The Delta State House of Assembly has passed the Electricity Power Sector Bill, 2024, into law. The executive bill, which was fast-tracked, was passed on Wednesday after its third reading during a plenary session presided over by Speaker Dennis Guwor. The House Majority Leader, Emeka Nwaobi, had earlier moved a motion to suspend Order 12, …
Chief of Army Staff, Lagbaja’s corpse arrives Abuja for burial
The body of the late Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has arrived in Abuja ahead of his burial, scheduled for Friday. The Nigerian Air Force plane carrying Lagbaja’s corpse arrived the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 12:15 pm on Thursday. The Service of Songs is …
EFCC grants Yahaya Bello’s co-defendants bail over alleged N110.4b fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has granted administrative bail to Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu, co-defendants in the case against former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, who faces allegations of diverting state funds totaling N110.4 billion. The EFCC filed a 16-count charge against Bello, Oricha, and Hudu, alleging a criminal breach of trust …
Court remands 4 over alleged armed robbery, murder
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Thursday ordered the remand of four persons in a correctional facility for alleged armed robbery and murder. They suspects are Moshood Adesanmi, 38, Abiodun Akinboye, 30, Nathaniel Adedokun, 54, and Tiamiyu Sarafa, 45. The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, are facing charges of alleged conspiracy, armed robbery, murder …
Okowa makes first public appearance after EFCC’s arrest
Former governor Ifeanyi Okowa made his first public appearance as he joined Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori at a service of songs held in honour of Mrs. Victoria Ossai Obielum, mother of renowned politician Godwill Obielum. Okowa was arrested on Monday, 4th November 2024, over an alleged N1.3 trillion fraud but was released on Friday …
Gov Okpebholo freezes all Edo state-owned bank accounts
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has ordered the immediate freezing of all state-owned accounts in commercial banks until further notice. The Governor also reversed the Ministry of Roads and Bridges to the initial Ministry of Works. A statement by Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, made available to newsmen on Thursday …
Ten passengers confirmed dead in Jigawa car crash
Ten persons died while several others sustained serious injury in a ghastly motor accident in Taura LGA of Jigawa State. A resident confirmed that the accident occurred in Yanfari village, Taura LGA, along the Kano/Hadejia Road. He said the incident happened when a bus hit a packed trailer with registration number RGN 180 ZC, as …
Nigerian national sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in US for $20m cyber fraud scheme
A 33-year-old Nigerian national, Babatunde Francis Ayeni, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for his role in a massive cyber fraud conspiracy that victimized over 400 people across the United States resulting in a collective loss of nearly $20 million. According to the United State Department of Justice, Ayeni was sentenced on …
US court renews arrest warrant for Air Peace CEO Allen Onyema
A United States court has reissued an order for the arrest of Allen Onyema, the founder and CEO of Air Peace Limited, over a $20 million bank fraud case that has been pending against him for five years. The federal district court for Northern Georgia, Atlanta, renewed the arrest warrant on 9 October, following the …