INEC to Conduct Mock Accreditation for Ondo Polls on November 6.
A simulated accreditation of voters is planned by the Independent National Electoral Commission in advance of the November 16, 2024,...
Cynthia Okonkwo
“BRICS Welcomes Nigeria as Partner Country, Featuring Its Name on Proposed Reserve Currency”
At the current BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, which is taking place from October 22 to 24, 2024, Nigeria and...
Justin Bieber May Sue Business Managers Over Allegations of Mismanaging $300 Million Fortune.
According to reports, pop singer Justin Bieber is thinking about suing his former business managers for mishandling his finances. TMZ...
Saudi Arabia Carries Out Seven Executions in One Day.
According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Saudi Arabia executed seven individuals on Wednesday, October 23, five of them were...
58% of Households in Nigeria Have Access to the National Grid, Reports NBS.
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), 58% of Nigerian residences are wired into the national grid.The...
Tinubu Advocates for Conversion of Filling Stations to CNG Outlets, Says Minister
As part of initiatives to promote cleaner, less expensive energy options, President Bola Tinubu has ordered that filling stations throughout...
Troops Bust Notorious Kidnapping Syndicate in Taraba, Arrest Three Suspects
Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have effectively demolished a notorious kidnapping racket that terrorises...
Finance Minister Edun Announces 15% VAT Increase on Luxury Goods.
The federal government intends to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) to 15%, with a primary focus on luxury products,...
“Obasanjo: Regionalism is the Root of Nigeria’s Challenges”
Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria, has criticised regionalism as the root cause of the country's persistent problems. Speaking during the League of Northern Democrats' visit to Abeokuta on Tuesday, October 22, Obasanjo bemoaned the fact that the regionalism that was embraced at the country's independence in 1960 still impedes its development. Speaking to the delegation headed by Ibrahim Shekarau, the former governor of Kano State,Obasanjo underlined that a leader's background should not be important, but rather their contributions to government and national development. Obasanjo said, “Where a leader hails from does not matter.Rather, what he brings to the table in...
Farouk Lawan Released After Serving Five Years for $3 Million Bribery Case.
Farouk Lawan, a former member of the House of Representatives, was released from Kuje prison today, October 22, after serving a five-year sentence.In 2021, Lawan was found guilty and given a prison sentence for taking a $500,000 bribe from Femi Otedola during a sting operation.At the time, videos showed Lawancramming wads of cash inside his clothing and beneath his cap had gone viral on social media.Lawan was charged with requesting $3 million from Femi Otedola in order to have Zenon Petroleum and Gas Limited, Otedola's former business, taken off the list of oil firms suspected of participating in the 2012 petrol subsidy scam.The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) arrested him and charged him with seven counts of bribery for obtaining a $500,000 bribe from Otedola.Three counts were eventually added to the charge.Lawan was found guilty on all three counts and given a seven-year prison sentence by Justice Angela Otaluka of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo on June 22, 2021.After then, Lawan went to the Court of Appeal, which declared the former lawmaker not guilty on two of the three counts and fired him.Additionally, the appellate court shortened his seven-year jail sentence to five years.However, the court upheld his conviction for the lone remaining offence, for which the lower court imposed a five-year prison sentence.Lawan then appealed to the Supreme Court to have his conviction overturned, but the court rejected his request.
