The wave of projects’ commissioning in Lagos State continued on Tuesday, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu inaugurated four newly completed road projects in Oriade town of Amuwo Odofin. The Governor inaugurated the reconstructed Old Ojo Road, opening a faster alternative route for commuters travelling on Lagos-Badagry. Sanwo-Olu also commissioned the newly[Read More…]
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Court Jails Man for N19.6m Fraud in Maiduguri
Justice Muhammad Maina of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Ahmed Saleh Mubi to one-year imprisonment for criminal misappropriation. Mubi was arraigned on Thursday, September 19, 2024, by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on a one-count bordering[Read More…]
FCT-IRS Seeks EFCC’s Collaboration in Tackling Tax Fraud
The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Services (FCT-IRS) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to assist it in tackling tax liability of suspects being investigated for any form of economic and financial crime and other acts of corruption. This appeal was made in Abuja on Wednesday,[Read More…]
Breaking: Former First Lady of Delta State, Edna Ibru, Dies at 80
By Francis Sadhere, Warri Mrs. Edna Ibru, the first civilian First Lady of Delta State and wife of former Governor Olorogun Felix Ibru, has passed away at the age of 80. She died in London on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, after a brief illness. A former Miss Nigeria in 1964,[Read More…]
Pa Clark Commends Delta Governor Oborevwori for Remarkable Achievements
By Francis Sadhere, Warri The Elder Statesman and Convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has lauded Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, for his significant achievements since assuming office on May 29th, 2023. In an open letter released on Friday, Clark praised Oborevwori for[Read More…]
Senator Ned Nwoko Defects from PDP to APC, Signals Major Shift in Delta Politics
By Francis Sadhere, Warri In a groundbreaking political development, Senator Ned Nwoko has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), a move that is set to reshape the political landscape of Delta State. The announcement was made in his hometown of Idumuje Ugboko,[Read More…]
CREDICORP: 20,000 Armed Forces Personnel to Receive Consumer Credit, in partnership with Fewchore Finance
To mark Armed Forces Remembrance Day, Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP) has kicked off a consumer credit Fund for personnel of the armed forces. This is in partnership with Fewchore Finance, one of its participating financial institutions (PFI) aims to benefit 20,000 armed forces personnel in its first phase. This[Read More…]
Six Sentenced To Different Jail Terms For Internet Fraud
Justices Haleema Saleeman and Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin have convicted and sentenced six persons to jail for fraud. The convicts are: Akingbehin Temitope Oluwaseyi, Ajayi Elijah Olaoluwa, Samsom Babatunde Ilesanmi, Quadri Olamilekan Lamidi, Kolawole Kehinde Moses and Olatunji Elija Olabisi. They were prosecuted[Read More…]
NNPC Ltd. Officials Visit Victims Of Tanker Explosion in Niger State
The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) extends its heartfelt condolences to the victims of the tragic petrol tanker explosion that occurred at Dikko-Maje Junction along the Abuja-Kaduna Road in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State on Saturday. This devastating incident claimed the lives of[Read More…]
IGP Egbetokun Commiserates With Victims Of Tanker Explosion In Niger State
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM., has extended heartfelt condolences to the government and the good people of Niger State following the tragic tanker explosion that occurred yesterday, January 18, 2025, at Dikko Junction, Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, Niger State. This horrific incident occurred when a truck loaded[Read More…]