A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday dismissed a suit filed by businessman turned politician, Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, seeking to restrain the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting him over an allegation of fraud. Ubah, who was the former governorship candidate of Labour Party in the last election in Anambra State, had filed the suit seeking to ... Read More »
A Lagos High Court, Ikeja has again denied a suspected advance fee fraud kingpin, Mr. Fred Ajudua, bail in an alleged $1.69m fraud case. It was Ajudua’s fifth bail application since the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission instituted the charge against him in 2003. Justice Kudirat Jose, before whom the defendant was on February 5, 2014, re-arraigned along with his ... Read More »
The Board of Directors of Zenith Bank Plc yesterday announced the appointment of Peter Amangbo as the Managing Director designate. He is to replace Godwin Emefiele who has been appointed by the federal government as the new Central Bank governor. Mr. Emefiele was confirmed by the Senate last week which has made it imperative for Zenith Bank board to appoint ... Read More »
UPDATE ON ATTEMPTED JAIL BREAK Following our earlier releases, it has been established that eighteen (18) casualties were recorded, while two (2) Service personnel sustained serious injuries. Three (3) other detainees who sustained gun shot injuries during the incident have also died. 2. Meanwhile, investigation is still ongoing to ascertain the immediate and remote causes. 3. Any other detail will be communicated. Signed Marilyn ... Read More »
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday asked 37 former members of PDP to resign their seats at the House of Representatives for defecting to the opposition APC. The court perpetually restrained the legislators from effecting any leadership change in the assembly. The court was delivering judgment in a matter brought by PDP asking that the legislators should not ... Read More »
Leah Foundation fights cancer in Kwara The Leah Charity Foundation, an Ilorin, Kwara State based non-governmental organisation has intensified its effort at reducing the incidence of breast and cervical cancers in women through a sensitisation of the women all over the state. According to the Founding Trustee of the NGO, Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed, who addressed a press conference on ... Read More »
The Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, at the weekend stressed the need for the various ethnic groups in the country to forge a common front towards making Nigeria a great a prosperous nation. Besides, Uduaghan disclosed that the state government would soon tackle the traffic and sanitation problems in some part of the state. Governor Uduaghan, who spoke at ... Read More »
AHEAD of the 2015 governorship election in Rivers State, the Peoples Democratic Party has dismissed speculations in some quarters that the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, has resigned his appointment and membership of the Federal Executive Council. The state chapter of the PDP said in a statement issues in Port Harcourt on Monday that Wike was still in ... Read More »
An attempt by a Boko Haram suspect in detention at the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS), in Abuja to disarm a security operative on Sunday morning led to heavy shooting from within the heavily fortified premises that sent panic waves within the federal Capital territory. Several security sources in Abuja told Vanguard the incidence did not pose ... Read More »
Fayose spoke with sunday punch Mr. Ayo Fayose A former governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, in this interview with OLUSOLA FABIYI and FRIDAY OLOKOR, responds to issues arising from his victory at the recent primary election conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party for governorship aspirants in Ekiti State How would you explain your recent victory at the Ekiti ... Read More »
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