Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Umar Isa, over an alleged $7.2 billion fraud linked with the rehabilitation of the Kaduna, Warri and Port Harcourt refineries. Also in the custody of the EFCC is Jimoh Olasunkanmi,…
President Bola Tinubu will on Monday, August 19, embark on a trip to France, departing from Abuja, the nation’s capital. This was contained in a statement on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled ‘President Tinubu travels to France on Monday.’ Although the Presidency did not state…
In a shocking incident in Kasoa, Ghana, a 22-year-old man named Kwabena Osei and his 19-year-old girlfriend have tragically lost their lives after being set ablaze by friends over GHS 190,000 allegedly made from internet fraud. According to a report by GhPage, Osei, an alleged member of a gang of internet fraudsters, was targeted after…
Professor Humphrey Nwosu, the former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) from 1989 to 1993, has passed away. Nwosu was instrumental in organizing Nigeria’s historic June 12, 1993 election. Nwosu died in a Virginia hospital in the United States at the age of 83, according to SaharaReporters. Appointed by the then military ruler, General…
The Presidency has said Nigeria is lucky to have President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as its leader, describing him as a committed and experienced president determined to end insecurity and promote peaceful coexistence across the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Sunday Dare, stated this in a post on X on Tuesday,…
Baltasar Engonga must be over the moon now, seeing that his country’s Supreme Court recently acquitted him of the charges in the case involving over 400 sex tapes. A recent photo of him in the public space shows him jetting off to France with his beautiful wife, who was also alleged to have been involved…
Contrary to reports, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun is in high spirits, looking hale and hearty in London, The Nation can confirm. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports Edun visited the O’DA Art Gallery booth at 1-54 London on Wednesday, October 15, at Somerset House, London. In the video seen by…
Hon. Waheed Akanbi (Biiro), former Executive Chairman of Ibadan North Local Government and aspirant for the Ibadan North Federal Constituency seat, has congratulated Chief Bayo Lawal, a chieftain of the People Democratic Party in Oyo State and an ally of Governor Makinde  on his 70th birthday. In a congratulatory message made available to Eagles’s Sight…
The socio-political group supporting the leading aspirant for Ibadan North Federal Constituency, OMO BAO Ladies, has congratulated Dr. Peju Esan on the occasion of her birthday today. In a statement signed by the group’s media office in Ibadan on Wednesday, they praised Dr. Peju Esan for her exceptional leadership in every aspect of her life,…
A two-term Senator who represented Kaduna South Senatorial Zone, Danjuma La’ah, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party. La’ah, who served in the National Assembly for eight years, submitted his resignation letter to the Ward Chairman of PDP Mallagum Ward, Kaura Local Government Area, on February 4, 2025. In his letter, sighted by our…