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EFCC BEGINS TRIAL OF OIL MAGNATE, AKINDELE IN ALLEGED $35M FRAUD The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday in Abuja commenced the trial of an oil magnate, Dr Akintoye Akindele, accused of complicity in the conversion of the sum of $35 million dollars belonging to the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB. The sum was said to …

ZAMFARA CHRISTIAN CONVERT, ZAINAB, FACES TRIAL IN SHARI’A COURT FOR SWITCHING RELIGION In a development that has sent shockwaves to many quarters, 22-year-old Miss Zainab Muhamadu faces the death penalty in Zamfara State. Family sources said her crime is converting to Christianity. Zainab’s journey of faith began when she encountered Pastor Samuel, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member posted …

UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE: ENGLAND, GREAT BRITAIN, THE UK Many people confuse these terms, but they each have distinct meanings. Let’s clarify: 🔹 England – A country within the UK, with London as its capital.🔹 Great Britain – The island that includes England, Scotland (Edinburgh), and Wales (Cardiff).🔹 United Kingdom (UK) – Officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern …

TINUBU HAS NO BLUEPRINT, HE IS A YORUBA KING, A REGIONAL PRESIDENT – NA’AJATU Hajiya Naja’atu Mohammed, a former director in President Bola Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign Council and erstwhile member of the Police Service Commission, claimed Tinubu has sidelined the North and runs a government centred on the South West. Speaking on The PAP Show, anchored by Hadiza Malumfashi in …

DETAILS OF ATIKU, OBI COALITION GUARDED SECRET – EX-VP’S AIDE Plans for a major opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections are being closely guarded, with details of the agreement between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Peter Obi remaining under wraps. Sources confirm that the two political heavyweights, alongside other opposition leaders, are working diligently to …

NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY HAS FAILED, LET’S EXPLORE NEW GOVERNANCE MODELS – AGBAKOBA A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has said Nigeria’s western-style democracy has failed to deliver good governance and national unity, insisting it is time for the country to rethink its governance structure and explore alternative systems. Speaking during an interview on Channels …

INCLUDE ENUGU STATE IN 13% OIL REVENUE SHARE, GOV MBAH TELLS FG Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has tasked the Federal Government on the inclusion of the state in the disbursement of 13 per cent oil revenue share, in line with the Derivation Principle as provided for in the 1999 Constitution, as amended. He made the call when …

WE WERE NOT ELECTED TO FIGHT EXECUTIVE – AKPABIO Senate President Godswill Akpabio says lawmakers were not elected to engage in confrontation with the Executive but to foster policies that promote national development. The Senate President spoke in an upcoming feature documentary to mark two years of the Bola Tinubu administration. Akpabio, reflecting on the importance of cooperation between the …

SOUTH-EAST PDP OFFICIALLY PRESENTS UDE-OKOYE AS NATIONAL SECRETARY PICK The South East PDP has officially presented SKE Udeh-Okoye to the PDP National Working Committee as the Zone’s recommended substantive National Secretary. They were received by the Deputy National Chairman, South. All Zonal Officers, PDP National Assembly members from the South East were present.

EXPLOSION ROCKS VENUE OF NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL There was a gas explosion at the Alake Sports Complex in Ijeja, Abeokuta, one of the main venues for the 2024 National Sports Festival. The blast happened when a gas truck supplying fuel to the venue’s generator suddenly caught fire sending athletes and spectators running for safety. It is learnt that emergency workers …