Vice presidential candidate in the 2019 Nigerian general election under the People's Democratic Party, and former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has condemned the attack on a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Charles Soludo. Soludo was attacked by unknown assailants yesterday in his...
The first prosecution witness, PW1, in the money laundering trial of a former governor of Niger State, Muazu Babangida Aliyu, and two others, Tanko Beji and Umar Muhammad Nasko, has told the court that auditors could not trace the address of contractors that got paid the sum of N1.7bn...
Anne Osemekeh, Abuja The National Security Adviser, NSA, to President Muhammadu Buhari, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, has expressed confidence that the military will bring the nefarious activities of  bandits, kidnappers as well as thier collaborators, to and end. Monguno, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the meeting held with service...
Tension is palpable in Ikot Afanga community in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, following the gruesome burning alive by hoodlums, of a police inspector. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Odiko MacDon, confirmed the incident, today, saying: “We are aware of the incident. It is...
An inmate was fatally shot Saturday after a corrections officer was taken hostage at the Oklahoma County jail in Oklahoma, authorities said. "The person who had taken him hostage was shot by an Oklahoma City police officer," said Aaron Brilbeck, spokesman for the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office. "He is deceased. The...
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, has warned that the Commission will not tolerate breach of government financial rules and regulations. Prof. Owasanoye who gave this warning during a meeting with the Forum of Directors of Finance of federal...
In continuation of the ongoing investigation into the reported attempted murder, last Saturday, of the Benue State Governor,  Samuel Ortom, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has dispatched a special team to Makurdi. According to the Nigeria Police Force NPF's spokesperson, Frank Mba, the team, which arrived Makurdi today,...
No group has said it carried out the attack.   Reuters. A suspected suicide bomb attack outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar has left at least 14 people wounded, police say. Police said an explosion happened as two people tried to enter the church on Palm Sunday, the...
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa has reiterated his commitment to rid Nigeria of corruption, saying rule of law and fear of God shall be his guiding principles. Bawa disclosed this on Friday, March 26, while featuring on a Nigerian Television Authority, NTA,...
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdurrasheed Bawa has called on Nigerians in Diaspora to support the Commission in the fight against Money laundering and other financial crimes. The EFCC boss made the call on Thursday, March 25, while speaking virtually at an Expert Training...