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  Olu Agunloye Justice Jude Onwueguzie of the Federal High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja on Monday, dismissed a motion raised by former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye challenging the powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to prosecute him. Agunloye is facing trial for an …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the full restoration of the national grid following a fire incident at the Afam power generating station, which it said caused a partial disturbance of the nation’s grid. Daily Trust had reported that the grid collapse, which occurred at 02:41 am on …

Shafiu Abubakar The Kebbi State House of Assembly has suspended the member representing Birnin Kebbi North Constituency, Hassan Umar, for alleged unguarded utterances. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Clerk of the House, Suleiman Shamaki, and made available to journalists on Monday. The statement noted that …

Iranian drones Turkish, Jordanian, and Iraqi officials said on Sunday that Iran gave wide notice days before its drone and missile attack on Israel, but U.S. officials said Tehran did not warn Washington and that it was aiming to cause significant damage. Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles on …

Vera Anyim in her graduation dress from NOUN   Popular Nigerian clergyman, Dr. Paul Eneche, on Sunday 14 April called out one Vera Anyim in church for allegedly sharing a false testimony. The Dunamis Church video which has gone viral and sparked reactions from many Nigerians shows Anyim on the …

The national electricity grid has experienced another system collapse, leading to a nationwide blackout. Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) confirmed the system collapse in separate statements on Monday. In a statement on Monday, Friday Adakole Elijah, head of corporate affairs, Jos Electricity Distribution Company (DisCo), said the current outage being experienced within …

The rebound in naira exchange rates against the dollar and other global currencies is gradually leading to the drop in some commodities prices in the domestic market, analysts at Financial Derivatives Company Limited, have said. In an email report to investors released at the weekend, Managing Director, Financial Derivatives Company …

NIPCO PLC, an oil and gas company led by billionaire, Chief Bestman Anekwe is currently entangled in a multi-million-dollar bribery scandal with the disgraced former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, thewitnessng.com is reporting. Dr. Anekwe is a former national president of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria …

Ola Olukoyede EFCC chairman The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has so far recovered N32.7billion and $445,000 stolen from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. The commission, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Dele Oyewale on Sunday said the EFCC had noticed the rising …

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday jailed controversial cross-dresser and social media celebrity, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky to six months in prison.   It had been reported that Justice Abimbola Awogboro reserved the date for his judgment after Bobrisky pleaded guilty to a four-count charge of …