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In a landmark judgment, the Federal High Court in Abuja, ordered the disclosure of the spending details of about $5 billion Abacha loot by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari. The court ordered the government of President Bola Tinubu to “disclose the exact amount of money stolen by General Sani Abacha from Nigeria, and the total amount of Abacha loot recovered and all agreements signed on same by the governments of former presidents Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan and Buhari.” The judgment was delivered last week by Justice James Kolawole Omotosho following a…

No fewer than 24 people have been killed by suspected gunmen in Zaki Akpuuna 1 community of Mbaterem district in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. A local from the area told newsmen that the attackers invaded two communities at about 8am and started shooting sporadically, killing people, mostly young men and causing fears among the people who ran for their dear lives. Houses were set ablaze while food produce were also destroyed by the irate gunmen. “No one can give the reason behind this morning attack but the information we heard was that some gunmen numbering about 20…

The high performance rate of students of Deeper Life High School in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) has been credited to the leadership legacy of the school. This was as the management of Deeper Life High School recently celebrated their 130 students for scoring more than 300 in the concluded 2023 UTME. Sam Amadi attributed the academic feat to the leadership legacy of the founder of Deeper Life Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, and the Deeper Life family. Conversely, Shehu Sani, former senator representing Kaduna State, expressed his disappointment with Abuja schools for charging parents millions of naira in fees,…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and some Nigerians have reacted to Mmesoma Ejikeme’s claim admitting to have forged her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) result. JAMB that was at the centre of criticisms said the report of the Commission of Inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government, to look into Miss Ejikeme saga, has vindicated the board. This is stated in a statement made available to journalists by the board’s acting Director, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin in Abuja on Saturday. Also read: I faked my 2023 UTME’s Result- Mmesoma admits The back and…

England won the European Under-21 Championship for the first time in 39 years when James Trafford saved a stoppage-time penalty to preserve a 1-0 win over Spain in the final on Saturday. Trafford, who is set to join Burnley from Manchester City in a deal that could be worth £19 million, repelled Abel Ruiz’s spot kick, awarded after a VAR review in the sixth minute of added time. The 20-year-old kept out substitute Aimar Oroz’s follow-up at the end of a pulsating contest at Batumi Arena. In the process, the goalkeeper became the first man to keep six clean sheets at…

The police on Friday busted a gang of gunmen wanting to enforce an illegal sit-at-home order in Enugu early in the day. The order was given by Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) for residents of the South-East region to stay at home for one week. The Enugu Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, stated this in a statement issued in Enugu Friday evening. Also read:  Sit-at-home order: Police neutralise IPOB machinery in South-East #DSP Ndukwe stated that a further manhunt by a combined team of tactical police operatives of the Command after an early morning…

… As Ezekwesili backs JAMB’s sanctions against Mmesoma  In dispelling the controversy surrounding her result, Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma has finally admitted to faking her 2023 University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result. Mmesoma, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School in Nnewi, Anambra state, gained popularity after Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) disowned her result for manipulating the 2023 UTME result. Straightnews gathered that she applied for Pharmacy in the University of Lagos and her fear was that the correct score would not have fetched her admission in the institution. Also read: UTME Fraud: JAMB Bars Anambra student for three years…

Like the Biblical Samson who slew a lion with bare hands, a 53-year-old Nigerian farmer reportedly re-enacted history by killing a lion that attacked him with bare hands at Ngokugh Mountains located in Benue State on Friday.   Mr Iorver Udele, from Ajio clan in Shangev-Ya district of Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State mauled the lion that attacked him. Ngokugh Mountains is where Nigeria Military Jet crashed on September 17, 2006 killing 13 out of 18 Army Generals on board and three others rescued via the efforts of the then 14-year-old Detimbir Chia. With the aid of his…

The police neutralised the activities of suspected herbalists, hoodlums, anarchists and scaremongers in the Nigeria’s South-East during the sit-at-home order of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). Apart from arresting IPOB members who have been terrorising residents, closing down public and private places killing and assaulting road users of the states, the police have taken them into custody for arraignment in court. Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed disciple of the detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, had declared a sit-at-home order in South East Region from Tuesday, July 3 to Saturday, July 8, 2023. Enugu State Government, on Thursday, announced that many hoodlums,…

Oba Otudeko, the chairman of Nigerian conglomerate Honeywell Group, became the largest buyer of the 4.7 billion shares of First Bank of Nigeria Holdings on Thursday. The shares which Otudeko bought for N87.8 billion at N19 per unit is the largest volume of First bank shares traded in a single day since 2012, when the stock exchange started publishing data. It also translates to 13 percent of the bank’s outstanding market value. Sources say Otudeko, who was chairman of First Bank until 2019, is making a swift comeback to become the single largest shareholder of the bank. Billionaire Nigerian investor,…