Author: David Great

Former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has denied granting an interview in London in which she begged President Bola Tinubu to grant her amnesty so that she can return to Nigeria. Diezani who served as a minister under Goodluck Jonathan’s administration noted that she never granted an interview to Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State who had claimed he spoke to her. “I did not grant an interview to anyone and therefore did not say any of the things attributed to me. It is fake news concocted for reasons I do not know,” she told Premium Times. Chronicle NG reports…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over the “failure to disclose details of Nigeria’s daily oil production, exportation and the total amounts of revenues generated from oil since the removal of subsidy on petrol in May 2023”. Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, had recently alleged that “the NNPCL is failing to remit enough foreign exchange into the treasury despite the removal of fuel subsidy,” asking: “Where is the money?”. In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1719/2023 filed last Friday at the Federal High…

Dominic Solanke grabbed a hat-trick as Bournemouth ruined Nuno Espirito Santo’s return to the Premier League by beating Nottingham Forest 3-2 on Saturday. Solanke completed his treble four minutes into stoppage time to deny Forest a point after Chris Wood looked to have earned the home side a draw with his fourth goal of the season following Anthony Elanga’s opener. Forest stayed in 17th place with 14 points from 18 games, two points above the relegation zone, while Bournemouth moved up to 11th with 22 points from 17 matches. “To score that winner late on just makes it so much better,”…

Justice M.A Shambu of Bauchi State High Court on Thursday, December 14, 2023, sentenced one Ibrahim Abdullahi to one-year imprisonment for stealing the sum of N30,000 through fraudulent swapping of an Automated Teller Machine, ATM, card. Abdullahi was arraigned on two charges of stealing by the Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. One of the charges reads: “That you Ibrahim Abdullahi, sometime in September 2023 or thereabout at Bauchi, Bauchi State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, committed theft of N30,000.00 (Thirty Thousand Naira) by taking it out of the possession of Zainab Usman,…

Inter Miami on Friday unveiled Luis Suarez as their new strike as the Uruguayan rekindles his close friendship with former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi. Suarez has signed a contract for the 2024 season and has also been reunited with former Barca players and treble-winning teammates Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, with whom they won four La Liga titles in five years. The Uruguay international joins Miami from Brazilian side Gremio, where he scored 26 goals and provided 17 assists in all competitions, leading the team to two trophies this year. “I’m very happy and excited to take on this new…

The Lagos Command of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has re-arrested a convicted Italian, Floriana De-Stefani, for failing to obey a court order upon her conviction by Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos. The judge had, on October 7, 2022, found De-Stefani guilty of using false documents and counterfeit seals to confer on herself ownership of a property belonging to a company, Waterside Properties Limited, an offence contrary to Section 366 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State. Delivering judgment, Justice Dada had sentenced the convict (Floriana De-Stefani) to three…

Former governor of Osun state, Chief Bisi Akande on Friday disclosed that Nigeria does not have a constitution that captures the diversity of ethnicity and religion. In an explosive interview with Laolu Akande, host of Inside Sources on Channels TV, Chief Akande explained that past leadership have failed to address the problems Nigeria’s constitution pose. Speaking on Nigeria’s constitution as of today, Akande told Inside Sources that, “We have no constitution now. What we have is the understanding. We have now is that the federal government takes a decision and the rest of us queue behind it, that is why…

The United Kingdom’s (UK) gross domestic product (GDP) unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter, official data showed Friday, raising fears of a potential recession before an election due next year. Gross domestic product contracted 0.1 percent between July and September, down from a prior estimate of zero growth, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. Activity was adversely impacted by interest-rate hikes, elevated inflation, and a sliding services sector. The ONS added that the economy flatlined in the second quarter, slashing its previous estimate of 0.2 percent expansion. That sparked speculation over a potential recession, defined as two…

Argentina centre-back German Pezzella’s strike from a rebound late in the second half helped Real Betis hold surprise LaLiga leaders Girona to a 1-1 draw on Thursday. The surprise pack of the Spanish season extended their lead on top of the La Liga standings to 45 points but lost a golden opportunity to secure going into winter break alone in the top spot. Second-placed Real Madrid could cut their three-point deficit and level Girona on top if they win at lowly Alaves later on Thursday. Girona’s stunning start to the La Liga season scaled new heights with their first win…

Veteran journalist and former presidential aide, Laolu Akande, has started a new show on Channels TV named Inside Sources. The show which will air at 9:00 am every Friday starting December 22, 2023, is hinged on empowering the Nigerian people with accurate, diligent information about government workings, public policies and its impact. Inside Sources will provide viewers with a platform to consume an authoritative and knowledgeable perspective on national and global issues. “The idea behind the programme is to bring to the fore a kind of information that will be useful for the public interest,” Akande told Channels TV Sunrise…