The House of Representatives’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has ramped up its recovery efforts, announcing the retrieval of an additional ₦11,488,761,099 from oil and gas companies with outstanding obligations to the Federal Government. This new tranche brings the total recovery secured by the Committee to ₦61.5 billion. The Committee’s efforts are anchored on findings from…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, will on 13 November deliver its ruling on a no-case submission filed by former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, in his ongoing trial for alleged ₦868 million money laundering. Presiding Judge Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after adopting final arguments from both the defence and the Economic…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has detained an automobile spare parts dealer, Levi Ubodoeze allegedly in possession of Phenacetin, a cutting edge agent for cocaine, weighing 77.50 kilograms. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said Ubodoeze was arrested in Lagos. He explained that the suspect was detained…
The European Union and British health agencies have reaffirmed the safety of paracetamol use during pregnancy, rejecting claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that linked the common painkiller to autism. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said evidence of such a link remained “inconsistent” and warned against drawing hasty conclusions. Trump, at a White…
Lawmakers from Delta North and nine council chairmen of the senatorial district have rejected proposals to merge the proposed Anioma State with the South-East region, insisting it must remain part of the South-South geopolitical zone. In a joint statement released in Asaba on Sunday, the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to creating Anioma State from the…
The Nigerian Senate has passed for second reading a bill seeking to repeal the Electoral Act 2022 and enact a new Electoral Bill 2025. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the development during Wednesday’s plenary, following majority support through a voice vote. The bill was subsequently referred to the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters for further…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Momday, fixed Oct. 6, to hear a suit by former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke, challenging forfeiture of her assets to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the forfeiture suit was brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) When the…
No fewer than 14 people have died and six others hospitalised after consuming over night toxic liquor in northern India, police said on Tuesday. Maninder Singh, the senior police officer who revealed this said also said that seven people have been arrested on allegations that they supplied the toxic liquor. Singh said that the arrested…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Danjuma Shekwolo of All Progressive Congress (APC) as the elected chairman of Kuje Area Council. The Collation Officer for Kuje, Prof. Nkiruka Odoh, said that Shekwolo won the election, having scored the highest number of votes cast. She said the APC candidate scored 17,269 votes to defeat…
The court of appeal has temporarily suspended the enforcement of its own ruling, which had overturned a federal high court decision invalidating the Kano state government’s repeal of the 2019 Emirate Council Law. The appellate court’s decision puts a hold on its January 10 judgment, pending the outcome of an appeal filed at the supreme…
