Nigerian News

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Court Seizes Ozekhome's N75 million paid by Fayose on EFCC request

Federal High Court judge sitting in Lagos has frozen the bank account of a prominent Lagos-based human rights lawyer Mike Ozekhome SAN. The court Nigeria today ordered temporary forfeiture of the sum of N75 million discovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in his account domiciled with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB).

The presiding Judge Abdulaziz Anka gave the order while delivering a ruling in a motion filed by the anti-graft agency seeking that Ozekhome's account be temporarily frozen on the ground that the sum of N75 million deposited in his account on December 15, 2016, was suspected to be a proceed of crime.

The Nigeria Police Force today displayed a cash haul of N111 million it said was recovered from officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), who were arrested for allegedly receiving bribes to rig the December 10, 2016 Rivers State re-run election in the legislature.

The Police Investigative Panel led by a Commissioner of Police detailed how Governor Nyesom Wike gave a sum of N360 million as bribes to about 23 of the electoral officials, three of whom collected their share from the governor personally at the State Government House.

BREAKING: Nigerian University Announces Cure For HIV/AIDS!

Health Minister On The Cure For HIV/AIDS

NAN, Abuja; Prof. Francis Otunta, the Vice Chancellor (VC), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, in Abia, has confirmed the discovery of a new drug for the treatment and cure of HIV/AIDS.

Otunta told newsmen at the university campus on Wednesday that the finding followed years of scientific research by the institution.

He said that the breakthrough was made by Prof. Maduike Ezeibe, a researcher in the university.

BREAKING: Minister of Sports, Dalung loses Wife

The Minister of Sport and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, lost his first wife Naomi this morning. He share the news on his facebook page

Saturday, January 28, 2017

PHOTOS: Sapele Residents carry Generators on their Heads to Protest Poor Power Supply

Residents of Sapele in Delta State had a massive protest march against the poor state of power supply in sapele by the Benin Electricity Development Company. Some were seen carrying generators. Pictures below.

Monday, January 23, 2017

NEWS: President Buhari Shares Vacation Photo to Quell Death Rumors [PIC]

President Buhari watching Channels TV in London

At 10:22 pm Nigerian time, the Twitter account of President Buhari tweeted the picture above with a text in which the president said he watches Nigerian Media Stations when out of the country and commending Nigerian media for the work they do.

You will recall ealier in the day, there were rumors that the president had died.

Wherever I am, I keep up with news from home. Channels TV is one of my favorites. I'm proud of what the Nigerian media are achieving. pic.twitter.com/LciLrzyaxT
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) January 22, 2017

Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani Joins APC

Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, has formally joined APC. Nnamani who was Nigeria's Senate President from 2005-2007, quit PDP in February 2016 and said he was retiring from partisan politics. Announcing his return to partisan politics and his defection to APC at his Amaechi ward in Enugu South Council area of Enugu state Sunday, Nnamani said he is joining the ruling party because his constituents asked him to. He currently serves as the head of the Electoral Reform Committee set up by President Buhari last year.