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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a husband and wife, Baba Sule Abubakar Sadiq and Hafsat Kabir Lawal, alongside two others, Abdullahi Bala and Ladani Akindele, before Justice Amina Bello of the Kaduna State High Court for obtaining money by false pretence, money laundering and stealing to the tune of N197 million. They were arraigned on six-count charges on Monday, March 9, 2025. Specifically, the defendants allegedly colluded among themselves and defrauded their victims through different guises, including impersonating the wife of the Governor of Katsina State, Fatima Dikko Radda. The defendants were initially arrested by…

6 hours ago The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, is meeting with the Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, in a closed-door meeting. Obi, who arrived in Bauchi, the state capital, early Thursday morning, was received at Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport at about 9:45 a.m. and proceeded to a meeting inside the… 7 hours ago The Senate has unanimously passed a vote of confidence in its leadership, defending it against allegations of sexual harassment. This comes barely two days after suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) addressed the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in New York,…

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has warned his national teammates that Eric Chelle will be a very demanding coach, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigeria Football Federation announced Chelle as Super Eagles coach at the start of the year, replacing Augustine Eguavoen, who had been interim coach. Chelle’s first task is to lead Nigeria against Rwanda and Zimbabwe in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers later this month. The Franco-Malian gaffer already released his 23-man squad for the games billed for later this month. Normally, when national team coaches are employed, they reach out to the team leaders to speak to them…

The Ogun State Police Command said it had commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of 25-year-old Toye Dominic, who was found to have hung himself in a forest near Alagbodagbo Village, Ijebu Igbo, on Thursday at about 4:30 pm. The spokesperson for the state police command, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Thursday. Odutola said that the incident was reported to the Ijebu Igbo Divisional Headquarters by a local hunter, Kareem Olawalose, who discovered the deceased while on a hunting expedition. She explained, “After making the discovery, he sought help from…

The House of Representatives on Thursday adopted the recommendations of its Committee on Finance on the Nigeria Tax Reform Bills transmitted to the National Assembly in October 2024 by President Bola Tinubu. This followed a clause-by-clause consideration of the proposed amendments as presented by the House Chairman, Committee on Finance, James Abiodun Faleke, during Thursday’s plenary, presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. Amendments were proposed to the four bills titled: “A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Assessment, Collection of, and Accounting for Revenue Accruing to the Federation, Federal, States, and Local Governments; Prescribe the Powers and…

Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed, has declared the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as the leading voice of opposition politics in Nigeria. Speaking after a closed-door meeting with Obi at the Government House in Bauchi on Thursday, Mohammed lauded the former Anambra governor’s political vision and governance style. “Whether we like it or not, he is now the face of opposition politics in Nigeria,” Mohammed said. The governor stressed the need for opposition leaders to unite and provide a strong, strategic challenge to the ruling party. He…

Two Nigerian stars have emerged among the Bundesliga’s best dribblers after 25 rounds of the 2024-25 season, Soccernet.ng reports. St. Pauli’s Oladapo Afolayan and Bayer Leverkusen’s Nathan Tella have made the top 50 dribblers list, joining elite names like Florian Wirtz, Harry Kane, and Jamal Musiala, according to Euro Football Rumours. St. Pauli winger Afolayan ranks sixth in the league with 43 successful dribbles, cementing his place among the division’s most elusive players. Promotion to the Bundesliga is another milestone in Dapo Afolayan’s career:— Started in the Chelsea academy— Studied in Canada and England unis— Non-league form lead to…

A Spanish court has ordered a former top UN official wanted on suspicion of fraud which cost the agency millions of dollars to be remanded in custody, according to a ruling made public Thursday. An internal UN court ruled last year that Vitaly Vanshelboim, a Ukrainian, secretly collected $3.0 million in gifts, including a new Mercedes, from a British businessman while he invested more than $58 million of the body’s money in the man’s companies. At the time he was the deputy head of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), a little-known agency that acts as a kind of…

Lara Adejoro The Federal Capital Territory Administration has announced plans to rehabilitate and upgrade all general hospitals and Primary Healthcare Centres in the territory in 2025. The Mandate Secretary for Health Services and Environment, FCT, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, stated this at the unveiling of the Barrister Nyesom Wike VIP Ward at Maitama District Hospital, Abuja, on Thursday. She noted that the initiative aligns with the administration’s goal of enhancing healthcare infrastructure, patient care, and overall well-being. “There will be a general rehabilitation, upgrading, and replacement of equipment in the 2025 budget for all hospitals and Primary Healthcare Centres in the…

A group of legal practitioners identified as Trust Africa Initiative has slammed the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over statements made against the chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli, retired during his media chat on Wednesday. In a press conference in Port Harcourt, the group challenged Wike to provide evidence to support his allegations against retired Justice Enebeli. The group’s executive director, Chetam Thierry-Nwala, questioned Wike’s motives for appointing Enebeli as RSIEC chairman, only to later accuse him of corruption and lacking integrity. Thierry-Nwala emphasised that it is wrong for Wike…