A federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Maitama, Abuja, has granted a N150 million bail to former Taraba state governor, Darius Ishaku. Ishaku was arraigned on Monday alongside Bello Yero, former permanent secretary, bureau for local government and chieftaincy affairs. Both men are being prosecuted on a 15-count charge bordering on criminal breach of…
The Nigerian army has discharged Ruth Ogunleye, a female soldier for falsely accusing Col. Ishiaku Abdulkareem of sexual harassment and intimidation. Spokesperson of the army, Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing journalists on the outcome of the panel set up to investigate the allegations. He said the panel exonerated Abdulkareem from…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is to formally declare his intention to run for the 2023 Presidency on Wednesday in Abuja. A statement issued on Sunday by his media office, said the event will take place by 11am on Wednesday at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. The statement reads, “After several months of consultations with stakeholders…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo Former Defence Minister, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd) inaugurated an ultra-modern mortuary he constructed for the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Jalingo, Taraba state. The state-of-the-art facility, equipped with some of the best preservation technologies available, is aimed at addressing long-standing challenges faced by the hospital. Speaking while inaugurating on Thursday, Danjuma…
The Department of State Services (DSS) is said to have been taken custody of former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai after spending two nights with the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to sources, El-Rufai was taken at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday night by operatives of the DSS. On Monday,…
The spokesman of the Southen Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), Mr. Luka Biniyat, has raised the alarm over his safety in detention. Biniyat was arrested last week following alleged “defamation of character, injurious falsehood and incitement of public disturbance”, levelled against him by the Kaduna state commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan….
