The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday told a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja that it has no evidence to support the allegation that Jude and Paul Okoye of P-Square fraudulently withdrew $800,000, contrary to claims made by their brother, Peter Okoye. Peter had in 2024 petitioned the EFCC accusing Jude…
…. We’re Considering Rotimi Amaechi if Dele Momodu ,Journalist and Politician who doubles as an ally of former President Atiku Abubakar has disclosed that a joint ticket on the African Democratic Congress with Atiku Abubakar as Presidential candidate and Peter Obi as his running mate would cancel out President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his…
Exactly seven days after over 300 students were abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, bandits have launched another deadly attack in Palaita community, Erena Ward, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. They abducted 24 people, including a pregnant woman, from a rice farm…
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By Wole Mosadomi Minna – Two parents of some of the students abducted from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri village, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State have died. One of the parents is a man identified as Anthony Musa while the other is a female whose identity is not yet known. This was…
The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (Nihotour) has announced that its highly anticipated Gastronomy Oriki Royal Festival, earlier scheduled for December 6, will be shifted to a new date following consultations with key local and international partners. The festival, described as an “Olympic gastronomy event,” aims to break a Guinness World Record by hosting…
A Department of State Services (DSS)’ investigator, on Tuesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that Mr Tukur Mamu was offered a N50 million share by Shugaba, leader of the terrorist group, who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound train in 2022. The DSS operative, who testified as 6th prosecution witness (PW-6) in the ongoing terrorism…
The United Kingdom has declined a request from the Nigerian government to allow former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu to complete his prison sentence in Nigeria. Ekweremadu is serving time in a UK facility after he was found guilty in 2023 of plotting to harvest the kidney of a young man. The former lawmaker received…
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Fifty pupils abducted from St. Mary’s Secondary and Primary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, have escaped from captivity. Armed men attacked the school in the wee hours of Friday, shooting a security guard and abducting more than 200 pupils and students, along with 13 teaching and non-teaching staff. In his…
