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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will appeal Tuesday’s judgement of a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, restraining the commission from declaring the Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Mr Abudulrasheed Maina, wanted. EFCC Acting Spokesman, Mr Tony Orilade, made this known in a …

An FCT High Court in Maitama has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately release the detained chairman of the defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni. The court set aside an earlier order it granted the EFCC to detain Ayeni for 14 days. The trial judge, Justice Yusuf …

Supporters of Kogi East Senatorial District candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Victor Adoji, are having it very tough ahead of the postponed general election. Information filtering in has it that ADC candidate’s supporters are being hounded out of town ahead of the February 23, 2019 poll. “They are being …

The scheduled re-arraignment of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Paul Usoro (SAN), on N1.4bn fraud charges was botched on Thursday, as Justice Chuka Obiozor, to whom the case was assigned, recused himself from the case. The judge said he was withdrawing himself from the case “for personal …

Unlike President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomohole, who had vehemently condemned the postponement of 2019 elections, the National Leader of the APC, Senator Bola Tinubu, Monday in Abuja said the electoral commission reserved the right to postpone or cancel polls using …

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for Saturday 16th February to 23rd February 2019. The commission furthermore postponed the governorship election slated for 2nd March 2019, to 9th March, 2019 INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, blaming the …

The principal of El-Amin International School, Minna, Niger State, Nkama Vincent, says the vision of the founder has been upheld and that departments in the new El-Amin University will be same as those in the best universities internationally.   Can you recall when you joined the school and what your …

Fourteen persons on Tuesday lost their lives at the end of the presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The persons died in a stampede around the gate of the stadium as the crowd attempted to leave the …

Tunde Rahman, spokesman of Bola Tinubu, says the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not leaving the ruling party. In a statement on Tuesday, Rahman said Tinubu remains faithful and committed to the party despite the incident that happened at the campaign rally in Abeokuta, Ogun state …

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to recover the $16 billion dollars allegedly wasted on the power sector when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in power. Speaking at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential rally in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital, on Tuesday, the president vowed to go after the people …