The governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom has dragged 52 individuals and organizations, indicted by the Elizabeth Kpojime Judicial Commission of Enquiry, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in an attempt to recover the N107 billion allegedly looted from the state’s treasury during the administration of Gabriel Suswam.
Ortom said in Makurdi on Sunday that he took the decision following the refusal of the indicted individuals...
Monday, 30 May 2016
Nigerien armed forces during the weekend killed no fewer than 12 of the Boko Haram terrorists who attacked the country's southern region of Bosso near the border with Nigeria.
Reuters reports Army Spokesman , Col. Moustapha Ledru, as saying on national radio that ;
“Three members of the security forces were lightly wounded during Friday’s battle and government forces captured machine guns, rocket propelled grenade launchers and mobile telephones...
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu has said that Buhari has kept his promise of making public, the details of stolen/recovered public assets.
Shehu disclosed in a series of tweets on Sunday that the Information Ministry has been updating the information with records from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and other sources and will be ready with the details by Thursday.
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President Muhammadu Buhari during his Democracy Day broadcast on Sunday reneged on his promise to disclose details of assets recovered from corrupt public officials.
He however said that the Ministry of Information and Culture would provide those details in due course.
Buhari disclosed that several past government officials are currently standing trial for corruption and other economic crimes committed during the administration of Goodluck Jonathan.
“We...
Sunday, 29 May 2016
A tricycle known as Keke Napep in local parlance was on Sunday ripped apart when one of its tyres stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device buried near a military checkpoint in Borno.
According to Army spokesman, Col Sani Kukasheka Usman, the incident claimed the lives of the four occupants of the Keke Napep and a soldier on duty.
"Unfortunately, the IED exploded instantly killing 4 persons comprising of a woman with her baby and 2 other male adults....
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will be representing President Muhammadu Buhari at the 8th Summit of Heads of State of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States begins in Papua New Guinea on Monday,
According to the spokesman of the Vice president, Mr Laolu Akande, Osinbajo left Abuja for the two day event on Sunday morning and is expected back on Thursday.
President Buhari also confirmed the development on Twitter.
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British Airways has denied reports that it is planning to quit Nigeria because of a huge debt it is being owed.
Mr Kola Olayinka, Country Manager British Airways had earlier been quoted as saying that the “U.K. carrier is struggling to repatriate its share of the $575 million that Nigeria currently owes the airline from tickets sold in Nigeria.”
However, the airline in a statement issued on Sunday denied the report.
According to the statement,...
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