A group of lawyers and civil society organisations (CSOs) protested in Abuja today, demanding the immediate resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The group known as Concerned Lawyers and Civil Society in Defence of Public Trust alleged that Ahmed had abused his office by using public funds ...
A leading Niger Delta group, Community Development Committees (CDC) of Niger Delta Oil and Gas Producing Areas, has urged the Federal Government to prosecute Bala Wunti for alleged corruption and economic sabotage. The group, in a statement issued in Warri Friday and signed by its Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), Joseph Ambakederimo, said the decision was in response to the ...
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to protecting the rights, dreams, and futures of every Nigerian child. Tinubu made the pledge in a message to mark the 2025 National Children’s Day. “Across every school, community, and home in Nigeria today, you are the most precious part of our national fabric, the heartbeat of our nation’s future, and the custodians ...
Three members of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry have been abducted by unidentified gunmen in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident reportedly slot depo 10k occurred on Monday evening in the Kasemola area of the Ogbese community as the victims were returning from a Bible study session. A message circulated by the church leadership confirmed ...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday approved the construction of First Bank’s 43-storey building headquarters within the Eko Atlantic City. Sanwo-Olu, while presenting the certificate of approval to First Bank, commended the effort of the management of the bank toward sustaining the bank’s legacy over the years. He gave the commendation during the groundbreaking ceremony of First Bank’s ...
Personnel of the Nigerian Military invaded the offices of electricity distribution company Ikeja Electric in Lagos State. It was gathered that the personnel in uniform forced their way into the Ikeja Electric office on Ago Palace Way, Okota, Isolo, Lagos. Videos obtained by our correspondent showed military personnel wielding arms and effectively crippling operations in the electricity distribution company. More ...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says a former Naval Chief, Vice Adm. Jibrin Usman is still on its wanted list. Also on its wanted list is retired Brig.-Gen. Ishaya Bauka. A statement by the ICPC Spokesperson, Demola Bakare, on Friday in Abuja said the duo were wanted over alleged N3bn fraud. Bakare said that there ...
Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted and sentenced the Chief Executive Officer, Micheno Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, Uno Michael Eke to 1-year imprisonment for conspiracy, obtaining property by false pretence and money laundering to the tune of N2bn (Two Billion Naira). He was jailed after pleading guilty to four-count amended charges preferred against him by the ...
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) said that it has successfully and transparently auctioned the defunct Heritage Bank’s assets which included landed properties and chattels . Its Managing Director, Bello Hassan, made the disclosure during the corporation’s special day at the ongoing 46th Kaduna International Trade Fair, Kaduna. He said that the auction was in line with its statutory mandate ...
The police has arraigned a Lagos-based legal practitioner, Chinwe Onuoha, and a company, Eihcrim Nigeria Ltd, for allegedly uttering false document to defraud Bank of Industry. Onuoha and the company were arraigned before an Ikeja High Court on a 12-count charge bordering on forgery, fraud, conspiracy and uttering false documents. The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge. Following the defendants’ ...