Category: Metro
I never took loan to run Ekiti State, my govt was a blessing – Fayose
Former Ekiti State governor, Peter Ayodele Fayose has responded to a statement credited to Governor Kayode Fayemi that his administration was an error [...]
EFCC gets court order to detain Fayose for two weeks, ex-gov to sue anti-graft agency
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has obtained a court order from a Federal Capital Territory High Court to keep former Governor Ayodele Fa [...]
Atiku donates N10m to families of victims of Abia pipeline explosion
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has donated N10 million to Abia government to assist families of [...]
Ex governor, James Ibori loses appeal against UK fraud conviction
James Ibori, a former Delta State governor who was jailed in Britain for laundering tens of millions of dollars in stolen public funds through British [...]
Kano assembly begins probe of Ganduje over dollar bribe videos
The Kano assembly has set up a panel to investigate the bribery allegation against Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of the state, following videos publishe [...]
Kano govt discredits video on Ganduje, threatens court action
The Kano State government has discredited the trending video portraying Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje collecting some dollars as bribe from a contra [...]
Boko Haram executes another Red Cross worker, says Leah will live as slave
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction of Boko Haram, has executed Hauwa Leman, an aid worker with the International Committee of t [...]
I’ll be at EFCC today with my bedclothes, pillowcase – Fayose
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, whose tenure expired midnight on Monday, has said that he would visit the Economic and Financial Crimes Comm [...]
Police kill former minister, Nenadi Usman’s niece in Abuja
Officers of the Nigerian Police Force have allegedly killed Anita Akapson, a niece of Nenadi Usman, former minister of finance. Akapson was said to ha [...]
Dasuki, Ladoja, Kalu, Fani-Kayode, Dokpesi, on FG’s travel ban list
The travel ban placed on some prominent Nigerians by President Muhammadu Buhari affected mostly chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Most [...]