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ABUJA—National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday, challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to investigate and prosecute him over an allegation that he diverted public funds to his personal use. Oshiomhole, who briefed a consortium of six lawyers led by Mr. Damian Dodo, …

The Cows are precious, why Abuja rail must not run more than 100km/h to avoid killing them – Amaechi minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the Abuja-Kaduna rail line cannot run faster that 90 kilometres per hour because “we don’t want to kill cow.” According to him, there are cows everywhere between Abuja to Kaduna and the ministry …

The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted a N50m bail to the immediate-past Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, who is facing N2.2bn fraud charges. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, on Wednesday, granted Fayose bail with two sureties in like sum. The judge said one of the sureties is to sign N50m bond from a reputable bank; while the other …

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has stated that Nigeria’s challenges in fighting poverty can only be achieved through a serious collaboration between the public and private sector and that Nigeria spends over $3.6 billon on petroleum subsidy; apart from the National Assembly, which anti corruption agency is looking at that? Saraki who spoke at the 24th Session …

The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar was yellow-carded Tuesday by the Northern Youth Leaders Forum over his choice of former governor Peter Obi, as running mate. The group sent Atiku a dire message: drop Obi or lose. The youths tabled their demand at a meeting on Monday with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, now Atiku’s godfather. They asked Atiku …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday closed its case in a N3.9 billion money laundering case involving a former Chief of Air Staff, Alex Badeh (retd). Mr Badeh is standing trial alongside Iyalikam Nigeria Limited, before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. He allegedly abused his position by diverting Nigeria Air Force, NAF, …

…Kanu’s resurfacing pre-arranged by DSS —Uwazuruike …As coalition mobilises 1m youths to receive IPOB leader   The Israeli government, yesterday, said there was no evidence of the appearance of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, Nnamdi Kanu in Israel. The Israeli government said the pictures and videos showing Nnamdi Kanu praying in Israel could be old. Speaking …

The presidency on Tuesday reacted to the reappearance of Nnamdi Kanu months after the Biafran leader was rumoured to have been killed. President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aide, Garba Shehu, spoke on the matter in an interview on the BBC Hausa Service. “If it happens to be true, the video footage showing Mr Nnamdi Kanu; the truth has been revealed about …

The Senate has passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill for third reading. The passage followed the adoption of the report by the joint Senate and House of Representatives committee on the bill, which was presented the Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, Senator Suleiman Nazif. President Muhammadu, Buhari had withdrawn assent to the bill three times, raising various …

…says security agencies to escort approved vehicles transiting through Kaduna The governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El Rufai has vowed that the state government will not allow any body or group to tamper with the diversity of Kaduna state, saying that it will expedite the trial of those arrested in the wake of recent violent crisis in the state. …