Absence of Defence Witness Stalls Nyame’s N1.64bn Fraud Trial
The trial of former governor of Taraba State, Rev Jolly Nyame, who is being prosecuted for N1.64 billion fraud could not go on Wednesday as expected owing to the inability…
EFCC Arraigns Suspected Native Doctor for N5.6m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday arraigned one Clement Joseph, alias Dr. Omale, before Justice O. A. Otaluka of the FCT High Court sitting in Lugbe, Abuja…
How Kebbi Guber Aspirant Received N160m From Dasuki – Witness
Mustapha Mohammed, a witness in the trial of former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello and his son, Mustapha Mohammed on Wednesday, told Justice A. R…
Boko Haram: Nigerian, Cameroonian Troops Conduct Clearance Operation
As part of determined effort aimed at clearing fleeing Boko Haram terrorists hibernating within remote and border areas, Nigerian and Cameroonian troops have carried out another joint operation to weed…
FUGA VC Bags Another Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Gashua (FUGA), in Yobe State, Prof. Andrew Haruna, has been nominated as winner of the 2016/2017 Kwame Nkrumah leadership award in the category…
Obasanjo @ 80: Birthday Or Orphan’s Day?
BY CHAMBERLAIN ODEY Mathew Okikiola Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo is much like an unsettling character – full of probable and replete with probabilities. During one of his familiar engaging distractions last…
Lead Capital Wins Exchange Bid
BY COBHAM NSA (ABUJA) The Federal Government’s moves to reposition the Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCEX) for effective service delivery got a boat on Tuesday with Lead Capital Consortium emerging the…
FIRS Generates N3.307 trillion Revenue in 2016
…Okays 814,000 New Taxpayers BY NSA COBHAM (ABUJA) The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) realised a princely sum of over N3.307 trillion as aggregate tax revenue collection for 2016, with…
MD/CE NDIC Appears Before Senate For Screening (Photo)
Front Row, L-R: MD/CE, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator ItaEnang and NDIC Executive Director, Operations, Prince Aghatise…
DHQ Gets New Director of Information
The Defence Headquarters on Tuesday announced the appointment of a new Director of Information. He is Major General John Enenche. General Enenche replaced Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, who is now…
