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Former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has mourned former Nigerian Minister of Education, Mr. Kenneth Gbagi, who passed on on Saturday.


read more: Peter Obi mourns former Minister of State, Education, Kenneth Gbagi

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested five members of a drug syndicate with networks in parts of Nigeria, South Africa and Thailand.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/ndlea-arrests-5-smashes-intl-drug-syndicate-seizes-loud-consignments/

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has commended Mr. Ezekiel Obazele, a worker in the state, who was nominated as Nigeria’s best procurement officer.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/obaseki-commends-edo-worker-nominated-as-nigerias-best-e-procurement-officer/

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has dragged the 36 state governors and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr. Nyesom Wike before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, “over their failure to account for N5.9 trillion and $4.6 billion loans obtained by their states and the FCT, and to publish copies of the loan agreements, including details and locations of projects executed with the loans.”


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/failing-to-account-for-n5-9trn-4-6bn-loans-serap-sues-govs-wike-others/

The recent minimum wage of N70,000 announced by Edo State government has been described as a Greek gift hurriedly put together because of the governorship election coming up on September 21, 2024, in the state.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/dont-sell-your-votes-over-n70000-minimum-wage-group-tells-edo-people/

Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023, poll, Mr. Peter Obi, has berated the Federal Government for going ahead with the controversial Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project, despite the current situation in the country.
He wondered why the Tinubu administration was embarking on an expensive new highway project, when there were close to 50 abandoned federal highway projects across the country.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/lagos-calabar-highway-a-misplaced-priority-peter-obi/

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has restated its commitment to the fight against cyber crimes, stressing that the crimes have become an organised threat and onslaught to the development of nations.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/efcc-restates-commitment-to-fight-against-cyber-crimes/

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, has described the recent attack that resulted in the death of four natives in Nimbo community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the state as unacceptable to his administration, vowing that enough was enough, as government would track down and bring the attackers to book.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/nimbo-killings-gov-mbah-says-govt-will-track-down-attackers/

The Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers Independent Council, LACO-FSIC, on Sunday, expressed concern over the safety of campaigners under its aegis, following the murder of its Ward 10 Coordinator in Supare, Akoko Southwest Local Government Area of Ondo State, Mr. Alaba Excel.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/ondo-murder-aiyedatiwa-campaign-group-worries-over-safety-of-members/

President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration was investing in technology that is tailored towards ensuring transparency and accountability in government and accelerating public-sector performance and service delivery to the Nigerian people.


read more:https://frontiernewsng.com/were-investing-in-tech-to-ensure-transparency-tinubu-tells-bill-gates/

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, and another one in Lagos, have sentenced two notorious drug kingpins Uwaezuoke Christian and Agbo Prince to life imprisonments.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/2-notorious-drug-kingpins-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment/

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has dragged Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over “failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing $2.04 billion and N164 billion oil revenues.”


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/missing-2-04bn-n164bn-oil-revenues-serap-sues-nnpc/

The Lagos State Government on Thursday, denied media report that the state has increased its minimum wage, from N35,000 now earn N70,000.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/sanwo-olu-never-said-lagos-has-increased-minimum-wage-to-n70000-govt/

Justice H. Kereng of a Gombe State High Court sitting in Gombe, has convicted and sentenced President of National Association of Charcoal Producers and Exporters, Edu Azeez to one year imprisonment.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/charcoal-producer-jailed-in-gombe-over-n7m-fraud/

President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria was well-positioned to power the clean energy future of Europe and the world with its high-grade lithium deposits.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/tinubu-meets-with-netherlands-prime-minister-mark-rutte-in-the-hague/

The history of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) is replete with controversies and litigation unlike other players in the telecom sector.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/when-will-enough-be-enough-for-mtn-nigeria/

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, returned no fewer than 14 property initially forfeited to the Federal government and now ceded to the government and people of Enugu State.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/efcc-returns-14-forfeited-property-to-enugu-government/

President Bola Tinubu has approved the takeoff of the first phase of the Consumer Credit Scheme.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/tinubu-okays-takeoff-of-consumer-credit-scheme/

A Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Tuesday, adjourned hearing on the bail application of Binance Holdings Limited and its executive, Tigran Gambaryan till May 17, 2024.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/court-adjourns-hearing-on-binance-executives-bail-application/

Former Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to stop lies and intimidation against him and obey rule of law.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/stop-lies-intimidation-obey-rule-of-law-yahaya-bello-tells-efcc/

Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has said that he made personal efforts to invite a former governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello to respond to investigations regarding his alleged involvement in money laundering to the tune of N80.246billion.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/bello-declined-efccs-invitation-for-interrogation-olukoyede/

The Nigerian Army has dismissed two soldiers over their alleged involvement in the theft of armoured cables at the Dangote Refinery premises, Lagos.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/army-dismisses-2-soldiers-over-theft-of-cable-at-dangote-refinery/

Following arguments and counter-arguments on whether the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has disobeyed a court order over the botched arrest of former governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello, the commission has denied disobeying any court order in this regard.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/efcc-denies-flouting-court-order-on-ex-gov-bello/

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has under the Freedom of Information, FoI, urged the 36 state governors and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom Wike, to supply it with documents on spending of Federal Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, allocations to the state and the FCT since 1999, till date.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/serap-demands-detail-from-36-govs-wike-on-faac-allocations-spending/

President Bola Tinubu will on Monday, declare open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/tinubu-to-declare-african-counter-terrorism-summit-in-abuja-open/

The deputy governor of Edo State, Engr. Marvellous Omobayo, has pledged to work with Governor Godwin Obaseki to finish well.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/edo-ill-support-obaseki-to-finish-well-deputy-gov-omobayo/

Former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi has wondered when Federal Government would begin to frown at the killings and wanton loss of lives across the country before taking deliberate and calculated measures to end the menace.


read also: https://frontiernewsng.com/when-will-fg-end-menace-of-killings-across-nigeria-obi-wonders/

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Thursday declared wanted the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/efcc-declares-yahaya-bello-wanted/

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has said that the Nigerian Pavilion at the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale organised by the Museum of West African Art, MOWAA, has showcased the rich potential of contemporary Nigeria art, which mirrors the peculiarities of the country’s present challenges and hopes.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/60th-venice-biennale-obaseki-showcases-global-potential-of-contemporary-nigeria-art/

Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023, poll, Mr. Peter Obi, has decried the lack of electricity in country, saying Nigeria was too endowed to be a nation of generators and trapped in darkness.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/nigeria-too-endowed-to-be-trapped-in-darkness-peter-obi/

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the purported suspension of the national chairman of the party, Dr. Abdullah Ganduje, as a dubious act of impostors and fake news.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/suspension-of-ganduje-dubious-act-of-imposters-fake-news-apc/