Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), are closing-in on the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello over allegation of fraud allegedly perpetrated by him while in office. Bello, who styled himself as the “White lion” while serving as governor, left office in January 2024 on completion of his two…
Interior Minister, Hon. (Dr) Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has debunked purported appointment as APC Ondo State leader by President Bola Tinubu. It was earlier reported that Ojo recently announced his appointment as political leader in Ondo state during a meeting held with all the local government APC chairmen and leaders in Abuja. The Minister however refutes the…
Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has threatened to sue the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for alleged defamation. In a letter signed by her counsel, Chikaosolu Ojukwu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Edu demanded $50 million compensation from the media organization. The letter, addressed to BBC’s Abuja and London…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has again announced his preferred gubernatorial candidate for the Ondo State Governorship election. Minister for Interior, Hon Tunji Ojo, said this while announcing his appointment as political leader in Ondo state. Ojo, recently announced his appointment during a meeting held with all the local government APC chairmen and leaders in Abuja….
Omobayo Godwins, the newly appointed deputy governor of Edo has explained that he switched from the Labour Party (LP) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because of the support and concerns of his constituents in Akoko Edo. Godwins officially took office as the deputy governor of Edo on April 8th. The Chief Judge of Edo…
About 14 buildings were affected on Tuesday by a fire outbreak on Dosumu Idumota street in Lagos Island. Margaret Adeseye, director of Lagos state Fire and Rescue Service, said in a statement that two structures collapsed completely while two others partially caved in. “The cause was traced to refuelling a generator among others, with fuel…
Kingmakers in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have fixed Thursday, April 11, as the date for the official ratification and announcement of the current Balogun of Ibadanland, Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin, as the new Olubadan of Ibadanland. The kingmakers made this decision at a meeting held on Monday at the Iwo Road residence of a former President of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is probing 50 bank accounts, as it recovered N30 billion in the case of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, and the ongoing probe of the ministry over alleged money laundering. The latest development was revealed in a bulletin titled, “EFCC Alert,” detailing some major arrests, prosecutions,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Monday, voided the national convention that returned the National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure, and his National Working Committee back to office To fill the vacuum, the stakeholders said the congress will set up a transition committee to oversee the affairs of the party pending when new officers will…
A former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja has agreed to withdraw a case filed against the state government and other members of Olubadan-In-Council. Ladoja, who is the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, agreed to withdraw the case on Monday at a meeting attended by some Ibadan elders and other High Chiefs who have…
