The United States Department of Justice said it had transferred over $20.6m to the Federal Government in accordance with an August 23 agreement between the governments to repatriate assets stolen by late dictator General Sani Abacha and his co-conspirators. According to a statement published on the DoJ website on Thursday, the repatriation brings the total amount forfeited and returned by ... Read More »
…vows administration will deal ruthlessly with acts of thuggery, hooliganism Towards ensuring peaceful conduct of the 2023 general election in th country, the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has called on the police authority to engage politicians in the country on the need to play by the rules. Abiodun who made this call at the Cinema Hall of the June ... Read More »
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated five new permanent secretaries to fill some vacancies in the leadership of the State Civil Service. The new permanent secretaries are AbdulRahman Ameen Babatunde; Asonibare Omolola Christiana; Raheem Abdulbaqi; Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa; and Yusuf Ibrahim Amuda. The Governor also swore-in Patigi-born Umar Muhammed as the new Special Adviser on Sports and Youth Development. ... Read More »
A Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and five others from the N544 million contract fraud offences brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The court on Friday held that the anti-graft agency failed to establish a prima facie case against the Ex-SGF ... Read More »
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commiserated with the State Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Dr. Lola Akande, on the death of her husband, Dr. Kolapo Akande. Dr. Kolapo Akande, who was brother-in-law to Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of former Lagos State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, died on Wednesday ... Read More »
…says ports outside Lagos will be opened to activities All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has promised the people of Southeast massive economic development and forward looking government that will assuage the past difficulties of the region. He spoke at a TownHall meeting with leaders of the private sector and trade associations on Thursday in Owerri, Imo State ... Read More »
Lagos APC Publicity sec Seye Oladejo issued this statement Our attention has been drawn to the reckless and unrealistic claim of the opposition PDP to win Lagos and 24 other states in the forthcoming elections. While we acknowledge the consistency of the opposition party in its permanent day-dreaming and irresponsible permutations, it’s advisable to be more discerning in order to ... Read More »
• Our campaign will be devoid of hate, says Aisha Buhari • Thousands join First Lady Aisha Buhari, Gov, others to flag off campaign in Ilorin Tens of thousands of Kwarans on Thursday came out in droves for the official flag off of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu/Kashim Shettima presidential campaign in Ilorin, with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq saying the APC ... Read More »
N …says choice of Shettima has nothing to do with religion Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has assured the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria that he will not run his administration on the basis of religion if elected President of Nigeria. Tinubu who met with the CAN leadership in Abuja on Wednesday ... Read More »
The Osun Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday granted subpoena compelling the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, to produce the nomination form and academic certificates used by Sen. Ademola Adeleke in the 2018 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola and APC had on Aug. 5 submitted ... Read More »
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