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January, 2019

  • 15 January

    Doyin Okupe charged for Diverting N702 million from Arms Fund

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on January 14, 2019 arraigned Doyin Okupe, a former Senior Special Assistant to former president, Goodluck Jonathan, on a 59-count charge bordering on “money laundering and criminal diversion of funds” to the tune of N702, 000, 000 (Seven Hundred and Two Million Naira) only. Okupe was brought before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a ...

  • 15 January

    What will you remember IGP, Idris for?..9 things

    Nothing lasts forever. Ibrahim Kpotun Idris is now history. His deeds while in office will live with him for and as goodwill or for evil. Those deeds will attract curses or blessings on him in the nearest future. The outgoing Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Kpotun Idris has played his part in the Nigeria Police Force. Like his predecessors he has ...

  • 14 January

    Adam is new IGP, Why Buhari could not extend Idris’ tenure

    Adamu Mohammed, a former commissioner of police in Enugu state, has been appointed acting inspector-general of police (IGP). A police source disclosed that the appointment would be made public any moment from now. The source said Mohammed, who hails from Nasarawa state, was “transferred out of relevance”. He was said to have been appointed from the National Institute of Policy and ...

  • 14 January

    Chief Wole Olanipekun leads 44 SANs, 26 other Lawyers @CCT in defence of CJN, Onnoghen

    CJN is represented in court by 71 lawyers led by Wole Olanipekun (SAN). 45 out of 71 lawyers are senior advocates and all appearing pro Bono. On the government side are 5 lawyers led by Aliyu Umar (SAN) Main while, the CCT matter has been adjourned to Tuesday 22nd Jan 2019 for the following reasons. 1. Hon. CJN to be ...

  • 14 January

    Melaye still detained in DSS hospital..see 8 witnesses ready against him.

    The Nigeria Police Force has filed a charge against Kogi West lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, for alleged illegal weapons possession. In the charge, which has been filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, the police said a pump-action gun was recovered from Melaye’s house in July last year  during a search of his property in Kogi State. In the ...

  • 12 January

    Why Dino Melaye was moved from Police Clinic to DSS hospital

    The Department of State Services has denied that its operatives abducted Sen. Dino Melaye as alleged in some media. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr Peter Afunanya, said that the police brought Dino to its medical facility. “The Service wishes to state that the information, as being misrepresented by sections of the media, is far ...

  • 12 January

    Atiku accuses Buhari plan to sack CJ, is plot to rig election

    Don’t Throw Nigeria into Crisis over Planned Sack of CJN, Atiku Warns Buhari ➢ Says president’s former spokesman is the linchpin of the plot to sack Onnoghen The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has warned President Muhammadu Buhari and the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) not to throw Nigeria into an avoidable crisis over their desperation to ...

  • 12 January

    CJN Walter Onnoghen to be arraigned Monday over alleged false asset declaration

    A civil society group, Anti-Corruption and Research Based Data Initiative (ARDI), has launched a legal move to remove Walter Onnoghen as the chief justice of Nigeria. ARDI has petitioned the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), listing a number of allegations against Onnoghen — notably false declaration of assets. The group said its petition, dated January 7, 2019, became necessary “bearing in mind ...

  • 11 January

    GTBank Market Cap BIGGER Than Smallest Ten Banks; 15 Banks Trading In Nigeria

    On pure market cap on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), GTBank remains the most dominant financial institution in Nigeria. GTBank can trade the ten “smallest” banks, based on market cap, with its market cap [sure, deals include premiums; this is pure academic here]. We have 15 banks trading on NSE; GTBank commands 26% of the total bank value, by market ...

  • 11 January

    N100b Sukuk fund released for 28 road projects

    The Federal Government has released N100  billion Sovereign  Sukuk bonds proceeds will be used to construct 642.69km roads across the nation, Minister of Power, Works & Housing Babatunde Fashola, said at the presentation of the cheque by Finance Minister Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, in Abuja yesterday. According to Fashola, the money has been shared equally among the six geo-political zones, with each region ...