Ex-Gov Yahaya Bello Granted N500m Bail in Fraud Case
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama has granted N500 million bail to Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, over allegations of a N110 billion fraud. Justice Maryann Anenih approved the bail application on Thursday, but on the condition that Bello must provide three sureties, each
DSS grills statistician-general over N2.23tn ransom report
The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited Adeniran Adeyemi, the Statistician-General of the Federation, for questioning following the release of a controversial report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on ransom payments in Nigeria. The report, titled the Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey, revealed that Nigerians paid
Soldiers flog Wike’s team, seize vehicles in Abuja demolitions
Tension arose in Sabon Lugbe, Abuja, on Wednesday when soldiers reportedly attacked Federal Capital Territory (FCT) development control officials during a demolition exercise. The officials, acting on the orders of the FCT Administration, were in the area to remove illegal structures, including a fence on Plot 416 allegedly owned by
Ex-Queen, 7 others arrested over Oyo stampede
The Police in Oyo State have arrested Olori Naomi Silekunila, the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife alongside seven other people following Wednesday, December 18, stampede at a children’s party in the state. The police spokesperson for Oyo command, Superintendent of Police, Adewale Osifeso, in a statement said other
Anti-corruption group challenges NNPCL to clarify alleged fuel export from Port harcourt refinery
The National Anti-Corruption Crusader (NACC) has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to provide transparency regarding its claim of exporting the first cargo of Port Harcourt low-sulphur straight-run fuel oil (LSSR) to Gulf Transport & Trading Limited (GTT), a Dubai-based company. In a statement issued in Abuja
Allegation of 10,000 Deaths: Amnesty International Past its Shelf Life – Centre
…advises Amnesty International to Fold Up Voluntarily The African Centre for Human Rights and Rule of Law has berated Amnesty International for its latest report that claimed that alleged that as many as 10, 000 persons have died in the custody of the Nigerian Army since the start of the
Breaking: Protesters storm Senate over bill for establishment of Marine Coast Guard
**as citizens call for immediate stop No fewer than 5,000 activists, including youth and women from all over the country, stormed the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday to express their strong opposition to the Coastal Guards Establishment Bill. The protesters, under the umbrella of Concerned Citizens of Nigeria, carried
No, Mele Kyari! Blending is a Crime
A large swathe of Nigeria’s population is scandal-fatigued. Lying public officeholders have traumatised them to the extent that they cannot be bothered about acts of brazen impunity anymore. This is the only logical explanation for the trepid response to the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
P’Harcout Refinery: CSO knocks NNPCL for berating host community leader
***calls on Tinubu to sack Kyari immediately, as refinery stops production For coming out to disparage a leader from the host community of the Port Harcourt refinery, a group, known as Network of Oil Producing Communities in Nigeria (NOPCN), has come hard on the foremost regulatory agency, Nigeria National Petroleum
Port Harcourt refinery and the truth we must know
The story of the Port Harcourt Refinery’s alleged operation is one that stands out as a significant lesson in the developing tale of Nigeria’s petroleum industry. It is replete with deceit, laced with ineptitude, and a violation of public confidence. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s (NNPCL) Group Chief Executive