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A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, was on Tuesday re-arraigned at a Federal High Court in Lagos on an amended 39-count bordering on fraud. Kalu, who is now a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The anti-graft agency is prosecuting Kalu together with his former Commissioner for Finance, Ude Udeogo, and a company, Slok Nigeria Ltd., said to be owned by Kalu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the EFCC had on Oct. 31, 2016, preferred 34 count charges, including a N3.2 billion fraud charge. Kalu and Udeogo had, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges and were granted bail. The EFCC closed the prosecution in May 2018, after calling a total of 18 witnesses and tendering a plethora of evidence before the court. When the case came up on July 16, the EFCC Prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), informed the court of a “second further amended charge”, urging the co...

The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) have taken to her official twitter handle to distance herself from accusations of buying votes during elections,saying that, there is no circumstances that will push the PDP to descend to the level of buying votes in any election. Read the tweet below: Consequently, members of the APCNigeria who are going about media houses and claiming that their party bought votes in response to some parties that engaged in such practice are certainly not responding to the PDP. The PDP Will Never Buy Votes: There is no circumstances that will push the PDP to descend to the level of buying votes in any election, no matter the machination of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Office of President Muhammadu Buhari has written the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) demanding a thorough probe of the exemption certificate scandal involving the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, Daily post reports. News broke penultimate week that the Minister who graduated from London East Polytechnic at the age of 22 in 1989, failed to comply with NYSC Act, which made it compulsory for every Nigerian graduate at home or abroad to participate in one year of mandatory service to the nation. Following the uproar trailing the controversy, the management of the NYSC said based on their records, Adeosun actually applied for an exemption certificate. The parastatal, however, failed to state whether the request was granted or not. According to Daily Trust, the Presidency has made a formal request, directing the NYSC to investigate the forgery allegation against Adeosun. “A formal letter was written to the NYSC and that the outcome of the investigation is being a...

A former Governor of old Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has revealed what will happen when Igbo and Yoruba come together to pursue one purpose in the country. Ezeife stated that the Igbo and the Yoruba were jointly responsible for all the negative developments in Nigeria. Speaking with The Punch, the former presidential adviser said as long as the tribes go lone-ranging in the Nigerian system, neither party will get what it wants. He said, “The moment the Yoruba and the Igbo play joint venture in Nigerian politics, the Hausa, the Fulani and all the groups in Nigeria, large and small, will begin to celebrate the greatness of Nigeria. “Yes, you talk about genesis; I will give factual history without blaming anybody. In 1952, with (Dr. Nnamdi) Azikiwe taking over from Herbert Macaulay against the Yoruba to run the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, the NCNC won the election into the Western House of Assembly and Zik (Azikiwe) went there to go and beco...

The governor-elect of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi, has described his victory in Saturday’s governorship election as one for reclaiming the land and restoring Ekiti values. Fayemi spoke on Sunday while addressing reporters in Isan-Ekiti shortly after he was declared the winner of the governorship election. “The victory of this election, I believe, is for reclaiming the land and restoring the values of our people,” he said. “Our values in Ekiti are respect for our leaders, commitment to our people, non-brigandage, non criminality and so on. “This victory is a victory for all, it is not a victory for only Gov. Kayode Fayemi, it is a victory for all the Ekiti people.” Fayemi also described his victory as significant to the future of democracy in Nigeria. “It was not just an Ekiti election, I want people to understand that this election has a lot of significance to the future of democracy in Nigeria. “The fact that we have witnessed a free, fair and transparent election ...

Nollywood Actor, Ramey Nouah has shared his life story, career intrigues, experience and family life in a new interview. When asked about when he decided to become an actor, he said: "needed money to take my GCE external examination and I just couldn’t get it, no matter where I went. So, I remembered that my friend had told me repeatedly that I had a gift in acting but I had never taken it seriously. When I needed money desperately to pay for my exams, I decided to give it a try and source some money from it. In 1990, I had a cameo role and in 1991, I had a role in the series, Mega Fortunes, which aired in 1993 and lasted for just a year. After that came the advent of home videos and it’s been a roller-coaster ride since then. I really just went into acting because I needed the money and not because I thought I could act. Over time, I realised that I had a strong passion for acting and thought to myself that acting could really just have been my calling."

President Muhammadu Buhari heartily congratulates Dr. John Kayode Fayemi on winning the Ekiti State governorship election. The President commends the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and all party supporters for the hard-fought victory after a dignified campaign. President Buhari urges the governor-elect and APC members to be magnanimous in victory as the incoming administration prepares to unfold a new lease of life for the people of Ekiti State through purposeful and responsible governance. He commends the people of the State for their matured and peaceful conduct as they made their choice using the power of the ballot. President Buhari also lauds the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for adequate preparations and displaying impartiality throughout the process. He applauds the security agencies for creating the right atmosphere for the relatively peaceful conduct of the polls and urges them to sustain the peace. He also commends...

The police anti-robbery team in Ogwashi Uku community, near Asaba, Delta state in the early hours of Saturday in a gun battle, killed two robbery suspects in the area. It was gathered that the police swooped on the suspects in Ogbe Ofu quarters in the community where they (the robbery suspects) were robbing residents at gun point, and in fit of furry, the suspects shot at the police who in returned killed the two robbery suspects on the spot. The Police Commissioner in the state, Mustafa Muhammed, who confirmed the killing of the suspects to DAILY POST in Asaba, said, “We discovered they were indigenes of the community based on the identities we found in their pockets, we also recovered two rifles from the suspects, including prepared charms, and battle axes.” The police boss disclosed that the suspects had been on the wanted list of the police since last year, adding that they have robbed several persons in the community before nemesis caught up with them. He said, “We ha...