Beyond the Headlines
Ekumankama Nkama has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on his decision to withdraw as the surety of Anyim Pius Anyim, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF). Nkama, commissioner of investment & Abuja liaison, Ebonyi state government, disclosed this in a letter dated November 30 and addressed to the […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has produced a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team , Abulrasheed Maina , for Friday’ s proceedings of his trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja . Maina , who is being prosecuted by the EFCC on N 2bn money laundering charges, had jumped bail […]
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says President Muhammadu Buhari will serve out his term despite calls for his resignation. The high rate of insecurity has led the calls for the president to step down. On Wednesday, the Northern Elders’ Forum said life has lost value under Buhari, demanding that the president should resign. But speaking […]
Some Nigerians in Bangladesh, a country in South Asia, have raised the alarm over “illegal arrest”. In a letter sent to TheCable, Gideon Onyeoma, a representative of the Nigeria Community Association in Bangladesh (NCAB), said security operatives in the country have illegally arrested over 70 Nigerians since June. He added that the arrested persons have […]
Benjamin Kalu, spokesman of the house of representatives, says President Muhammadu Buhari may appear before the lawmakers on December 10 or 15, to brief them on the federal government’s efforts to address insecurity. Speaking with reporters in Abuja on Thursday, Kalu said no president in the history of the country has appeared before the federal […]
Three suspects arrested for allegedly detonating explosives in Governor Nyesom Wike’s father’s church in Rivers State said they engaged in the act to get juicy appointments in the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) The suspects made the confessional statements when they were paraded by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Joseph Mukan, at […]
Families of the 48 farmers killed at a rice field in Borno State have been given N600,000 each by Borno State Government. The bereaved families were also given bags of food items by a committee assigned by Governor Babagana Zulum to share donations received on their behalf. The funds came from combined support of N20m […]
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has directed immediate investigations into the suit challenging the legality of the States’ Judicial Panel of Inquiry investigating the allegations against officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday hours after the police filed the suit. […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed March 3, 2021, for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to fully comply with its orders in the trial of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu fixed the date on Thursday after counsel to the EFCC, Farouk Abdullah, asked the […]
Two persons were feared killed while about 10 passengers were abducted in a hijack of a commercial by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Edo state. The incident happened at Obagie community, Benin-Auchi-Abuja highway, Uhunmwonde local government area of the state. It was gathered that the gunmen suddenly emerged from the bush, forced the commercial […]
