Monthly Archives: September 2018

Raid: Police apologizes to Edwin Clark

The Inspector General of Police, Idris Ibrahim has send a high powered delegation comprises of a DIG and other Senior Police Officers to apologize to South South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark over reportedly unauthorized raise in his Abuja home. Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, a DCP in a updated …

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Saraki condemns Police raid on Clark’s home, calls for probe

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has condemned the unwarranted search in the Abuja home of nonagenarian, Chief Edwin Clark, by the police, and called for an open, comprehensive investigation into the incident. Saraki while reacting to the incident described it as “unwarranted harassment of the statesman” who …

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Forex: CBN gives Market $210m boost

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made available the sum of $210 million, to meet customers’ requests in various segments of the foreign exchange market. The CBN, in its quest to meet customers’ needs in the various segments of the market offered $100million to authorized dealers in the wholesale …

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N1.6bn fraud: Jonathan’s ex-aide denies link with Dasuki

The former Senior Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, yesterday before a Federal High Court in Lagos, denied ever having anything to do with the Office of National Security Adviser or the Central Bank of Nigeria. Dudafa and one Iwejuo Nna Joseph were on …

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FG asks MTN to pay $2bn tax arrears

The Federal Government has asked MTN Nigeria to pay taxes of $2bn (N700bn), six days after the Central Bank of Nigeria ordered it to repatriate $8.13 billion ‘illegally taken out of the country’. The telecom company said in a brief statement that the Attorney General’s office gave “notice of an …

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Senate 2019: Kogi State ex-governors endorse Victor Adoji

The candidacy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant for Kogi East Senatorial district in the 2019 general election, Dr. Victor Alewo Adoji got a major boost recently when immediate past governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada and his predecessor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris openly endorsed his nomination to run …

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