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Searchng.ng nigerian search engine understands that the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released popular socialite, Emeka Okonkwo, popularly known as E-Money, on bail.   A source at the commission who did not want his name in print told this medium that E-money was released on Tuesday and would be charged to court soon. […]

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release socialite and businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu within 24 hours   Justice Ekwo also ordered that the parties report to the court on May 2nd on the outcome of his order. Justice Ekwo had on Monday, […]

The Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja recognising Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP).   In a unanimous judgment, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the Court of Appeal lacked the jurisdiction to have pronounced Abure National Chairman of […]

In the theatre of statecraft, symbolism and prudence often carry as much weight as written law. One such matter of high symbolic and practical consequence—yet often overlooked—is the simultaneous absence of a country’s President and Vice President from national territory. While few constitutions outright prohibit this occurrence, political wisdom and national security imperatives argue strongly […]

The Edo State House of Assembly has removed Hon Natasha Osawaru Irobosa of the the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) as minority leader.   Osawaru was removed alongside Charity Aiguobarueghian, Majority Leader. However. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku and Maria Edeko, who are also members of the PDP still retained their positions as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker […]

The protracted leadership crisis in the Labour Party (LP) deepened on Monday as the two opposing parties summoned separate National Executive Council (NEC) meetings on the way forward after last Friday’s Supreme Court judgement on the matter.   While the Barrister Julius Abure-led party leadership has summoned a NEC meeting currently ongoing in Abuja at […]

The founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc and a former chairman of MTN Nigeria, Pascal Dozie, is dead.   According to a statement issued by the family on Tuesday, the business tycoon died in the early hours of Tuesday at the age of 85.   The statement from his son, Uzoma Dozie, who represents […]

The Federal Government says its naira-for-crude initiative with local refineries is not a temporary measure but a “key policy directive designed to support sustainable local refining”.   The government also said the initiative is still in effect and will continue immediately, overruling the decision of the NNPCL under its former boss Mele Kyari which tenured […]

President Bola Tinubu’s abrupt sacking of the entire Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Board without any public justification, reeks of autocratic impulse, mirrors opacity, disregards democratic accountability, and insults Nigerians who deserve to know why such drastic changes were made in a corporation central to the nation’s lifeblood, at a time Nigeria is hemorrhaging […]

The United States Embassy has introduced updated visa interview requirements for Nigerian applicants, effective from April 22, 2025.   In a statement released on Friday, the US mission emphasised that all applicants attending visa interviews in Abuja and Lagos must present a DS-160 form featuring a confirmation barcode that begins with “AA” followed by two […]

Nigerian rapper Eedris Abdulkareem has clarified that his new song does not attack President Tinubu but is a response to a claim made by the president’s son, Seyi Tinubu, who described his father as Nigeria’s best-ever leader.   Abdulkareem also condemned the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for banning the track, calling the move hypocritical.   […]

Amid growing concerns over the alleged fraud perpetrated by a digital investment platform, CryptoBank Exchange (CBEX), which reportedly led to the loss of N1.3tn belonging to Nigerians investors, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it warned Nigerians against investing in Ponzi schemes. The spokesperson of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, who spoke as a […]