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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday has ordered the freezing of Kogi State salary bailout account number 0073572696 domiciled in Stealing Bank Plc over a N20 billion loan obtained from the Bank. Justice Tijjani Garba Ringim made the freezing order of the said account pending the conclusion of investigation or possible prosecution…
Zuwaira Isa, one of the pupils abducted from Salihu Tanko Islamiyya school in Rafi LGA of Niger state, says they suffered while in captivity. The pupils regained their freedom on Thursday evening after over 80 days in captivity. According to Isah they walked for almost four days before they arrived at a destination in the forest. She…
Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration is doing everything possible to crush the perpetrators of the recent incidents of unrest in Plateau. The president gave the assurance in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, on Sunday in Abuja, NAN reports. The President, however, maintained that to…
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has reacted to speculations that President Muhammadu Buhari and former Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu had a pact on the 2023 presidency. The circulation of the claim dates back to the months before the 2015 general elections. A source hinted that after Tinubu was dropped as All Progressives Congress (APC) vice…
The dead has been announced of Malam Abubakar Tanko,Sarkin Ruwa of Unguwan Hamza Quarter’s Lokoja. Sarkin Ruwa, as he is popularly known held the traditional title of Ajingi of Lokoja and head of traditional medicine was seen last at about 7.30 pm on Sunday. According to the family,the deceased was seen around 7.30 pm Sunday…
By Itodo Daniel Sule Umar Ahmed Imam was a Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly. He represented Lokoja 1 constituency. In this interview he spoke on his journey into art, his works over the last 20 years, and how he combined politics with painting, among other things. Can you tell us about your…
True Nigerian Experience Interview with Barrister Nasser Ahmed, Dan Darma of Lokoja. By Forbes Africa Central Hotel Kano was privatized and handed over to Broadfields Intermediaries Limited in 2002. Kindly run us through the Post Acquisition Plan under your management? The main theme of the Post Acquisition Plan with the Bureau for Public Enterprises was “to…
A call has gone to former top Nigerian leaders to rise and save the nation from collapsing by convening a meeting to discuss and proffer workable solutions to the problems facing the nation A group known as the Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF), said this on Saturday, calling on former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and former…
Music legend, Sir Victor Uwaifo has passed away. He was 80 years old. In his lifetime, Uwaifo was a prolific songwriter, sculptor, m… In his lifetime, Uwaifo was a prolific songwriter, sculptor, music and instrument inventor. Popularly known as ‘Guitar boy’, the legendary Nigerian died after a brief illness. Uwaifo was honoured with the…
Governor Gboyega of Osun State has said that those parading themselves as members of The Osun Progressives, TOP, are not speaking the mind of his predecessor, Rauf Aregbesola who is now the Minister of Interior. Oyetola during a live interview during the week stated that he and Aregbesola are brothers and “he (Aregbesola) wants my…
