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By Femi Alabi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has increased the money laundering charge preferred against Abiodun Agbele, an ally of the former Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose from 11-counts to 24-counts. The EFCC had in 2016 arraigned Agbele, and five others at the Federal High Court, Abuja on an 11-count charge bordering money laundering to the tune of N1. 2 billion. The money was said to be part of N4.7 billion allegedly transferred from an account belonging to the Office of the National Security Adviser, (NSA) in the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN). In the amended charge,…
By Femi Alabi There was commotion Tuesday afternoon in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, as the popular Wuse Market went up in flames. There were fears that goods worth billions of Naira might be consumed. The incident forced many people in the area to scamper to safety. The cause of the fire outbreak could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report, but the incident abruptly ended the business of the day around the Market Area. People were seen scampering for safety which eventually caused vehicular gridlock around the area, firefighters and security operatives have immediately mobilized…
Agency report Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, on Tuesday, expressed optimism to clinch the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket during the party’s primary scheduled to hold on April 24. Aiyedatiwa said this at his formal declaration of his intention to run for the governorship election in the state, scheduled Nov. 16. The governor, who spoke at the APC secretariat in Akure, said his vision and mission for the state were greatly enriched, having served under the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu between 2021 and 2023. “My mission would focus on key developmental issues to alleviate poverty, banish hunger…
Agency Report Some electricity consumers have decried the continuous drop in electricity supply to households and businesses within Lagos metropolis. A number of the stakeholders who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in separate interviews on Tuesday in Lagos lamented that the development was having a negative impact on their socio-economic activities. According to them, many small-scale businesses have shut down as a fallout of the eratic power failure without tangible explanation by the providers. Findings by NAN correspondent revealed that power supply has dropped drastically in the Lagos as low as three-to-five hours daily in…
By Halimah Olamide Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi, has resigned from his position as the Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum. His letter of resignation addressed to the secretary of the forum came less than an hour after he was suspended on the floor of the senate on Tuesday. He was suspended after his failure to defend his allegation that the 2024 budget had been padded to the tune of N3trn. The motion for his suspension had been put to voice vote by the senate president, Godswill Akpabio, after members debated the matter amidst a rowdy session on Tuesday. While some…
Agency report Turkish security forces detained 18 suspects across seven provinces over alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported today. The suspects were allegedly linked to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of attempting a coup that killed at least 250 people on July 15, 2016. Likewise today, an arrest warrant was issued for 23 suspects in line with the investigations. The investigations by the prosecutor’s office of the western province of Izmir into the “covered structure of the group (the Gulen movement) within the Turkish…
By Yetunde Yekini-Oropo A member of the senate from Cross River, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, on Tuesday made another startling allegation saying that some members got a sum of N500m allegedly from the N3trn padding of the original budget signed by the senate. Jarigbe, whose allegation shook the upper chamber as the lawmakers debated the Abdul Ningi allegation of budget padding, said he did not get anything just as he said that all of the members were culpable. Jarigbe stated that the issue had been clarified that there missing N3.7tn, as alleged by Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central), had been…
By Halimah Olamide The senate on Tuesday suspended Senator Abdul Ningi over his allegation of N3trn padding of the 2024 budget. The senate arrived at the decision after many members’ contributions to the debate where some said Ningi should be suspended while some demanded for mere apology. After putting the subject to voice vote, it was resolved that Ningi should be suspended for an initial period of three months for his allegations. Details later…
By Femi Alabi Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele on Tuesday accused a member of the senate, Abdul Ningi, of seeking to launch a civilian coup using the platform of the Northern Senators’ Forum. Bamidele, who however said at the beginning of his contribution he was speaking as member representing Ekiti Central District and not as the Senate Leader, also added that he was also speaking as a Southerner since Ningi had chosen to approach a national issue with a sectional sentiment. “What Senator Ningi, whom I respect so much, sought to do was a civilian coup using the platform of the…
By Femi Alabi A Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Ridwan Yusuf, has chided the candidate of the Labour Party LP in the last Presidential Election, Peter Obi for sending greetings to Muslims on the commencement of Ramadan. Yusuf simply known on X as “AJE”, took to his X handle saying Obi is not morally upright to send greetings to a segment of the country he had blackmailed during his failed campaign to be president. Yussuf was apparently referring to the leaked phone conversation between Obi and Bishop David Oyedepo of the Winners…