Aviation faces Nosedive as Air Peace CEO Battles US Fraud Charges
Hard times could hit the local air travel sector following fraud and money-laundering allegations against Air Peace airline’s boss, Chief Allen Onyema. The criminal indictment, which came to the fore…
Sowore sues DSS, demands N500m for human rights violation
Sahara Reporters publisher and convener of the #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore has sued the Department of State Services (DSS) over the violation of his fundamental human rights. Among other reliefs…
Herders killed more Nigerians in 2018 than Boko Haram – Report
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that under no circumstances should bandits and kidnappers be allowed to hold the country to ransom even as he ordered security forces to be ruthless…
Buhari rules out third term agenda
Despite persistent rumors that he may seek another term, President Muhammadu Buhari Friday said he has no intention to seek a third term, saying the Nigerian constitution permits a maximum…
Appeal Court revises Dasuki’s bail conditions
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Friday, revised the conditions attached to the bail earlier granted to former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd.). This…
PDP seeks travel ban on INEC Chiefs, Police High Command over Bayelsa, Kogi Guber Polls
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday called on the international community to impose a travel ban on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and…
Onyema, CEO of Air Peace indicted for bank fraud and money laundering
Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, the Chairman, CEO, and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, has been charged with bank fraud and money laundering for moving more than $20 million…
Lessons from the Kogi and Bayelsa Elections
The results of the Saturday November 16 2019 off-season polls in Kogi and Bayelsa States, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission have, as expected, been mired in controversy.…
Buhari shields Oshiomhole from irate APC Governors as NEC meeting opens
Despite obvious ambush by state governors elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) against the party’s national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, today’s meeting of the National Executive Committee…
Governors back 7.5% VAT increase as Senate Okays Finance Bill
State governors yesterday expressed support for the Finance Bill, which seeks to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) from five per cent to 7.5 per cent. Rising from their monthly meeting…