Author: David Great

Six bidders on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, emerged winners of different properties as the sale of forfeited real estate assets by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, through sealed bids, entered the second day in Abuja. At today’s session, 12 properties in Lot 4, located in highbrow areas of Ikoyi and Lekki peninsular of Lagos were offered for sale through competitive bidding. At the end of the exercise, the bid for six properties were successful, while those in respect of the remaining six properties were unsuccessful on grounds of non-compliance with the guidelines or the highest bid falling short…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has dismissed four personnel and demoted 14 others for various offences. A statement issued by the spokesperson of the agency, Mr. Tony Akuneme on Tuesday in Abuja, said that those affected appeared before the Orderly Room Trial Committee of the Service. According to him, four other personnel were discharged and acquitted, while two were redeployed to other locations. He added that 11 personnel were issued warning letters, one was compulsorily retired, while 11 more are awaiting trial. Akuneme explained that the action was taken to rid the service of bad eggs in furtherance of the…

Towards supporting the delivery of quality education in the country, a leading financial institution -Fidelity Bank Plc -has donated several learning materials to the Asmau Dambatta Foundation. “At Fidelity Bank, we believe that our success as an organization is intimately tied to the fortunes of our host communities. This informs our numerous Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) interventions across the country where we work to ensure the standard of living of the communities are improved. “For us, CSR goes beyond philanthropy to also include sustainability as we aim to empower the next generation to take on the challenges and opportunities that…

Aisha Bichi, wife of Yusuf Bichi, the director general of the Department of State Services (DSS) did not order the arrest of Abba Yusuf, the NNPP governorship candidate in Kano, her son has said. In a post on his Twitter account, her son, Abba Yusuf Bichi said explained that the NNPP candidate’s thugs blocked his mother’s convoy and that her security detail had to act after civil approaches failed. Bichi, who describes himself as a Nigerian international footballer, noted that when one of the goons of the NNPP candidate, Yusuf, attempted to go after his mother, the DSS reacted. “The…

The Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS) Yusuf Bichi claims that politicians are sponsoring smear campaigns against him after his wife assaulted a politician in Kano. His wife, Aisha Bichi was accused of preventing Engineer Abba Yusuf, the Kano state gubernatorial candidate of NNPP from boarding a flight from Kano to Abuja at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport. Bichi was appointed as head of the DSS by President Muhammadu Buhari, a member of the APC. In response to the confrontation involving his wife, the Department of State Services said on Tuesday said it had uncovered plans…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has shortlisted 139 companies for the next stage of the country’s gas flaring commercialisation programme, its chief executive said in a statement, part of plans to reduce carbon emissions. In September, Nigeria’s minister of state for petroleum resources said plans were at an advanced stage to commercialise gas burned from its oil fields to help cut 15 million tonnes of carbon emissions from the atmosphere. Gbenga Komolafe, Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission chief executive, said in a statement seen by Reuters on Tuesday that out of the 300 companies that applied, 139 had been…

Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District has raised alarm after 13 miners were killed by bandits in Kaduna state. Sani, in a post on his Twitter page, kicked that Chinese miners got security coverage from Nigerian security operatives while citizens are killed. Bandits and terrorists have daily gone on killing spree in the north west of Nigeria especially in Zamfara and Kaduna states where mining activities have sparked violence. “Thirteen local miners were killed by Bandits in Kuriga area of Kaduna state,” Sani said in a tweet. “It’s baffling how the Chinese mine dealers operating within…

Burnley’s Netherlands striker Wout Weghorst, 30, who is on loan at Besiktas, has offered to pay a compensation fee to the Turkish club out of his own pocket to force through a move to Manchester United, and could seal the switch by Tuesday. (Gokhan Dinc via Express) Benfica boss Roger Schmidt says Chelsea’s pursuit of Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, who has a release clause of about £106m, is “closed”. (Mirror) Atletico Madrid want to extend Portugal forward Joao Felix’s contract by one year until 2027 before the 23-year-old joins Chelsea on loan for the rest of the season. (Marca – in Spanish) Chelsea have stepped up their interest in Borussia Monchengladbach’s…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that the 2023 general election may not hold or could be postponed owing to insecurity across the country. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu stated this on Monday in Abuja at the Validation of Election Security Training Resources. Yakubu who was represented by the chairman, Board of Electoral Institute (BEI), Prof. Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, noted that security personnel, in particular, and all election officials must be security conscious and alert to unusual activities in their environment, and must be fully equipped to deal with any challenge. “We all appreciate the fact that election…

Premier League leaders Arsenal booked an FA Cup fourth round clash with Manchester City after they beat third-tier Oxford United 3-0 on Monday night thanks to second-half goals from Mohamed Elneny and Eddie Nketiah. Oxford more then held their own in the first half, giving Arsenal a few worrying moments while restricting their illustrious opponents to half chances down the other end. Once the deadlock was broken by Elneny, with a bullet header from a Fabio Vieira free kick in the 63rd minute, Arsenal were too strong for Oxford. It was the Egyptian’s first goal for his club since May…