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  The anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating a case of €150 million money laundering allegation against Babalele Abdullahi, a Finance Director of former vice-president Atiku Abubakar’s group of companies, the Commission disclosed Monday. Abdullahi, also Atiku’s son-in-law, was arrested on Saturday by EFCC operatives at his Maitama residence.  Atiku, […]

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), said that Nigeria lost at least $16 billion in ten years due to non-review of the 1993 Production Sharing Contracts, (PSC), with oil companies. This was one of the highlights of the latest report by NEITI released in Abuja Sunday. It was tagged “The Steep Cost of Inaction”. […]

A federal high court in Abuja has dropped all charges by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against late former chief of defence staff Alex Badeh. The late Badeh has been standing trial on a 10-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, abuse of office and money laundering to the tune of N3.9 […]

The immortal former South African president, the late Nelson Mandela could not have captured the lofty expectation of all Africans better when he once said: “The world will not respect Africa until Nigeria earns that respect. The black people of the world need Nigeria to be great as a source of pride and confidence.” Mandela […]

In what observers agreed was an attempt by the federal government to bring pressure to bear on the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, ostensibly to force him to reconsider his legal challenge to President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the Feb 23, presidential elections, officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Feb 23 presidential election Atiku Abubakar has inaugurated a legal team that will challenge the victory of the incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in court. In the final tally announced by the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, […]

The 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Uyo in Akwa Ibom has embarked on a joint show of force parade. Speaking to newsmen in Uyo on Saturday during the exercise, Maj. Bashir Jajira, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations Officer, said the exercise was in conjunction with other sister security agencies in the state. Jajira said that the […]

The National Peace Committee (NPC), led by former head of state, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, met over the weekend with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where it tabled concerns raised by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhadji Atiku Abubakar, over the results of last Saturday’s presidential election. Specifically, Buhari was […]

A takeover of Lagos by any means necessary is a “consolation prize” being contemplated by the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar after defeat by President Muhammadu Buhari in last Saturday’s presidential polls, it was learnt last night. A similar bid was launched for Lagos in April 2015 by the then […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), while acknowledging the professionalism of security personnel in the deployment of election personnel and materials in a safe and timely manner, has expressed concern over the conduct of certain members of the security agencies in some states.  At the end of a meeting that lasted early yesterday morning between […]

The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ruled out the possibility of reversing its decision to challenge in court the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari last Saturday. Briefing journalists yesterday in Abuja, the party’s National Chairman, Uche Secondus, dismissed reports that the party had given some conditions for reversing the decision to the National […]

Reveling in his victory declared by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) in last Saturday’s election, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, warned of tougher times for Nigerians, following his renewed mandate to pilot the affairs of the country in the next four years. The President spoke in Abuja while receiving members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) […]