Category Archives: METRO
EFCC Fails to Produce Emefiele in Court as Judge Again Orders Release
A high court sitting in Abuja has again ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), from its custody. Olukayode Adeniyi, the presiding judge, on Monday, ordered
Tinubu to Attend 5th Arab-African Summit in Saudi Arabia
Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this on Sunday while briefing State House Correspondents in Abuja. He said that the attendance of the president was predicated on the administration’s drive to use all
The ELITES Publisher Releases New Book On Prophetess Funmilola Lucas
Publisher of The ELITES, Kemi Akinyemi, has released a new coffee table book on the astonishing life of Prophetess Funmilola Lucas entitled Prophetess Funmilola Lucas: Favoured and Fabulous In God’s Vineyard” Akinyemi, a seasoned journalist and former assistant editor of
Private Jet Conveying Minister of Power Adelabu Crash-lands in Oyo
A private aircraft, with registration number 5N-AMM, conveying the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu and his entourage, crash-landed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday evening. However, there was no casualty as three cabin crews and the seven passengers
JUST IN: Labour Unions to Embark on Strike November 8 Over Assault on Ajaero
The organised labour says it would no longer guarantee industrial harmony in the country from November 8 over the assault on Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The organised labour, comprising NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC),
Court Orders EFCC To Release Emefiele Immediately Or Bring Him To Court November 6
Justice Adegbola Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, has ordered the unconditional and immediate release of the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Justice Adeniyi made the order after Emefiele filed a Motion
BREAKING: EFCC Chairman bans Night Raids by Operatives
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has ordered that sting operations at night be stopped in all the commission’s commands. Olukoyede gave the directive in Abuja on Wednesday, in reaction to the arrest of 69
Police: NLC president not arrested in Imo — we Rescued him From Mob Attack
The police command in Imo says its officers did not arrest Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in Owerri, the state capital. Earlier on Wednesday, Benson Upah, media head of the NLC, said Ajaero was picked up from the
BREAKING: Police Arrest NLC President in Owerri
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, on Wednesday, arrested the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The Head of Information, NLC, Benson Upah, who spoke to The PUNCH, noted that Ajaero
UK Court Adjourns Hearing on Diezani’s Case to 2025
The Southwark Crown Court in the UK has adjourned hearing on the suit involving Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, to November 2025. Alison-Madueke has been on trial over an alleged £100,000 bribe. She would have spent 10 years in
