Author: Michael Right

The trial for the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has been postponed after the defense team asked for a delay. Idris’ attorney, Gordy Uche, informed the court during the resumed trial on Wednesday before Justice Adeniyi Ajayi of the FCT High Court that he needed more time to speak with his client after the meeting the latter had the day before with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the latter’s invitation. The defense team charged the EFCC with contempt, claiming that the agency lacked the authority to carry on with its inquiries because the case…

Wildfires tore through the Gironde area of southwest France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of more than 10,000 people, some of whom had climbed onto rooftops as the flames approached. Fires continued to burn out of control despite the efforts of firemen supported by water-bombing planes. The area was covered in black-and-orange skies that were darkened by smoke rising from forests and lit up by the flames. Fires, which have razed about 6,200 hectares (15,320), have now crossed in the neighbouring Landes region. Two dead amid raging California wildfire France, like the rest of Europe, has been…

Reversing an earlier decision, President Muhammadu Buhari now permits Seplat Energy to acquire Exxon Mobil shares in the United States of America. Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this to journalists. Shehu claimed that the President had made the decision to support the regulatory body, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), which had on Tuesday insisted on its rejection to give its approval to the acquisition of $1.3 billion worth of ExxonMobil/Seplat Energy shares. President Buhari now wants the NUPRC position to be endorsed, the presidential spokesman said, adding that the…

The World Bank has issued a warning that Nigeria’s deteriorating economy may be posing an existential threat. According to the international financial institution, Nigeria is in an unfavourable position economically as a result of declining revenue, the government’s continuous payment of trillions of Naira in fuel subsidies, and the accompanying economic issues. The Senior Public Sector Specialist, Domestic Resource Mobilisation, at the World Bank, Mr Rajul Awasthi, raised the alarm at a virtual pre-summit, with the theme ‘Critical Tax Reforms for Shared Prosperity’, organized by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group on Wednesday, August 10. He insisted Nigeria would have to…

Sunday Igboho, an activist for the Yoruba Nation, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari that mass civilian casualties, like those that occurred during the civil war from 1967 to 1970, will never be tolerated. The separatist leader in Nigeria recently accused a certain tribe in the nation of having a “pernicious agenda” in a statement released by his spokesperson, Olayomi Koiki, which journalists were able to get. Remember that President Buhari on Tuesday urged political figures to maintain their resolve and advance the national interest, stressing that Nigeria could not afford another civil war. Igboho, who is advocating for the breakup…

Three alleged Internet fraudsters were rescued from a crowd on Thursday, according to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, in the Lokogoma neighborhood of Abuja. Residents of the area descended on the suspects, Francis Emeka Noah, Wua Ikyer, and Bokos Terkula, according to Command spokeswoman Josephine Adeh, who announced the development in a statement. She said they allegedly “attempted to lure and defraud a female Point-of-Sale (POS) operator around Peace Court Estate, along Lokogoma Road, Abuja.” The three suspects were reportedly saved after swift police intervention and are currently being held in prison. Adeh claimed that Babaji Sunday, the…

On Tuesday night, the Oyo State Gaming and Lottery Board stepped up its crackdown on owners of gaming and lottery facilities without an operational license within the State, closing three facilities. The three gambling establishments that were shut down by the board’s enforcement team were all situated in the Ibadan city, specifically Bodija, Idi-Ape, and Dugbe. The enforcement action was necessary because certain operators of gaming and lottery facilities neglected to register their businesses with the state agency in charge of regulating and controlling them. In his remarks, Mr. Olajide Boladuro, Director General of the Oyo State Gaming and Lottery…

The head of police reported on Thursday that about six police officers were slain during anti-government demonstrations on Wednesday in northern and western Sierra Leone. Police Inspector General William Fayia Sellu reported that four officers were killed: two in the capital, Freetown; three in the northern town of Kamakwie; and one in the northern city of Makeni. While demonstrators tossed rocks and set tires on fire in the streets out of aggravation over the worsening economic situation and other issues, the government of Sierra Leone previously acknowledged that deaths had occurred but did not specify how many people perished. In…

Two more of the attackers who carried out the attack on the St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, Ondo State, on June 5 have been apprehended. Numerous more suffered various injuries, and the attack claimed the lives of over 40 worshipers. During a meeting with certain media executives on Tuesday, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lucky Irabor, said that four of the assailants had been detained. Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza (also known as Bin Malik), Momoh Otohu Abubakar, Aliyu Yusuf Itopa, and Auwal Ishaq Onimisi were among those detained, according to Mr. Irabor, a general, who claimed the arrest was…

A man identified as ikechukwu Onuma popularly known as Ayaaya Onye-Obodo, has been stabbed to death allegedly by his wife’s lover in Onitsha, Anambra State. The unidentified woman killed the husband, who was a staff of the College of Health, Onitsha, stabbing him to death with a knife. It was gathered that the incident happened at the deceased residence, along Ogboli road, Onitsha, Anambra State, on Tuesday, at 9:20pm. The deceased came home unannounced on Tuesday night to meet his wife in bed with another woman, making out. Nigerian stabbed to death by girlfriend in Miami Sources in the area…