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APC, ACF welcome abducted girls
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) have hailed the safe return of girls abducted from the Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe State. APC said it was a demonstration of the political will by the Buhari administration to ensure the safety of Nigerians. It assured the citizens that the APC-led Buhari administration was doing everything ... Read More »
Falana to Buhari: Sack those responsible for Dapchi girls’ abduction Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari sack all those responsible for the abduction of students of Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State. The rights activist said people responsible for the withdrawal of troops on ground should be sanctioned. Falana stated these during ... Read More »
N62.3b fraud: EFCC freezes 30 accounts of ex-NSITF boss, seizes 37 assets The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen 30 accounts and seized 37 assets allegedly belonging to the former Chairman of the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund, Dr. Ngozi Olojeme. The agency had earlier linked 38 houses to Olojeme but it has obtained a court order to ... Read More »
How Okowa spend N250m On Reception For Ex-Convict Former Governor James Ibori Saturday’s Thanksgiving and grand reception for Mr. James Ibori, the former Delta State governor convicted for money laundering, , government of Delta State spend N250 million the event, which held at the Unity Square, Ovwor, Olomu in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state, was fully supported by ... Read More »
I was unaware that Police IG didn’t stay in Benue —Buhari
President Muhammad Buhari on Monday told stakeholders in Makurdi that he did not know that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, flouted his express directive to relocate to Benue State during the crisis in which scores of people were killed. In the wake of the killings in January, president Buhari had ordered Idris to relocate to the state ... Read More »
Buhari to Tillerson: Why we opted for negotiation with Boko Haram on abducted girls
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday told the United States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, why Nigeria opted for negotiation with the Boko Haram militants who abducted the Chibok girls and students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State.The President said Nigeria prefers to have the abducted girls back alive. He made the remark while receiving the ... Read More »
Woman remanded in Sokoto over alleged murder of her baby
A business woman in Sokoto, Rabiat Mustapha, 30, has been remanded in prison custody over alleged murder of her baby born out of wedlock. Mustapha, who resides at Asada area of Sokoto, is facing a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and preventing a child from being borne or causing it die after birth. The accused pleaded guilty to the charge. ... Read More »
Lagos Government to host High School Band Challenge
As a way of integrating secondary school students as an important socio-economic group towards attaining the vision for Greater Lagos, the Lagos State Government, in partnership with Entertainment Media Limited, Publishers of E24-7 Magazine and FlipTV, are organising an annual Lagos High School Band Challenge (LHSBC). The challenge, according to the conveners, is designed to be a live music ... Read More »