The much anticipated election 2023 is finally here with us as it will finally be held on Saturday 25 February, which is just a few days time. And the redesigned naira swap with some of the old denominations that is…
*Maina jailed 61 years for money laundering (Punch)*Evans: Witnesses refuse to testify for security reasons (ThisDay)
Maina jailed 61 years for money laundering (Punch) Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced a former chairman of now-defunct Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, guilty to 61 years’ imprisonment but to run…
Abdulrasheed Maina’s son, Faisal sentenced to 24 years in prison
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Faisal, son of the erstwhile chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, to 24 years imprisonment. Justice Okon Abang, in his judgment, held that Faisal, who was sentenced…
*Lady sets lover ablaze over failed marriage plans (Guardian) *Mass transit: Lagos completes impact assessment studies, begins construction of Red-Line rail project (Vanguard)
Lady sets lover ablaze over failed marriage plans (Guardian) On the day Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, was reconciling a Channels Television reporter, Pius Angbo, and his wife, Ifeyinwa, over domestic violence, a lady, now at large, has set her…
Abdulrasheed Maina: A fugitive from justice – Ehi Braimah
It appears our new found romance with our northern neighbours, Niger Republic, paid off recently with the arrest and extradition of fugitive Abdulrasheed Maina from Niamey where he has been hiding. Maina, welcome back home – you can only run…
Court revokes Maina’s bail, orders his arrest
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has reportedly revoked the bail of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT). According to reports, Justice Okon Abang, on Wednesday ordered that Maina be arrested wherever he…
Nigeria at 60: Through my eyes – Magnus Onyibe
At 60 years old, any human being that has not become accomplished or had his/her life anchored on any established and sustainable means of livelihood, would effectively be said to be going through post mid-life crisis. So when Nigeria turned…
Things go kaput as APC turns against itself in a case of pot calling kettle black – Magnus Onyibe
With the broom as its mascot, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which is an amalgam of five political parties, grabbed power at the centre in 2015 purely and solely based on its proposal to Nigerians that its mission is…
*Ikoyi prison rot: Aregbesola commends undercover investigation (Nation) *Alleged N1.4bn fraud: Court further adjourns NBA President’s trial (Punch)
Ikoyi prison rot: Aregbesola commends undercover investigation (Nation) The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has commended one of Nigeria’s foremost investigative journalists, Fisayo Soyombo and the publisher of The Cable Newspaper, Simon Kolawole for their undercover investigation at the…