On Tuesday, governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, shocked many observers when he met with his Osun State counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola, in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Both governors belong to two different political parties. Governor Fayose is of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while Aregbesola belongs to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Fayose has…
Properties believed to belong to former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, have been confiscated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Kaduna. It was gathered that the properties include a hotel complex on Rabah Road, Malali GRA and a mansion under construction on Sani Sami Road, also in Malali GRA. It was further…
Spokesman to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he (Okupe) is available to help revive the economy. Okupe, who served Jonathan as his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, said through his Facebook post on Monday that the failing price of crude oil in the international market has threatened…
The Senate on Monday said the absence of erstwhile chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, has delayed investigation into his alleged diversion of N1 trillion recovered stolen funds. Lamorde has been invited by the lawmakers about three times, but he has not yet honoured them and this has caused a…
Renowned Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari on the recent bombing of oil installations in the Niger Delta by some suspected militants as well as other issues relating to the region. Clark, in a letter to the President dated January 22, 2016, urged Buhari to be very weary of those around him,…
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, John Odigie-Oyegun said on Thursday in Abuja that the present predicaments in the economy of Nigeria may have the hands on God. The former Edo State governor shifted the blame from the past administration and told his guests that the present situation might also be God’s way…
Justice Baba Yusuf of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed Friday, January 22, 2016, for the trial of former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki. Dasuki is standing trial for alleged diversion of $2.1 billion meant for the procurement of arms to fight Boko Haram militants in the north east. The former…
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has denied reports that he has properties in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UAE. He challenged anyone with information of any property linked to him in the city to publish the details. According to Fayose, he is ready to drop his immunity to face prosecution on the matter. The governor…
Barely 48 hours after he was granted bail to the tune of N400 million for alleged money laundering, National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, was again brought to court. This time, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, which first arraigned him in court on a 7-count charge, accused him…
The handcuff of National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, to court on Tuesday has continued to generate mixed reactions, but the Nigeria Prisons Service, NPS, has explained why it took that decision. Spokesman of the NPS, Francis Enobore, explained to Punch in a phone interview that Metuh was handcuffed to…