The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) from tendering a DNA test result against Mr Kabiru Turaki, former Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs Minister. Turaki is involved in a paternity dispute with a lady, Hadiza Baffa, reports NAN. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order after M.L. Anthony, counsel...
•Nduese Essien A former Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Chief Nduese Essien, has criticised sensational media trials allegedly orchestrated by self-proclaimed anti-corruption crusaders aimed at extorting former South-South governors. Addressing newsmen at his Eket residence yesterday, Essien expressed concern over what he de...
A Federal Capital Territory Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to a former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki, SAN, in the sum of N1 million following his arraignment on allegations of false marriage, adultery, and other related offences. •Kabiru Taminu Turaki Turaki, who was arraigned yesterday, pleaded ...
•A demonstrator carries the national flag in front of the Beninese National Assembly in Porto Novo Benin prosecutors said yesterday that three prominent men including a presidential guard commander have been arrested on suspicion of planning a “coup d’etat” in the small West African nation. The other two accused of attempting a putsch are a [&...
•Tinubu and Chidoka Osita Chidoka has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s comment on bribe-seeking officials in government, describing it as “unfortunate”. Tinubu had during a meeting in Qatar told a gathering of investors to report any Nigerian official asking for a bribe, saying the country is removing all roadblocks to investments. But Chidoka ...
•Dr. Olu Agunloye Dr. Olu Agunloye, former Minister of Power and Steel under ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, has filed a N1 billion suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations that it published his name on its website’s wanted list. Agunloye, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/167/2024 and filed by his team of...
•Olu Agunloye A former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre after meeting his bail condition. Our correspondent learnt that Agunloye was released yesterday evening, reports Saturday PUNCH. The spokesperson Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Adamu Duz...
•Pantami Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami has disclosed that his friend has offered to pay N50million to rescue five sisters abducted by gunmen in Abuja. It was earlier reported that there was outrage over gruesome killing of a young lady identified as Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar by the gunmen who abducted her [...
•Sadiya Umar-Farouk A former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouk, yesterday, failed to appear at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Jabi, Abuja, to answer questions over an alleged N37.1 billion fraud. A top EFCC source told our correspondent ...

