N100 Billion Corruption Case Take New Turn As EFCC Seeks Yahaya Bello’s Arrest

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaN100 Billion Corruption Case Take New Turn As EFCC Seeks Yahaya Bello’s Arrest

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 18, 2024

Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is reportedly on the run after narrowly evading arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFC, on Wednesday morning. EFCC officers laid siege at the Wuse Zone 4, Abuja residence of Bello, who left office in January 2024, at exactly 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday to arrest the ex-governor. The EFCC officials and armed security personnel barricaded Bello’s residence, blocking both entrances, but they were denied access by his...

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Tinubu Opens Doors for NOUN Graduates in NYSC and Law School

EducationNewsNigeriaTinubu Opens Doors for NOUN Graduates in NYSC and Law School

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 18, 2024

Graduates from the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, will now be able to participate in the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, scheme, President Bola Tinubu announced on Saturday at NOUN’s 13th convocation ceremony. President Tinubu also addressed the longstanding issue of admission of NOUN Law graduates to the Nigerian Law School. “With the changing demographics of our great nation, the government has recognised the importance of allowing NOUN graduates to participate in...

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Army Rescues Abducted Chibok Schoolgirl After 10 Years

NewsNigeriaArmy Rescues Abducted Chibok Schoolgirl After 10 Years

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 18, 2024

The Nigerian Army announced the rescue of another Chibok schoolgirl on Wednesday. Lydia Simon, abducted alongside 275 others from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok in 2014, was found by troops of Operation Desert Sanity III in Borno State. According to military sources who spoke to Zagazola Makama, Lydia, who is five months pregnant, was found with three children in Gwoza LGA. She reportedly escaped from the captivity of Boko Haram insurgents led by...

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Judge Threatens to Adjourn Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Indefinitely 

NewsNigeriaJudge Threatens to Adjourn Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Indefinitely 

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 18, 2024

The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, might be postponed indefinitely due to disagreements in court between the judge and Kanu’s lawyer. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja threatened to adjourn the proceedings indefinitely on Wednesday after Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, argued for better conditions for a fair trial. Ejimakor demanded Kanu’s previously revoked bail be reinstated and raised concerns about alleged surveillance in their...

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Nigerian Chess Master Tunde Onakoya Attempts Guinness World Record

LifestyleNewsNigeriaNigerian Chess Master Tunde Onakoya Attempts Guinness World Record

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 18, 2024

Nigerian chess champion, Tunde Onakoya, began his ambitious attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest unbeaten chess marathon on Wednesday, 17th April. Onakoya set up his board in the heart of New York City’s Times Square, aiming to play continuously for 58 hours without losing a single game. The current record stands at 56 hours, 9 minutes, and 37 seconds, set by two Norwegians in 2018. Onakoya, known for his philanthropic work...

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Kaduna Assembly Launch Probe into El-Rufai’s Spending, Projects

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKaduna Assembly Launch Probe into El-Rufai’s Spending, Projects

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 17, 2024

The Kaduna State House of Assembly has set up a committee to investigate the government’s expenditure and project implementation during Nasir El-Rufai’s tenure as governor, which spanned from 2015 to 2023. The committee’s focus will include scrutinising loans, grants, and how these funds were used for projects undertaken during El-Rufai’s eight years in office. This move comes amid concerns raised by the current governor, Uba Sani, regarding a significant debt burden inherited from his predecessor....

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Cubana Chief Priest Denies Naira Abuse, Released on Bail

NewsNigeriaCubana Chief Priest Denies Naira Abuse, Released on Bail

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 17, 2024

Popular Nigerian nightlife promoter, Pascal Okechukwu, better known as Cubana Chief Priest, has pleaded not guilty to charges of abusing the Nigerian currency, the naira. The arraignment took place on Wednesday at the Federal High Court, Lagos, before Justice Kehinde Ogundare. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, brought three charges against Cubana Chief Priest, accusing him of spraying and tampering with naira notes during a social event. This act allegedly contravenes the provisions of...

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“Nigeria Still Struggling With BVAS, Not Time for Diaspora Voting”, NBA Chieftain

NewsNigeriaPolitics“Nigeria Still Struggling With BVAS, Not Time for Diaspora Voting”, NBA Chieftain

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 17, 2024

The chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Legal Education Committee, Auta Nyada, has cast doubt on the feasibility of allowing Nigerians living abroad to vote in elections, citing potential security risks. “Diaspora voting is actually a good idea, but for me, I don’t think that Nigeria has reached the stage for diaspora voting,” said the chairman. He argued that Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should focus on addressing the loopholes...

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Soludo’s Youth Adviser, Omenugha, Receives EU Trainers on Joint Renewable Energy Project

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSoludo’s Youth Adviser, Omenugha, Receives EU Trainers on Joint Renewable Energy Project

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 17, 20241

Dr. Nelson Omenugha, the Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, graciously welcomed a delegation from the Solar Hands-on Training and International Network of Exchange (SHINE) at his office in the Government House on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. SHINE, a capacity-building project sponsored by the European Union Commission, aims to empower individuals in the field of renewable energy, specifically solar energy. The delegation, led by Rev. Father Christopher Anso, the director of Jobitech,...

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Oko Poly Students Protest N5000 Examination Fees Imposed By Management

EducationNewsNigeriaOko Poly Students Protest N5000 Examination Fees Imposed By Management

PilotnewsApril 17, 2024

Students of Federal Polytechnic, Oko have staged a protest against incessant imposition of fees on them  by the school management. The protest was provoked by a recent imposition of  a compulsory N5000 examination fees on the and the insistence of the school management to deny those who have not paid the alleged fees from writing their exams. The students carried different placards with inscriptions such as “reduce the cost of texts books”; “allow us to...

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