Author: Michael Right

The federal government has disclosed that a total of $1 billion looted funds has been recovered by the  Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in the last seven and a half years. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made this known on Wednesday while addressing newsmen after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. He stressed that the recovered loot had been deployed in various sectors of the economy including poverty alleviation. Malami also announced the council’s approval of the new Anti-corruption Strategy Document to…

Police in Ogun state have arrested three persons, including one identified as a pastor, for abducting and killing a 39-year-old man, Adekunle Muyiwa. The suspects, Idowu Abel, Clement Adeniyi and Pastor Felix Ajadi, also dismembered Adekunle’s body for ritual purposes. The suspects were arrested on November 19 after one Adekunle Oluwaseyi, an elder brother of the victim, reported the incident to Owode Yewa police divisional headquarters on November 15. The older Adekunle told police that his younger brother left home since November 10 and had not returned. Police nab three brothers, friend for robbery in Ogun Police discovered that Idowu…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has presented the 2023 Appropriation Bill of N550.7billion tagged: ‘Budget of Consolidation and Continuity‘, to the House of Assembly for consideration. Presenting the budget yesterday in Port Harcourt, Wike said his administration projected N351billion as capital expenditure for the 2023 fiscal year. He said: “This amount represents about 63.2% of the total budget and conforms to our practice of prioritising capital expenditure over recurrent.” Under capital expenditure, Wike said the state would spend N114.3billion on infrastructure, N37billion specifically on education and N31.5billion on health.” PDP assigns four powerful governors to beg Wike Explaining further,…

A political pressure group known as Orji Uzor Kalu Grassroots Movement has indicated its intention to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the exclusion of its principal and former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in the party’s activities by the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). Addressing newsmen at their national headquarters in Abuja, the national chairman of the group, Alhaji Muritala Mohammed (alias 10-10) explained that the group which has over 3.8 million registered members nationwide is not comfortable with the neglect of the Senate chief whip by the PCC and consequently is considering parting ways with…

Prominent Nigerians, including President Muhammadu Buhari, a retinue of governors from the northern region, ministers, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and oil industry operators yesterday expressed optimism over the opportunities presented by the drilling of first oil in the north. A visibly elated Buhari, in his speech, said it was to the credit of his government that at a time that financing of fossil fuel projects was drying up due to the energy transition drive, his administration was able to attract $3 billion to the sector. Buhari described the day as important in the…

A gunman has killed up to 10 people in a Walmart supermarket in Chesapeake, in the US state of Virginia, police say. A man believed to be the store manager opened fire then turned the gun on himself, and is now dead. The City of Chesapeake tweeted “police confirm an active shooter incident with fatalities at the Walmart”. There are few details, but a police officer spoke of no more than 10 people killed and multiple injured. No motive has emerged yet. Walmart in trouble for describing Professor as toilet cleaner Virginia state Senator Louise Lucas said she was “absolutely…

Manchester United’s owners the Glazer family say they are considering selling the club as they “explore strategic alternatives”. The Americans bought the Old Trafford outfit for £790m ($1.34bn) in 2005 and are willing to listen to offers for the club after a 17-year reign dominated by fan protests and declining on-pitch performance. A statement from the club said the board will “consider all strategic alternatives, including new investment into the club, a sale, or other transactions involving the company”. It added that the process “will include an assessment of several initiatives to strengthen the club, including stadium and infrastructure redevelopment, and…

The Borno Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Utten Boyi, has confirmed the death of 37 people in a ghastly accident that occurred along the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road. Boyi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri that the accident which occurred on Tuesday involved two passenger buses, one transiting from Abuja to Maiduguri and the other transiting from Maiduguri to Gaidam town in Yobe. “The buses on speed caught fire after the collision. We counted 37 corpses and most of them burnt beyond recognition. “The accident happened around Jakana village about 35 kilometres from Maiduguri,” Boyi…

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud announced a public holiday following a World Cup victory over Argentina on Tuesday. The holiday means all employees, both in public and private sectors, will have the day off from work, while students up and down the country will not have to attend lessons. The win was only Saudi Arabia’s fourth in their World Cup history, which condemned Argentina to their first defeat in 36 matches. A second-half strike from Saleh Al-Shehri and a beauty from Salem Al-Dawsari shocked the footballing world as Saudi Arabia held out for a remarkable 2-1 win…

Portugal forward, Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect. A club statement read: “Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect. “The club thanks him for his immense contribution across two spells at Old Trafford, scoring 145 goals in 346 appearances, and wishes him and his family well for the future. “Everyone at Manchester United remains focused on continuing the team’s progress under Erik ten Hag and working together to deliver success on the pitch.” Chelsea ready for Ronaldo deal The superstar added: “Following conversations with Manchester United we…