El-Rufai’s probe: ‘You can’t intimidate us with your threat’ – Kaduna Speaker tells ex-gov’s son
The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Honorable Yusuf Liman, has warned Bello El-Rufai, the son of the immediate past governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, against threatening and intimidating the House over the probe of his father’s 8-year tenure in office. Honorable Liman expressed concern that Bello, a member representing Kaduna North…
EFCC declares Yahaya Bello wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, wanted for offences relating to economic and financial crimes. This was contained in a notice posted on the commission’s official Facebook page on Thursday. “Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is wanted by the EFCC for offences relating to…
Osun House of Assembly Promises to Partner, Boosts Enrollment in O’SHIA Initiative
Osun state House of Assembly on Thursday, promised to partner and collaborate with Osun Health Insurance Scheme (O’SHIA) initiative by boosting enrollment into the initiative. The speaker of the House Of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun made the promise during an advocacy visit by O’SHIA management at the Speaker’s office in Osogbo, the state capital….
Probes: El-rufai’s son sent insults, threat messages to me — Kaduna Speaker
…warns lawmaker against threatening, intimidation Kaduna State House of Assembly Speaker, Hon Yusuf Liman, has warned Bello El-rufai, the son of the immediate past governor of the state, Nasir El-rufai, from threatening and intimidating the House over the probe panel set up to investigate his father’s eight-year tenure in office. Hon Liman expressed worry that…
US, UK unveil sanctions on Iran’s drone programme
The United States and the United Kingdom announced widespread sanctions against Iran’s military drone programme on Thursday in response to its weekend attack against Israel. Washington is targeting “16 individuals and two entities enabling Iran’s UAV production, including engine types that power Iran’s Shahed variant UAVs, which were used in the April 13 attack,” the…
Google sacks 28 workers for protesting contract with Israel
Google fired 28 employees following a disruptive sit-down protest over the tech giant’s contract with the Israeli government, a Google spokesperson said Thursday. The Tuesday demonstration was organised by the group “No Tech for Apartheid,” which has long opposed “Project Nimbus,” Google’s joint $1.2 billion contract with Amazon to provide cloud services to the government…
Why DIG Frank Mbah was petitioned over Abuja land legal tussle, Senior Advocate tells court.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr Ogwu James Onoja has told a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory that a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Frank Mbah was petitioned for allegedly subverting the judgment of the Court in a legal battle’on ownership of a parcel of land in Abuja. The Senior lawyer…
Governor Adeleke Orders Logo Design Competition Between April 19th to 26th
Following his assent to a bill for change of Osun State logo, Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed the holding of a logo crafting competition to hold between April 19th and 26th. Those submitting a design are to take into account the prototype logo in terms of its contents and style. According to a statement signed…
EFCC’s charge: Court fixes April 23 for ruling on substituted service of charge on Yahaya Bello
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday fixed April 23 for ruling in the application by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seeking a substituted service of the charge on the immediate-past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the EFCC, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, and the…
Soldiers detained over alleged cable theft at Dangote refinery
The Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, said two soldiers accused of stealing armoured cables at the Dangote refinery are currently in custody. The soldiers had entered the facility on Sunday in an Acura jeep but were caught at the company’s main gate with 897 armoured cables that had been cut to size. Reacting in a statement…
