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APC chieftain, Lukman faults NWC for backing Ganduje over suspension

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2024April 17, 20240

Former National Vice Chairman, North-west of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Salihu Moh Lukman, has faulted position taken by the members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) over the suspension of the party’s National Chairman Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. There was an attempted suspension of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje,...

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...

Stop pontificating on corruption matters, pro-democracy group tells Atiku

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2024April 17, 20240

With the plethora of yet unresolved allegations of corruption hanging on the neck of the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, it does not lie in his mouth to raise accusations of corruption on others, the Democratic Front (TDF) has observed. The Democratic Front (TDF) made this observation while dismissing the...

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...

EU leaders meet to discuss Israel-Iran tensions, Ukraine war

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2024April 17, 20240

European Union, EU, leaders are meeting in Brussels for a two-day summit starting from Wednesday to discuss the European Union’s economic future, the Ukraine war and major tensions between Israel and Iran. European Council President, Charles Michel, in a statement ahead of the summit, said the EU must unite in...

Invasion of Abuja residence: Call EFCC to order – Yahaya Bello begs Tinubu

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2024April 17, 20240

Former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has asked President Bola Tinubu to call the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to order after operatives of the agency stormed his Abuja residence on Wednesday in a bid to arrest him. Bello urged Tinubu to caution the agency for disobeying a...

NSCDC arrests 2 suspects over illegal mining in Anambra

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2024April 17, 20240

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Anambra State Command, has arrested two suspects for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities in the state. While parading the suspects on Wednesday in Awka, the NSCDC Commandant in the state, Olatunde Maku, said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday following credible...

Woman docked for stealing N2.1m from late boyfriend’s bank account

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2024April 17, 20240

A 42-year- old woman, Ihuoma Onunyere, was on Wednesday docked in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N2.1 million from her late boyfriend’s account. The defendant, a businesswoman who resides at 16, Joseph Harrison St., Iwaya area, Yaba, Lagos, is charged with theft. She, however, pleaded not guilty to...

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Peter Obi: I Will Be A One-Term President If Elected, Regardless Of Pressure

APC chieftain, Lukman faults NWC for backing Ganduje over suspension

EFCC secures warrant to arrest ex-Kogi Gov Yahaya Bello

Stop pontificating on corruption matters, pro-democracy group tells Atiku

14 killed, over 60 injured in Russian missile attack

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

Group concerned over congestion of prisons with presumed innocent inmates

EU leaders meet to discuss Israel-Iran tensions, Ukraine war

Invasion of Abuja residence: Call EFCC to order – Yahaya Bello begs Tinubu

NSCDC arrests 2 suspects over illegal mining in Anambra

Woman docked for stealing N2.1m from late boyfriend’s bank account