Former director-general of the Labour Party presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe, made a startling revelation about the Labour Party (LP) and its role in the 2023 presidential election. Okupe, who resigned from the Labour Party in January, stated that he and the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, never truly believed in the ideologies of the Labour…
By Lanre Adewole The last time the whole nation rallied behind Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, chair of Air Peace airline, like it is doing now, he ended up with a controversial indictment for alleged $20 million bank and wire fraud/money laundering by a combo of United States’ security, judicial and crime-busting agencies. The indictment was…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing allegations of large-scale looting in Ondo State in the last six months of Akeredolu administration. The anti-graft agency is probing the looting of N60 billion through the alleged forgery of the deceased governor’s signature. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu died in December last year, following a protracted illness….
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that the charges on alleged N80 billion fraud filed by the Federal Government against former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, be served through his lawyer, Abdulwahab Mohammed. The Judge issued the order on Tuesday while delivering a ruling in an application…
The former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has sparked controversy by claiming he is ready to face his 19-count charge by the EFCC, yet fears arrest could keep him from court. Despite his absence during the scheduled arraignment on Tuesday, his legal team was present to voice his concerns. Lead counsel, Mr. Adeola…
The two wives of the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, are currently trying to outshine each other, with both of them laying claim to the Office of the First Lady of the state. The two women, Ngozi and Titilola, have printed different posters that have gone viral with their names and pictures welcoming Nigeria’s First…
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Sunday, emerged the winner of the governorship primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state held between Saturday and Sunday. Though as of the time of filing this report, the results of the poll were still being announced by the chairman of the primary election…
Former Military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon and his wife, Victoria, on Sunday celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary with thanksgiving at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Maitama, Abuja. The couple exchanged vows on April 19, 1969, at the Anglican Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, Lagos, during Gowon’s tenure as Nigeria’s Head of State. Family members,…
The family of Late Prince Abubakar Audu has reacted to rumours that the embattled former Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello, is currently hiding in their home at Ogbonocha, Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi state. In a statement by Hon Mohammed Abubakar Audu on Sunday, April 21, the family described the rumour as ridiculous and entirely…
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has appointed Olusegun Alebiosu as its acting Managing Director with effect from April 2024. The bank stated this in a statement signed by its acting company secretary, Adewale Arogundade, on Sunday. It will be recalled that the former managing director of First Bank Nigeria Limited, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, has tendered…
