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N6.3bn case: Court releases Jang’s travel documents

A Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos on Thursday granted the request of a former governor of the state, Jonah Jang, to release his travel documents to enable him travel for checkup in the United Arab Emirate . The documents were seized by the court in 2018 when the former governor , who is […]

Magu’s Lawyer Raises Nine Posers For Salami Panel

*Presidency asked to retain police in EFCC A lawyer, Wahab Shittu, has raised nine fresh posers for Justice Isa Ayo Salami Judicial Commission of Enquiry probing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), ahead of concluding its assignment. Shittu, who is the lawyer to the commission’s suspended chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, faulted the panel for […]

2021 Budget: Drama as NERC chair, accountant fail to produce evidence of N2bn office renovation contract sum

…Reps threaten to delete new request for partitioning, furniture …Era of estimated billing over — Momoh A melodrama, yesterday, ensued during the presentation and defence of 2021 budget by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, as its Chairman, James Momoh and Accountant could not produce the contract sum for the renovation of the agency’s headquarters […]

Lekki shootings: CCTV stopped working at 8pm, says LCC MD

The Lekki Concession Company, operators of the Lekki toll gate, has submitted video footage recorded by its surveillance camera on the night of October 20, 2020, when soldiers allegedly opened fire on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate. The Managing Director of LCC , Abayomi Omomuwa, submitted the video footage on Tuesday to the […]

Senate queries NHIS over N122bn bank deposit

The Senate Public Accounts Committee has queried the National Health Issuance Scheme over N 122bn fixed in an unnamed commercial bank. The committee admitted that the Auditor General of the Federation approved the deposit but demanded details of the N 3. 7bn interest which accrued to the money. The Senate Public Accounts Committee hinged its […]