POLITICAL economist Kingsley Moghalu has recommended that the Federal Government should take over the funding of political parties across the country. According to the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, government funding of political parties will mitigate corruption within the electoral system. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday, Professor Moghalu […]
THE United States Attorney’s Office for Central District of California, Los Angeles, says the September 21, 2022 sentence date for alleged international Internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi, remains unchanged. The court’s Director of Media Relations, Thom Mrozek, made this known on Friday in response to an email inquiry by Channels Television. Since Hushpuppi’s conviction […]
OPERATIVES of the Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 10 suspected internet fraudsters. A statement by the Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspects were arrested in a sting operation at various locations in Kubwa and Gwarimpa areas of Abuja for alleged involvement in cyber-fraud Among […]
VICE-Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in next year’s elections, Kashim Shettima, has explained that he wore sneakers with a corporate suit to the Nigerian Bar Association’s Annual General Conference held on Monday to taunt mischief-makers. Shettima’s outfit to the one-week long event at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos had attracted widespread […]
DELTA State Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator (Dr ) Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged all Nigerians to brace up for rebuilding of the country, saying the task required the collective role of every citizen. He said that Nigerians had a great role to play in living peacefully in unity as […]
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU, chapter, has disowned its members that visited Senator Orji Kalu recently at his Igbere country home. The union, in a statement issued yesterday, in Umuahia, dissociated itself from the said visit, which it said it was not privy to and never […]
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has appealed to party stakeholders and supporters to avoid making statements capable of compromising the party’s unity. The former Vice President made the call in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, in Abuja. Abubakar urged stakeholders and his followers to avoid statements […]
THE New General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army, Maj Gen Taoreed Lagbaja accompanied by a team of operational commanders and operatives rescued three kidnap victims, while on an Operational cum inspection tour in Kaduna state on Thursday 25 August 2022. A statement by Army headquarters said, “The GOC and his team rescued the […]
PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has asked party stakeholders and his supporters to desist from statements that may compromise the PDP’s unity. In a statement signed by his spokesperson Paul Ibe on Thursday, Atiku said all leaders of the party, including Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, […]
THE Chief Enterprise Business Officer, MTN Nigeria, Mrs Lynda Saint-Nwafor, on Thursday said the the adoption of 5G technology would accelerate operational efficiencies for businesses in the country. Saint-Nwafor, made the assertion at the Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce (NSACC) August Breakfast meeting in Lagos. THE News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that MTN on […]