EFCC Docks Gobir for $300m Fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 17, 2016 arraigned one Mohammed Gobir before Justice R. I. B. Adebiyi of the Lagos State High Court on a 17-count charge of stealing, forgery and obtaining by false pretence. Gobir, 55, was arrested by the operatives of EFCC at his Ikoyi residence on ... Read More »
Ahead of Saturday’s legislative election rerun in Rivers state, the immediate-past Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Sampson Tamunoiyoriari Parker has dismissed reports that the former governor of the state and current Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi was once a psychiatric patient under his care. Parker who disclosed this in a statement issued Thursday in Abuja said although such ... Read More »
ABUJA – The Supreme Court, Friday, gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the nod to prosecute the former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu on a 107-count corruption charge.The charge borders on the alleged complicity of the erstwhile governor in money laundering and illegal diversion of public funds to the tune of N5.6billion.Kalu was alleged to ... Read More »
Foremost African Banking Group, Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the year ended December 2015 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the 2015 results shows positive performance across all financial indices, reaffirming the Bank’s position as one of the most profitable and well managed financial institutions in Nigeria. The Group delivered ... Read More »
The Department of State Services has debunked the rumour that a member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Honourable Akanni Afolabi, has died in its custody. The DSS at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday presented the lawmaker to newsmen to put the rumour to rest. “This Press Conference has become necessary in order to debunk a rumour ... Read More »
BOAT MISHAP: GROUP PLANS LIFE JACKET MANUFACTURING PLANT IN HONOUR OF VICTIMS …Lauds Ambode’s Compassion For Underprivileged Persons A group, AMBSAM Memorial Foundation on Thursday said it would establish a life jacket manufacturing plant in honour of five persons who died in a boat mishap which occurred on March 28, 2015 in Epe area of Lagos State. The victims had ... Read More »
BROADCAST BY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION, RT. HON. CHIBUIKE ROTIMI AMAECHI, ON THE RE-RUN NATIONAL AND STATE ASSEMBLIES ELECTIONS IN RIVERS STATE My Dear people of Rivers State, 1. The National and State Assemblies re-run elections come up this Saturday, March 19, 2016. This is another opportunity for us to exercise our rights to vote for candidates of our choice. ... Read More »
WE’LL MAKE OUR YOUTHS WEALTH CREATORS, INNOVATORS- AMBODE …Welcomes NECA Offer To Partner Govt on Job Creation …Charges Chevron To Help Take Youths Off Streets Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said his administration will continue to explore various avenues and partnerships to make youths in the state acquire the necessary skills to be gainfully employed as well ... Read More »
Saraki sues for peaceful elections in Rivers Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, urged the various stakeholders in the Saturday national and state legislative rerun elections in Rivers State to ensure that the poll is free, fair, credible and violence free. In a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu in Abuja, Saraki said it ... Read More »
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