On Wednesday, May 27, the Uyo Zonal Office of the Commission arraigned Okoro Chukwudi Goodluck before Justice Charles Ikpe of the Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo, on a seven-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, and stealing the sum of N33, 560, 000. According to a statement signed by Dele Oyewale, head…
Reopening of Schools: Education Minister Counters SGF
Emeka Nwajiuba, minister of state for education, Wednesday, said rumours that schools would open on June 8, is not true. He confirmed that schools will not open until it is safe to do so. He was reacting to widespread reports that schools may open on June 8. Nwajiuba said the announcement made by Boss Mustapha,…
Hard Times for Bandits in the North
Nigerian military’s Operation Hadarin Daji on May 26, 2020, killed 30 bandits in Doumborou forest in Zamfara State and destroyed their logistics store in an airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force. John Enenche, a major general and coordinator of Defence Media Operations, in a statement, Wednesday in Abuja, said the military acted on credible intelligence…
FG Counts Gains from Lockdown, Despite Low Compliance
The Federal government is counting the gains of the COVID-19 lockdown, even as it retained the partial easing of lockdown for another two weeks, despite the spike in the number of cases above the 6, 000 mark. Boss Mustapha, chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, PTF, at the Monday briefing reviewed the gains of…
MURIC Says Expulsion of Almajiris by Northern Governors Aiding Spread of COVID-19
A Muslim rights group, The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has condemned the recent expulsion of Almajiris by some states in the North, arguing that it was wrongly timed. In a statement Friday signed by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the group stated that “this mass expulsion has inadvertently aided the spread of, and increased the…
EFCC Condemns Supreme Court Judgment on Orji Kalu
Says it is ready for immediate re-trial of case. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has swiftly reacted to the Supreme Court’s nullification of the conviction of Orji Uzo Kalu, former governor of Abia State, his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited, and Jones Ude Udeogo, finance director in government house, Umuahia, by a Federal High…
Respite for Orji Kalu as Supreme Court Quashes Conviction…I learnt valuable lessons – Kalu
The Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja freed on technicality, Orji Uzor Kalu, senate chief whip and former governor of Abia State, and Jones Ude Udeogu, a former director of finance and account at the Abia State Government House during his regime. A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos presided by Justice Mohammed Liman Idris…
Kano Braces Up for Coronavirus Crisis
The COVID-19 time bomb ticks faster in Kano as more people continue to die untested. Kano State government is now bracing up for a major Coronavirus crisis as the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 finally confirmed after verbal autopsies that recent mysterious deaths in the state were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Umar Gannduje had…
Abuja Eases Lockdown Cautiously
The Federal Capital Territory begins the experiment of easing total lockdown Monday despite rising cases of COVID-19. As COVID-19 continues its onslaught against humanity, the world has found itself between the devil and the deep sea – stay at home and starve; ease lockdown and risk more infections. Whichever option you choose, people will die.…
Senior Federal Civil Servants to Resume Work on Monday
Head of Service of the Federation directs civil servants from grade level 14 and above to resume work but from the records only non-essential workers from grade level, 12 and below have been at home since 24th March. In compliance with President Muhammadu Buhari’s promise to ease lockdown gradually from Monday May 1, senior civil…
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