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The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, November 20, 2023 secured the conviction and sentencing of Jesse Joshua Kassah, (alias Devaun Smith Wayne) to two years imprisonment. He was jailed by Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna, after pleading guilty to one-count charge bordering on impersonation upon being arraigned …

Dele Momodu, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader, has attacked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over recent remarks on the opposition party. According to report, Wike argued that the party cannot censure him since he has accepted a position in the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government. According to the former River State Governor, the party’s …

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has said that Nigeria, at 63, needs to become truly independent and self sufficient instead of depending on loans. The Deputy Speaker said this while speaking at a stakeholders’ dialogue on the implementation of Section 45 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, on Saturday in Lagos. Kalu, who was represented by …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Saturday, said there was need for its personnel to bear firearms while discharging their duties in view of the security challenges across the country. The Corps Marshal, Ali Dauda Biu, said this on Saturday while inaugurating 1,762 personnel of the corps who just concluded their four-month basic course at the Nigerian Army Training …

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has waved aside insinuations that a cabal hijacked his administration, insisting that there was no evidence to back up such claims. Ripples Nigeria recalls that claims of an Aso Rock cabal controlling Buhari’s government were rife in the eight years he was in power, with his wife, Aishat Buhari backing such claims, when she alleged that …

The Blues are back! Raheem Sterling sparks a stupendous comeback as Chelsea dominate Burnley 4-1 at Turf Moor on the heels of Englishman. It wasn’t a pretty showing from the Blues, but a dominant final 45 minutes showed what Pochettino’s squad is capable of. Winger Raheem Sterling stole the show, forcing an own-goal to open the scoring for Chelsea, scoring …

The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the failure of the mass transit scheme in Nigeria has summoned the Minister of Finance and Coordinating for the Economy, Wale Edun, over the failure of the scheme. The committee also summoned the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Anite Uzoka, Accountant-General for the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, and the Head of Service …

Prof. Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, has disclosed that the Federal Government intends to restart dredging of the Niger and Benue rivers. Prof. Utsev noted that his ministry had established a few committees to focus on the specifics of the two rivers’ dredging procedures. The minister disclosed this in Ilorin, Kwara State, on the sidelines of the …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday met with German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, in Berlin as part of his push for greater investment in the Nigerian economy. The meeting, according to a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, took place on the sideline of the sidelines of the G20 Compact with Africa Economic …

Gunmen, said to have been heavily armed, on Sunday night, abducted the traditional ruler of of Gurku community in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, HRH Jibril Mamman Waziri, alongside his wife, Hajiya Sa’adatu Waziri. They were kidnapped at the palace located around mountains in the area, after which the First-Class traditional ruler and his wife were whisked …