Forex scandal: EFCC probes $347bn funds, summons foreign firms

Industrial companies, banks get lion’s share under Emefiele, social services receive least forex allocation •Anti-corruption agency deepens forex scandal probe, detectives may grill five foreign companies next week The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is investigating at least $347bn allocated to companies in

INEC pledges credible election rerun in Bauchi

The Independence National Electoral Commission has promised to conduct a free, fair, credible, and peaceful election ahead of the February 3rd bye and rerun elections. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Bauchi State, Muhammad Nura gave the assurance while delivering a welcome address at

FIRS targets N19.4trn revenue

The Federal Inland Revenue Service surpassed its 2023 revenue target by N816bn, a 107 per cent performance over the set goal and has set a target to collect N19.4 turn in tax this year. The Coordinating Director of Special Tax Operations Group, Amina

Lagos LP politician’s wife apologises after social media bashing, thanks husband for settling debt

Ify Aniebo, wife of the Lagos State governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has publicly apologised to an ex-worker who called her out recently for not paying his salaries. Following her husband’s intervention in settling the debt,

Power problem beyond our control – Benin DisCo

The Benin Electricity Distribution Company has said the power problem being experienced by its customers is beyond its control.The BEDC told its customers in Delta, Edo, Ekiti, and Ondo States that the reduction in supply hours was due to limitations in allocation from

We were not invited by Gov Adeleke’s chieftaincy review panel — Ruling Houses

Ruling Houses and other stakeholders in Iree town of Osun State have accused the panel constituted by Governor Ademola Adeleke to review chieftaincy issues of not inviting them during its sittings. This is as they insisted that they will not accept another monarch

Supreme Court affirms election of Ahmed Aliyu as Sokoto governor

The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the election of Ahmed Aliyu as Sokoto State governor. Delivering judgment, Justice Tijani Abubakar dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate, Saidu Umar.

Plateau killings: Police parade 17 suspects, repel fresh attack in Mangu

Seventeen suspects were on Thursday paraded by the police in connection with the recent killings in parts of Plateau State. The suspects were paraded by the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 4, Ebong Eyibio, at the headquarters of the

‘One elephant is out of the road’ – Fubara celebrates Supreme Court victory, hails Wike as ‘Oga’

Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State on Thursday declared that “one elephant is out of the road” while celebrating the affirmation of his election by the Supreme Court. Fubara also said his triumph at the apex court has laid to rest the legal

Court remands Fubara’s loyalists over Rivers Assembly explosion

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday remanded some loyalists of the River State governor for their alleged involvement in the explosion that rocked and razed the Rivers State Assembly complex. An explosion had rocked the complex of the state Assembly