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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, admitted Sen. Rochas Okorocha to bail in the sum of N500 million with one surety in like sum. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, said granting bail was a discretionary power of the court. Justice Ekwo said the surety, who must have a landed property within the jurisdiction of the court, must deposit …

Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, met with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in Abuja, The PUNCH has reported. Atiku had defeated Wike at the party’s presidential primary in Abuja on Saturday night. The Monday meeting, it was gathered, was to reconcile the two party chieftains and give the PDP a robust outing in the 2023 presidential …

Nigeria has recorded 21 cases of monkeypox since the start of the year, one of which was fatal, the country’s disease control agency said. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said late Sunday 66 suspected cases had been reported in nine out of the country’s 36 states and the administrative capital Abuja. Of these, 21 cases were subsequently confirmed …

Suspicious transactions between Mr Idris and Ex-Governor Yari were “in the area of 20 billion Naira”. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested former Governor Abdulaziz Yari in connection with the agency’s ongoing investigation of the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris. Mr Yari, a former governor of Zamfara State, was arrested on Sunday at his residence in Abuja days …

*Abdulsalam’s ex-deputy vows to obtain new court orders today  *NLC still in court against Abure, says Falana Plans by former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, to contest next year’s presidential election on the platform of Labour Party (LP) appeared shaky yesterday, as a faction of the party threatened to renew its legal battle this week. Former Deputy National Chairman …

Mr Abubakar polled 371 votes to beat back a strong challenge by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike who recorded 237 votes. Atiku comes againThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday night re-nominated its 2019 standard-bearer, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, for the 2019 presidential election. Mr Abubakar polled 371 votes to beat back a strong challenge by Rivers State Governor …

A Development Consultant and Strategist, Dr Agu Ojukwu, has advised candidates seeking election into political offices in 2023 to perish their ambition if they do not have the needed econiomic blueprint to navigate the country out of the woods. He said that Nigeria’s economy was bleeding profusely, and needed a quick fix, stressing that the country cannot afford ‘go slow …

The former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, has pleaded not guilty to the 17-count money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him and six others. Okorocha, who mounted the dock around 9:35am, took his plea alongside a chieftain of the All Progressive, APC, Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, and five companies- Naphtali International Limited, Perfect Finish …

A presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is scheduled to be screened today. The PUNCH had reported that the APC would hold its presidential screening for two days, starting today. This is as the name of former President Goodluck Jonathan is missing on the list of spirants expected to be screened. Twenty-three aspirants are …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has brought the former governor of Imo state, Senator Rochas Okorocha before the Federal High Court in Abuja for his planned arraignment on a 17-count money laundering charge. It will be recalled that operatives of the anti-graft agency had last Tuesday, May 24, arrested Okorocha at his Abuja residence, in an operation that lasted …