Lacuna: Imo Speaker should have been Acting Governor, says activist
Following the Imo Governorship debacle that was dispensed with at the Supreme Court yesterday, political pundits have maintained that Imo should not be without a governor for 24 hours. It…
No nation deserves Tanko Muhammad as Chief Justice, says man who left court in tears
Long before any of the governorship election appeals were dispensed with at the Supreme Court Tuesday, a middle aged Nigerian rose up and walked away from the court lamenting the…
Why Amotekun may fail – Dr. Charles Omole
.“Amotekun can be made better if the Governors are genuinely serious about security” Looking beyond the euphoria of the new security initiative Amotekun, a lawyer and security consultant, Dr. Charles…
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- Financial Crime
- January 12, 2020
- 452 views
Shehu Sani: Group wants EFCC to prosecute all parties in the bribery saga
The Civil Society Groups for the Defence of Human Rights, Justice and Equity has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to be fair in prosecuting the bribery…
- Financial Crime
- January 12, 2020
- 945 views
$9.6m Ibori Loot: Group blows the whistle on FG; wants UK to tie fund to development of Delta
The Delta State Civil Society Coalition on Grand Corruption (DSCGC) has raised the alarm that the Federal Government of Nigeria is working surreptitiously with the United Kingdoms (UK) to repatriate…
UNIZIK graduate invents machine that converts ‘pure water’ nylon to fuel
A graduating student of Chemical Engineering from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Mr. Anthony Obikwelu, has taking his industry by storm with his recent innovation, design and manufacture of a machine…
Tawari attack: Death toll hits 29 as Bello kicks
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has again voiced his determination to fish out those responsible for the attack on Tawari village, as the number of deaths in the January…
Customs Controller, Olusemire rescues accident victims in Anambra
The controller heading the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone C of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Owerri, Comptroller Kayode Olusemire, Thursday morning rescued five victims of a road accident, which occurred…
- Cross-border Crimes
- January 10, 2020
- 481 views
Customs threatens to sue brewery over 333 bags of foreign rice concealed in brewery truck
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Owerri, Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 333 bags of foreign rice concealed with crates of bear and malt and smuggled…
One month after appointment, Abia LG boss slumps, dies
The Transition Committee Chairman of Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia state, Mr Onyekachi Okoro, is dead. A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the area confirmed the…
- Financial Crime
- January 9, 2020
- 435 views
N6bn Fraud: Okorocha, top officials colluded to steal derivations to oil communities – Report
The investigative panel set up by the Imo state government on the 15th of July, 2019 to look into the activities of the Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC)…
- Human Rights
- January 8, 2020
- 443 views
World Bank foot-drags in probe of activist’s murder
The World Bank Group has delayed disclosure for more than a year of an internal investigation examining an investment in a doomed Guatemalan dam project that has been linked to…
Tension mounts as 35 Iranian missiles strike US bases in Iraq
The US Ain al-Assad air base in W. Iraq and a US facility at Irbil, capital of the Kurdish republic, were hit by 35 missiles early Wednesday, January 8, Tehran…
Akwa Ibom acquires two new aircrafts for Ibom Air
The Akwa Ibom State Government has acquired two new aircraft for Ibom Airlines to make a total of five aircraft owned by the state. Chairman of Ibom Air, Air Commodore…
Officials confirm outbreak of Lassa Fever in Abia state
The Ministry of Health in Abia has confirmed the outbreak of lassa fever in Olokoro community, Umuahia South Local Government Area. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Chief Egbulefu Eze,…