Umar Replaces Magu as EFCC Acting chairman
Mohammed Umar, the Head of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been appointed the acting chairman of the agency. Umar’s appointment follows the suspension on Tuesday of…
Explosion Rocks NNPC Subsidiary, Killing 7 people
Seven people lost their lives in an explosion that occurred at an oil facility operated by a unit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the organization said in a…
Domestic Flights resume in Nigeria after COVID-19 shutdown
Domestic flights resumed Wednesday morning at two of Nigeria’s airports- Abuja and Lagos after a shutdown in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. At the local wing of the Murtala…
COVID-19: Edo death toll hits 50 as govt intensifies campaign on measures to protect elderly population
The death toll from coronavirus (COVID-19) in Edo State has climbed to 50, with a total of 1,435 people testing positive for the disease, while 840 persons have been discharged…
Ondo House of Assembly begins Impeachment Proceedings on Deputy Governor
The Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday served an impeachment notice on the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, ending days of speculation. Relationship between the deputy and his principal, Rotimi…
Suspended Magu spends second Night in Custody as Police search his House
Ibrahim Magu, the suspended Acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission spent his second night in custody Tuesday while Police combed his Abuja home. Magu on Monday honoured…
N700m fraud: Judge orders Edo APC guber candidate, Ize-Iyamu to appear in court July 14
…rejects request for prolonged adjournment A Federal High court in Benin has ordered the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election in Edo State,…
Edo NUT dissociates self, members from online report against Obaseki
The Edo State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has condemned in strong terms an online publication, purportedly made by one Suleiman Abdul who claimed to be a…
Ibrahim Magu Detained
Ibrahim Magu, the embattled Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission spent Monday night at a Police cell in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, following allegations of maleficence against him.…
PDP Asks Magu to Step Aside
Main opposition People’s Democratic Party has told Ibrahim Magu, the embattled Acting Chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, to step aside in order to make possible a credible…