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EFCC receives new date of November 8 after refusing to produce Emefiele in court

NewsDeskNgNov 7, 2023November 7, 20230

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Monday, refused to produce former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Godwin Emefiele before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. The Anti-graft agency told Justice Olukayode Adegbola Adeniyi, that the release order made on November 2 was not obeyed...

Remove Sylvia Agu as Imo REC to avert crisis, PDP tells INEC

NewsDeskNgNov 7, 2023November 7, 20230

By Augustine Aminu The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) again tasked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to immediately redeploy the Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Sylvia Agu, for allegedly being compromised to manipulate the November 11, 2023 governorship elections in Imo States...

Fire at Canadian Embassy Abuja claimed two lives – FEMA

NewsDeskNgNov 7, 2023November 7, 20230

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has confirmed the death of two persons in the diesel tank explosion that rocked the generator house at the Canadian Embassy in Abuja. FEMA however disclosed that two other persons who sustained severe burns hospitalized at the National Hospital Trauma Centre A...

Woman saved from suicide by soldiers

NewsDeskNgNov 7, 2023November 7, 20230

The 81 Division, Nigerian Army (NA) soldiers have prevented a suicide attempt by one Mrs Francesca Spark who plunged into the Lagos Lagoon around 81 Division Officers’ Mess, Marina Lagos. This was contained in a statement signed by the Division’s spokesperson, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni, on Monday. Ayeni said Spark attempted...

INEC has no preference candidate in Bayelsa, Kogi , Imo – Yakubu

NewsDeskNgNov 7, 2023November 7, 20230

By Augustine Aminu Six days to the Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi governorship elections, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has declared that the Commission is not a political party and does not have a candidate in the November 11 Governorship elections. The INEC Chairman...

Maiduguri Gas Plant Took Off in February, But Deliberately Shutdown for Regasification – Sources

NewsDeskNgNov 6, 2023November 6, 20230

…As Plant Supplies 12MW of Power to Yola EDC in November The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) had since February 2023 completed the Maiduguri Gas Plant initiated under the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, according to credible pieces of information from the national oil company. The feelers about...

Senate reads riot acts to school owners

NewsDeskNgNov 6, 2023November 6, 20230

Senate yesterday urged all school owners in the country to adhere to safety rules in the operation of school buildings to avoid incidences pupil’s untimely deaths. Senate after observing a minute silence in honour of one of the victims of unsafe School structures at Emerald International School,Aba in Abia state,...

S’Court judgement: 30 diaspora groups insist Tinubu must resign

NewsDeskNgNov 6, 2023November 6, 20230

…Ask UK, USA, others to place visa ban on judges About 30 different Nigerian diaspora organizations under the aegis of Coalition of New Nigeria Diaspora Movement (CNNDM) has said it will embark on “a reclaim Nigeria Diaspora protest” around the world to expose President Bola Tinubu and demand his immediate...

Guber elections: Atiku mobilises for PDP candidates, directs support groups to ensure victory

NewsDeskNgNov 6, 2023November 6, 20230

Former Vice President of Nigeria and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has asked all his support groups body to mobilise for the success of the party in the governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo states. The three states of Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi state will...

CBN @65: VP Shettima, Cardoso, others to speak at Cowries to Cashless launch

NewsDeskNgNov 5, 2023November 5, 20230

Vice President Kashim Shettima and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Yemi Cardoso, are among eminent personalities scheduled to appraise the existence of CBN in the last 65 years. It is believed that in the last 65 years of CBN in Nigeria, the banking landscape has...