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Operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have nabbed and detained Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, over alleged diversion and laundering of N80 billion. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Public Information at the EFCC made the declaration on Monday in Abuja. He stated that verified intelligence reports showed that Idris raked off the funds through bogus consultancies and other illegal activities using proxies, family members and close associates. Read also: EFCC Arrests Former Anambra Governor Willie Obiano Uwujaren added that the funds were laundered through real estate investments in Kano and in Abuja. He explained…

Akwa Ibom Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Sir Sylvester J. Ntefre, was killed by suspected kidnappers in Ikot Inyang, Ekparakwa Clan of Oruk Anam Local Government Area at about 8 a.m. Sunday, May 15. Ntefre, a former PDP Chairman, Oruk Anam Chapter also served as Sole Administrator in Abak, Etim Ekpo and Oruk Anam Local Government Areas in the state. A seasoned local government  administrator, Ntefre who had served as Chairman of Akwa Ibom State Local Government Service Commission was Catholic Knight. One anonymous source told Straightnews Sunday evening that Ntefre had dressed up, came out to go to church…

The daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Zahra Buhari-Indimi has shared Saudi Islamic scholar’s view that Muslims should not take matters into their own hands when someone insults Prophet Muhammad. Sheikh Al-Hakeem is one of the prominent propagators of Islam in English in Saudi Arabia. The mother of two reposted few seconds of Sheikh Al-Halkeem’s video on her Instagram stories on Sunday, May 14, three days after the gruesome murder of a female student in Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, for alleged blasphemy. Read also:  Deborah’s alleged murder: Sokoto slams 24-hour curfew Deborah’s remains were laid to rest in her hometown, Tungan Magajiya in…

The Akwa Ibom governorship aspirant under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ita Enang, has compared Nigeria to a balloon, in terms of its poor but ailing economy. Speaking at Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, Information Drive, Uyo, Enang last Thursday admitted that ”We are managing Nigeria like a balloon. Nigeria is broke. There is no money.’’ Nigeria’s public debt stands at N45 trillion as at March 2022, according to Debt Management Office (DMO). This forced DMO to have nursed plans to borrow N6.9 trillion to finance the 2022 budget deficit. Recall that on April 14,…

At last, Deeper Life High School, Uyo and parents of the former junior student, Don Davis Archibong allegedly abused by fellow students and assaulted by teachers have settled the messy case out of court. Angered by alleged abuse of their son by some senior students and molestation and abuse by teachers, parents of Don-Davis dragged the school in the social media and took the matter to Akwa Ibom State High Court. In 2021, the parents sued the school demanding payment of N100 million compensation for alleged inhuman torture of their 11-year-old son then in the school. In a peace and…

As rumour of torching  Clergy House spiraled, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has cleared air that his residence was not attacked by protesting Muslim youths. DAILY POST had reported that a riot erupted in Sokoto State over the killing of Deborah Samuel, a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education for alleged blasphemy. The unrest, according to a resident on Saturday, was following the arrest of the suspected killers of Deborah Samuel on Thursday. The attackers of the Saturday riot, allegedly led by some clerics, specifically targeted the Catholic and ECWA churches and destroyed them.…

Liverpool’s quadruple ambitions remain as Jurgen Klopp’s side won the FA Cup thanks to another penalty shootout win over Chelsea. The Reds won their penalty shootout against Chelsea in the League Cup final and they managed the same feat in the FA Cup. The match ended 0-0 after 120 minutes before Liverpool took advantage of Mason Mount’s penalty miss. Jurgen Klopp said: “It’s obviously heartbreaking to be honest for Chelsea after 120 minutes. The game was up and down. We played really well against a really strong team. They had their chances on counter attacks. They were really unlucky again.”…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released results of the just concluded 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The examination body, which also outlined the process to check the results, made this known in a statement signed by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, on Saturday in Abuja. The statement reads: “To check the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, all a candidate needs to do is to simply send UTMERESULT to 55019 using the same phone number that he/she had used for registration and the result would be returned as a text message. Read also: 2022…

Ex-Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has reportedly backed out of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential race following inability to submit his forms before the deadline, party’s source revealed. This might not be unconnected with the APC National Working Committee reported denial of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan a waiver to run in the primary. The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) is headed by Senator Abdullahi Adamu, APC National Chairman. Recall that the leadership of the APC in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State confirmed that Jonathan is a registered member of the party. Read also: Jonathan reportedly joins APC, gets membership…

Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal has declared a 24-hour curfew within the metropolis to forestall civil unrest over the gruesome murder of Deborah Samuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education. Deborah was killed on Thursday, May 12, following an allegation that she had blasphemed Prophet Muhammad (SAW). This might be connected with reports that some Muslim youths in Sokoto State, Saturuay, May 14, filed out in their numbers demanding the release of the two suspects arrested by the police in connection with the murder of Deborah. Armed with placards, the protesting youths were seen shouting “Allahu Akbar” translated in…