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The Federal High Court in Lagos has revoked the bail granted in 2007 to a former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, who is facing N7.65bn fraud charges. Justice Mohammed Idris revoked Kalu’s bail on Monday for the failure of the ex-governor to appear in court for his trial. Kalu’s lawyer, Prof. Awa Kalu (SAN) had, last week …

…Unit heads Levy themselves to fix problem where authorities failed …Intelligence activities suffer delay as nauseating odor takes toll on efficiency Benin City – An outbreak of epidemic looms at the Edo State Police Command Headquarters in the state capital, as operatives and visitors battle with the odious stench emanating from spilled sewage inside the compound of the Command. Intelligence …

Former Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose left Ikoyi Prison today at around 4.30pm after his bail papers have been signed by Justice Mojisola Olatoregun. The Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday last week granted him bail but the bail conditions were met the next day without delay. Fayose steps out of detention. According to a press statement issued …

The canard that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, was arrested, detained and granted administrative bail by the Department of State Services (DSS), after a nine hours interrogation was on Saturday, dismissed by the former governor of Edo state. Oshiomhole who spoke with editors in Lagos averred that he saw DSS once and had …

A court in Abuja has referred the case of criminal complaint, made against Senator Hope Uzodinma (Orlu District, Imo State), to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation and appropriate action. Judge Abdulwahab Muhammed of the Grade 1 Area Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Arab Road, Kubwa, Abuja made the referral following Uzodinma’s alleged consisted failure …

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has extolled the virtues of late Apostle (Dr.) Hayford Ikponmwosa Alile, describing him as a colossus who contributed immensely to Nigeria’s development. Obaseki eulogised late Alile when he was being laid to rest at his residence in the state capital, Benin-City yesterday. Among the dignitaries who graced Alile’s final burial rites at his residence were …

…as MIXTA Nigeria, EDPA back event Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, his counterpart from Plateau State, Simon Lalong and Deputy Governor, Edo State, Philip Shaibu, were on Saturday morning joined by other golfers to tee-off the Governor’s Cup golf tournament in Benin City. The golf tournament which started on an exciting note after the two governors made their entry …

No fewer than 7 Suspects who engaged in illicit sales of Nigerian legal tender worth N12,580,235.00 were on Friday paraded by the Edo state commissioner of police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo. The suspects, gave their names as Frankling Izukwu, Bright Mugbeyogho, Obi Alex,Elvis Iyomana, Osazee Osagede, Victoria Igbinosa and Deborah Uwa The police boss, while Parading the suspects before newsmen in …

Senator Hope Uzodimma’s name has been pasted as the governorship candidate of the Imo state All Progreeives Congress, APC, in Imo state, by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The name of Uzodimma, was pasted at the INEC office along portharcourt road in Owerri, with Akaolisa Cyprain Okechukwu, as his running mate. Vanguard visited the INEC, office at about 18:45pm …

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday failed to publish any name as that of the governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State. The commission displayed the provisional list of governorship candidates for the 2019 general election. INEC’s refusal to publish any governorship candidate for the APC may not be unconnected with a court order …