Justice Abubakar Kutigi of the FCT High Court in Jabi, Abuja, has dismissed the charges of fraud, bribery and conspiracy filed against a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ruling on the no-case submission made by Adoke, Justice Kutigi said the EFCC failed to prove its...
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UCH denies owing IBEDC N495m
University College Hospital, Ibadan, says it did not owe the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company a N495m bill, as being insinuated. UCH’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Adetuyibi, stated this in a statement made available to Newsman on Wednesday in Ibadan. Newsman reports that IBEDC had disconnected power supply to UCH due to what it called...
Why we lost against Mali – Finidi George
Super Eagles interim coach, Finidi George has provided insights into why his team lost to the Eagles of Mali in an international friendly match held in Marrakech, Morocco. The Super Eagles suffered a 2-0 loss to Mali on Tuesday, with Finidi attributing the defeat to costly errors made by his team. The Enyimba gaffer rued the missed...
Nigeria’s public debt stock increases to N97.34trn in Q4 2023 – NBS
Nigeria’s public debt stock increased from N87.91 trillion (114.35 billion dollars ) in the third quarter of 2023 to N97.34 trillion (108.23 billion dollars) in the fourth quarter of 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this on Tuesday in its Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt Report for Q4 2023, released in Abuja. The...
Brazil’s Gabigol handed two-year ban for anti-doping ‘fraud’
Flamengo’s international forward Gabriel Barbosa was suspended for two years on Monday for attempted fraud during a doping test, a Brazilian sports court said. Known as Gabigol, the 27-year-old Brazilian was alleged to have been uncooperative during a surprise doping test at club headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The punishment, which can be appealed, is backdated to...
Abia sets up task force to tackle touting
The Abia State Government has approved the setting up of a unified task force to handle the enforcement of government policies and initiatives for the state and local government areas. The state Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey Kanu, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the Government House in Umuahia, the state capital, on the...
Over 38,000 corps members thriving as entrepreneurs – NYSC DG
Corps (NYSC) has said that over 38,000 corps members have successfully ventured into entrepreneurship and are thriving as business owners. The Director General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, made this known during his keynote address at the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) Stakeholders’ Meeting held in Abuja on Monday. The event served...
How fake news threatened my 40-year-old marriage -Lai Mohammed
A former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has recounted how fake news circulated on social media nearly destroyed his 40-year-old marriage. The ex-minister shared his story during an event in Lagos commemorating Prof. Wole Soyinka’s 90th birthday, where he discussed “The Media in the Age of Disinformation.” The text of Mohammed’s...
Food crisis: Akwa Ibom inaugurates bulk purchase agency board
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, on Friday, inaugurated the board of the State Bulk Purchasing Agency with a charge on members to ensure transparency and accountability as spelt out in the blueprint for the interventionist agency. The board has Dan Akpan as Chairman, and Unyime Etim, as General Manager/Secretary, with Commissioners in the Ministries...
FG suspends 25% penalty on improperly imported vehicles
The Nigeria Customs Service said it was directed by the Minister of Economy and Coordinating Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun, to suspend the 25 per cent penalty on improperly imported vehicles. The service’s National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, announced this in a statement on Friday. Newsmen reports that the Federal...