does not represent the ethics and...

Ex-Anambra Gov, Obiano loses bid to stop trial in N40bn fraud charges

NewsDeskNgApr 18, 2024April 18, 20240

Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the application by a former Anambra State Governor, Willie Maduabuchi Obiano, which sought to quash the N40 billion money laundering charges brought against him by the Federal Government. The Judge, in a ruling delivered on Thursday, faulted...

Juventus ordered to pay Ronaldo €10million

NewsDeskNgApr 18, 2024April 18, 20240

An arbitration court has ordered Juventus to pay former striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, around €9.8 million ($10.46m) in owed wages. The Serie A side on Wednesday, confirmed they are reviewing the decision. Ronaldo, who now plays for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, had claimed he was owed around €19.5m ($20.81m) of...

Ancelotti reveals what Guardiola did to Real Madrid players after defeat

NewsDeskNgApr 18, 2024April 18, 20240

Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has revealed that his Manchester City counterpart, Pep Guardiola came into the dressing room to congratulate them following their Champions League quarter-final defeat on Wednesday. The LaLiga champions needed a penalty shoot-out to eliminate City, after the tie ended 1-1 (4-4 on aggregate) at the...

Gunmen kill ARTMA official in Anambra

NewsDeskNgApr 18, 2024April 18, 20240

An official of the Anambra Road Traffic Management Agency, ARTMA, has been gunned down in Awka, the state capital. According to reports, this is coming a few hours after another person was murdered by rampaging gunmen at Aroma junction on Wednesday evening. A source said the incident happened close to...

Court admits petition against oil magnate, Akindele in alleged N150M bribery trial

NewsDeskNgApr 18, 2024April 18, 20240

Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi, of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday admitted three documents as exhibits in the bribery trial of the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Duport Midstream Company Limited, Mr Akintoye Akindele. The documents, which included a petition to the Inspector...

EFCC secures warrant to arrest ex-Kogi Gov Yahaya Bello

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2024April 17, 20240

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission to arrest the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, preparatory to his arraignment on Thursday. The warrant was granted by Justice Emeka Nwite Wednesday afternoon at the instance of the EFCC. This comes...

14 killed, over 60 injured in Russian missile attack

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2024April 17, 20240

No fewer than 14 people have been killed in the city of Chernihiv in Northern Ukraine by a Russian missile attack. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the missile attack, which hit an eight-storey building in a densely populated area, also left 60 people injured. Three missiles had struck close...

Crisis in PDP – BoT, governors urged to bar Atiku, Wike from NEC meeting

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2024April 17, 20240

Concerned groups of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have called on the Party’s Board of Trustees, BoT, PDP Governors Forum, and the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party to prevent Atiku Abubakar and Nyesom Wike from attending the meeting. The groups made this call ahead of the National Executive...

Group concerned over congestion of prisons with presumed innocent inmates

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2024April 17, 20240

The Alliance for Justice, Advocacy and Humanitarian Foundation, AHAJF, on Wednesday, raised concerns over the continued congestion of the nation’s prison system with presumed innocent inmates. President of AHAJF, Dr Martins Itumoh raised the issues during an advocacy visit to the state Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Samson Nwafor...