Obiano Arrested For Alleged Misappropriation Of N42bn – Source
BY GODWIN OBI The arrested former Governor of Anambra State was arrested for alleged misappropriation of public funds. This is according to a source at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr Obiano was arrested by the EFCC on Thursday evening at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos,Continue Reading
ASUU Strike: DELSU ends action, resumes academic session
BY GODWIN OBI The Delta state university, Abraka has backed off from the on-going ASUU strike as it has finally resumed academic session. Frontline Reporters gathered that following the state governor’s directive, the Senate of the university, held an emergency meeting and directed all students and staff to resume immediately.Continue Reading
Ex-Governor Willie Obiano In EFCC’s Net
BY GODWIN OBI The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arrested former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos. Obiano, who has been on the Commission’s watchlist for months, was arrested at about 8.30pm. He was reportedly on his way out of the countryContinue Reading
INEC Served With ‘Nine Separate’ Court Orders, Motions Over Umahi Defection
BY GODWIN OBI The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it has been served with at least “nine separate Orders and Motions from various Courts” over the defection of Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. A Federal High CourtContinue Reading
Soludo Sworn In As Anambra Governor In Low-Key Event
BY GODWIN OBI Charles Soludo has been sworn in as the fifth governor of Anambra State in a modest event that took place at the Government House on Thursday. Soludo took over from Willie Obiano. The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor took the oath of office alongside hisContinue Reading
CAN Condemns Serial Killings of MASSOB, IPOB members
Mr. Foster Okolie Nigerian Chief of Army Staff.General Farouk has reiterated the Nigerian military commitment to crushing members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), even as the Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the ongoing serialContinue Reading
Failed Ibadan-Lagos train: NRC debunks rumours of fuel shortage as reason
16 hour BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian railway corporation has ascribed Thursday’s locomotive failure along the Ibadan-Lagos railway to a technical fault on the fueling system as against shortage of fuel, widely reported on the incident. In a statement issued by the corporation on Friday, it insisted that there wasContinue Reading
11 Locals Abducted As Gunmen Attack Village In Katsina,
BY GODWIN OBI No fewer than 11 persons, mostly elderly women have been abducted by gunmen at Shinfida Village in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. They were abducted on their way to join other residents who earlier ran to a refugee camp for safety after their village cameContinue Reading
Gunmen Abduct 14 Worshipers From Mosque In Kaduna
BY GODWIN OBI At least 14 worshipers have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be bandits who attacked a mosque in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The gunmen were said to have attacked the mosque in large numbers while residents were observing the evening prayers on Thursday. AlthoughContinue Reading
New Emir of Jama’are, ALhaji Nuhu prays for peace and stability in troubled parts of Katsina, As Bello, Ketare Monarch pays courtesy visit
BY GODWIN OBI The New Emir of Jama’are in Bauchi State Alhaji Nuhu Ahmed Wabi has offered special prayers for the return of peace and stability in the troubled parts of Katsina State and the Country at large. Alhaji Nuhu Wabi directed for the prayers when the Kanwan Katsina DistrictContinue Reading







