An Abuja high court on Monday handed a two-year jail term, with a N250,000 fine option, to one of six federal officials tried for stealing N32.8 billion of police pension fund. The sentencing is the first conviction in an elaborate scam that came to light early 2012 involving several top officials, offices and banks. John Yakubu…
Organised Labour in Nigeria has proposed a living wage of $300 for all workers, arguing that the current minimum wage of N30,000 has been rendered inadequate by inflation and the high cost of living. The proposal, presented at a recent meeting of the National Public Service Negotiating Council, comes amid ongoing negotiations for a new…
The Nigeria Customs Service has announced the arrest of Abdul-Rahman Ibrahim for alleged involvement in fraudulent activities and impersonation of the Comptroller-General of Customs and other high-ranking government officials. Abdullahi Maiwada, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Customs Service disclosed this in a recent statement. He revealed that the suspect’s arrest was made possible through intelligence…
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State, Mr Augustine Agada, has been suspended by the leadership of the party in his Ward. LeadersNG reports that the development followed an allegation of anti-party activity levelled against him by Comrade Dan Onjeh, the party’s 2023 Senatorial candidate for Benue Zone C. Recall that Onjeh…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the victory of Ahmadu Fintiri as the duly elected Governor of Adamawa State. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as winner of the March 11 gubernatorial polls. His victory was, however, challenged in court by Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani…
Senate Chief Whip Ali Ndume has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his directive to the NNPCL to pay all crude oil proceeds into the Consolidated Revenue Fund domiciled in the CBN. He also said NIMASA, NPA, Customs Service and all other revenue generating agencies should pay revenues into the CBN. Ndume, who gave the…
An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kazeem Yusuf, has told a Federal Capital Territory High Court that N4.6bn was allegedly diverted to organise prayers for Nigeria. Yusuf spoke on Tuesday while testifying as the second prosecution witness in the trial of a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda. Yuguda is…
enator Ifeanyi Ubah, representing Anambra South Senatorial District, has alleged that Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s recent actions against him stemmed from fear.Ubah, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) told reporters Monday, January 29, in Nnewi, said that since declaring his intention to vie for the 2025 governorship election, Soludo has persistently targeted…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Senator Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, to pay N135,722,303.40k along with accrued interest to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) over his unpaid bank loan. Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo issued the order in a judgement delivered in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/AMC/12/2022 filed by AMCON….
Ifeanyi Ubah, the senator representing Anambra South Senatorial zone, has pledged to serve only one term if elected in the next Anambra governorship election. Ubah, who recently switched from the Young Progressive Party (YPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), expressed his intention to challenge the incumbent governor, Chukwuma Soludo, in the forthcoming contest. Speaking…
