EFCC denies receiving any money from Ganduje saying it never accepts donations from governors

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have denied receiving N10m ($27,500) from beleaguered Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje saying that the agency does not receive donations from governors.

 

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UK deputy high commissioner Ambassador Kabiru Bala named as new Nigerian envoy to South Africa

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Nigerian deputy high commissioner to the UK Ambassador Kabiru Bala as new envoy to South Africa with concurrent accreditation to Swaziland and Lesotho.

 

Ambassador Bala, who assumed office in the UK two years ago, received his letter of credence confirming his new appointment on Monday in Abuja. Sarah Sanda, the official spokeswoman for foreign affairs minister Geoffrey Onyeama, said that the new appointment will take place immediately.

 

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Watford also refuse to release Nigerian teenager Jayden Bennetts for Wafu U20 tournament

WATFORD teenage striker Jayden Bennetts has had to pull out of the Flying Eagles squad that is due to compete in the forthcoming West African Football Union (Wafu) U20 championship in the Republic of Benin due to club commitments.

 

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Anambra police charge 33 men said to be Ipob members with the murder of inspector over the weekend

MEN of the Anambra Police Command have paraded 33 members of the secessionist group the Indigenous people of Biafra (Ipob) in Akwa accusing them of killing an inspector during a protest over the weekend.

 

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Adeboye and Oyedepo urged to take over from where the government has failed and help the poor

LEADING Nigerian clergymen Pastor Enoch Adeboye and Bishop David Oyedepo have been urged to use their positions of wealth and influence to help suffering Nigerians as the government has failed to address the thorny issue of poverty.

 

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Aregbesola says he was an absentee husband for eight years so now wants to enjoy his wife

OSUN State's Governor Rauf Aregbesola has revealed that he spent the last eight years as an absentee husband during which he had very little time for his wife and as such would now like to spend some time with her.

 

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Igbo leaders shun Atiku's turbaning as Ekweremadu and governors stay away from Yola

IGBO leaders and governors from the five states that make up Nigeria's southeastern geo-political zone shunned the recent birthday celebrations and turbaning of former vice president and presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in Yola.

 

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Manchester City refuse to release Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru to feature in Wafu tournament

ENGLISH Premier League giants Manchester City have refused to release Nigerian teenager Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru denying him permission to join the Flying Eagles for the West African Football Union (Wafu) U20 championship.

 

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Popular psychiatrist Dr Kadiri advices Nigerian women to have sex as a means of fighting depression

MEDICAL psychiatrist Dr Maymunah Kadiri has advised Nigerian women to engage in regular sex with their spouses because it improves their health as it prevents depression and enables them to gain happiness.

 

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EFCC files fresh charges against Diezani and meets with UK authorities in bid to get her extradited

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have filed fresh charges against former petroleum minister of Diezani Alison-Madueke amid a renewed bid to get her extradited from the UK to face charges in Nigeria.

 

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