Leading energy conglomerate, Sahara Group, has donated N120 million towards the cause of acquiring Mobile Cancer Centres, MCC, to combat cancer in Nigeria. The MCC is a clinic on wheels with state-of-the-art facilities for screening, follow-up and treatment including surgeries for pre-cancer and early cancer cases. The centre also offers screening for 10 cancer-related killer…
Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has lambasted the Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, after the latter accused her of being involved the popular Halliburton scandal alongside Dumebi Kachikwu, younger brother to Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu. Mrs Buhari took to her Twitter page to take Fayose to the cleaner, likening the Ekiti State…
The arraignment of Nnenadi Esther Usman, a former Minister of Finance and Director of Finance PDP Presidential Campaign Organization in the last general elections along with Femi Fani-Kayode also a former Minister and Director Media/Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organization, Danjuma Yusuf and Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Limited by the EFCC at the Federal High…
The EFCC, on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 arraigned Air Vice Marshal Alkali Mohammed Mamu, a former Air Officer Training Command and a member of the Committee for Procurement, Ministry of Defence, before Justice Salisu Garba of the FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on a 3-count charge of bribery. Mamu, while being the Air…
Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has re-affirmed the Commission’s preparedness to strengthen relationship with Microsoft Nigeria Limited with a view to effectively tackle corruption in Nigeria. He gave this assurance on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, while receiving the country’s representative and managing director of Microsoft Nigeria Limited, Kabelo Makwane, who was at the…
Justice Candid Johnson of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere today, June 21, 2016, struck out a motion filed against the EFCC by Azibola Robert, a cousin of the former President Goodluck Jonathan, asking the court to restrain the Commission from arresting, detaining or investigating him. The motion was struck out on grounds…
The case of a N2 billion fraud brought against a former Head of Service, HoS, to the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye, by the EFCC, before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of a Federal High Court, Abuja, continued on June 21, 2016 with the commencement of a trial-within-trial. Oronsaye is being charged along with Osarenkhoe Afe, managing director of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to a report by ThisDay newspaper on June 21, 2016, claiming Air Commodore Umar Muhammed (rtd) was arrested for alleged fraud. In a rejoinder, the EFCC said “no official of the agency that is directly or remotely connected with the work of the Arms Procurement Committee…
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the new Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Kpotun Idris. Buhari approved the appointment of Idris on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. He is to replace Solomon Arase, who the President inherited from the immediate past government of Goodluck Jonathan. Arase, who clocked 60 on Tuesday (today), attained the 35 years…
In continuation of the concerted efforts of clearing cattle rustlers, armed bandits and kidnappers in the north western geo-political region, troops of 1 Division in conjunction with other security agencies have been making tremendous progress. It is in line with this that troops of 223 Battalion, 1 Brigade, Nigerian Army embarked on a patrol to…