President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, congratulated the Super Eagles on their qualification for next year’s African Cup of Nations. After the Super Eagles drew with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, Buhari in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on
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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has cautioned Igbo leaders to desist from playing bad politics by adopting a presidential candidate ahead of the 2019 elections. Okorocha gave the warning in reaction to reports that some Igbo leaders led by Professor Ben Nwabueze had endorsed the candidacy of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the […]
A former Sub-Assistant Editor of THE PUNCH, Tony Amokeodo, has been appointed the Senior Special Assistant to the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu. An English graduate of Lagos State University, Ojo, Amokeodo, with various professional courses in journalism, is expected to bring to bear his wealth of experience to effectively
Seven political parties on Tuesday agreed to work for the All Progressives Congress in Saturday’s bye-election for the Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency seat of Kwara State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the seat became vacant following the death, recently, of Funke Adedoyin who had represented the constituency. The political parties were led by
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, says the EFCC is seeking the extradition of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke because the United Kingdom authorities have failed to take legal action against her despite being there since 2015. Magu said this while briefing journalists on the activities […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has revoked ex-Abia Gov. Orji Kalu’s bail for failure to appear before it. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Kalu for an alleged fraud of N7.65bn. Justice Mohammed Idris revoked Kalu’s bail on Monday for the failure of the ex-governor to appear in court for […]








