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The EFCC has seized N32.4m in Lagos, suspected to be related to vote-buying.

The Lagos zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) reportedly seized N32.4 million on Friday, allegedly intended for vote buying in Lagos State. According to a statement by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, the recovery was made by operatives who apprehended a suspect involved and have taken them into custody for further questioning. The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has urged all personnel deployed for election monitoring duties to exhibit bravery and avoid allowing unscrupulous individuals to compromise the integrity of the elections with financial incentives.
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Man caught transporting N2m for Gombe politician

Hassan Ahmad has been apprehended by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for possessing N2 million cash that was purportedly meant for a politician in Gombe. The cash was found to be a combination of old and new notes. The suspect was arrested by the Troops of 33 Artillery Brigade Operation Safe Conduct and subsequently handed over to the Bauchi State Office of the anti-graft agency. The money was being transported in a black Hilux vehicle with a tinted window and registration number JMA 85 AZ. The funds were packed in a "Ghana Must Go" bag and consisted of six bundles of N1000 new notes amounting to N600,000, six bundles of N500 new notes amounting to N300,000, and old two hundred naira notes amounting to N1.1 million. The suspect has admitted that the money was intended for a politician in Gombe State. The ICPC is currently carrying out further investigations on the matter

Obasanjo Has Spoken Again! Buhari’s Don't Dare 2019 Bid

Special Press Statement By President Olusegun Obasanjo Since we are still in the month of January, it is appropriate to wish all Nigerians Happy 2018. ( Kindly take your time and read everything he said ) I am constrained to issue this special statement at this time considering the situation of the country. Some of you may be asking, “What has brought about this special occasion of Obasanjo issuing a Special Statement?” You will be right to ask such a question. But there is a Yoruba saying that ‘when lice abound in your clothes, your fingernails will never be dried of blood’. When I was in the village, to make sure that lice die, you put them between two fingernails and press hard to ensure they die and they always leave blood stains on the fingernails. To ensure you do not have blood on your fingernails, you have to ensure that lice are not harboured anywhere within your vicinity. The lice of poor performance in government – poverty, insecurity, poor economic management, nep...

Bomb Making Factory Uncovered in Okpella, Edo State

A Bomb making factory has been discovered at Okpella. The strangers who were living in the premises with their wives and children, which the community thought they were farmers, little did they know that the premises was a bomb making factory. Okpella Bomb explosion Nemesis Caught up with them, one of the bombs exploded killing one of them while fabricating them. the explosion called the attention of neighbors, While the Community tried to find out the cause of the explosion, they quickly packed the bombs and other weapons into their car to escape, members of the community gave them a pursuit when they took off. With the help of the Edo State Police Command three suspects were arrested for assembling items used in the manufacture of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The suspects, all Kogi State indigenes, are Idris Ibrahim, 22; Zainab Ibrahim and Oyeza Abdul. They were arrested at Okugbe area, near Iddo village in Okpella, Estako East Local Government Area. The main su...

Femi Falana has kicked against the setting up Herds men killings committee

Lagos-based lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/cttee-end-herdsmen-killings-just-deceiving-nigerians-falana/ Lagos-based lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/cttee-end-herdsmen-killings-just-deceiving-nigerians-falana/ Lagos-based lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/cttee-end-herdsmen-killings-just-deceiving-nigerians-falana/ Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana has kicked against the setting up committee to look into the killings in Benue and other parts of Nigeria. He said “The government is parading Nigerians as a bunch of jokers. It is not rocket science to solve this problem. And I am bothered when leaders come out to make statements that give the impression that we are either out to cover up serious criminality “We don’t want a committee for heaven’s sake! A comm...

The Main Reason Pastor Adeboye Stepped Aside

adeboye and obayemi PASTOR Enoch Adejare Adeboye has appointed Pastor Joseph Obayemi as the new  General Overseer of the  Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, in Nigeria. Adeboye remains  General Overseer, Worldwide, of the RCCG. This clarification came hours after the social media went abuzz with news of the retirement of the septuagenarian Adeboye, who had led the church for some 35years. Announcing the change in the leadership of the church during a ministers’ meeting after the RCCG’s monthly Holy Ghost Service, at the church’s new  auditorium held  in Simawa, Ogun State, he  explained that the  change was necessary following a  Federal Government policy which  instructed some of the General Overseers in the country who have used  more than two tenures in office to retire. The policy in reference is the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of  Nigeria’s Code of  Corporate Governance, which was first put forward in 201...

Abuja; Accident caused By Non-Functioning Old Traffic Light

     A serious accident occurred today 26th December 2016 at Hatlab junction, the accident involving a Hilux Melo van with 3 occupants and Woman driving her children in a sport car,the woman was driving across the junction towards Bigbite, along Ademola Adetokunbo road when the Hilux Van came with high speed from Ahmadu bello way and clear up the woman and her children, oh, oh see the car was rolling in the air, before hitting the ground one of the kid fell off from the back screen that was broken, the car is written off, oh, we are praying God to keep the occupants alive, see how the woman was shouting my children, my children.    We have reported about several junctions in Abuja with the non functioning  old Traffic lights , there is no week accident does not occur at one of these junctions.   What is the FCT Minister doing, about these traffic Lights?    What is FG as a whole doing about these Non-functioning old traffic ligh...