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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday day, quizzed a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Mr. Olasupo Shasore (SAN). Shasore was grilled by operatives of the commission over his alleged role in the Process & Industrial Development scam. THISDAY gathered that Shasore arrived the EFCC headquarters yesterday afternoon. “He came here in the afternoon. He is being quizzed over his role in the Process & Industrial Development scam,” a competent source said. It would be recalled that Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, remanded Grace Taiga, a former…

Atiku Ambassadors, a defunct pro-Atiku Abubakar support group, has pledged its total support for former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, in the 2023 presidential race. Leader of the group, Mufra Jibrin, disclosed this on Tuesday when he led a delegation to the national coordinator of ‘Saraki Is Coming Door To Door’ organization, Umar Faringado Kazaure, at his residence in Abuja, Leadership reports. Jibrin, a Kafanchan-born businessman, said his former group has now merged with ‘Saraki Is Coming Door To Door’ organisation for the realisation of Dr. Saraki’s presidential ambition in 2023. In an interview with journalists, Jibrin said his former group did…

The Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, has confirmed that the national convention of the party will be held on February 26. Buni disclosed this Tuesday in Abuja while delivering a speech at the Progressives Women Congress held in Abuja. [ThisDay]

Senegal has seized three containers of ammunition from a Guyana-flagged cargo ship in the port of the capital Dakar, in a rare arms haul worth an estimated $5 million. In a statement seen by AFP on Tuesday, Senegal’s customs agency said it had searched a ship named the Eolika when it stopped to refuel, after it had made “inconsistent declarations”. Customs agents in the West African country found three containers of ammunition aboard the Eolika, worth the equivalent of an estimated $5.2 million, the statement said. The customs agency did not mention when the operation occurred. The crew members —…

In Augustine Eguavoen, Nigeria are relying on an interim appointment to lead them at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, albeit a familiar face who knows what it takes to be a continental champion. The Super Eagles face Guinea-Bissau in their final group game in Garoua on Wednesday having already secured a place in the last 16 as winners of their section with two victories from two outings, including one over Mohamed Salah’s Egypt. Garoua is a short hop from Cameroon’s border with Nigeria, where fans could be forgiven for already feeling optimistic about their team’s chances of winning…

As agitations for rotation of the country’s presidency among political the zones heightens, the agitators have been advised to have a rethink because zoning of the presidency is said to be against democratic tenets and therefore unprogressive. The declaration was made by the National Chairman of the Council of Ulama of Jama’atu Izalatul Bidia WA iqamatussunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Muhammadu Sani Yahaya Jingir in his message at the end of the International preaching session of JIBWIS held in Bauchi. He therefore, advised that the 2023 presidential contest should be left open to every region of the country for the best candidate…

Super Eagles Head Coach, Augustine Owen Eguavoen, says his already-qualified team has no reason to look down on their opponents or approach the game in a carefree manner when they take to the pitch of Stade Roumdé Adjia in Garoua against the Wild Dogs of Guinea Bissau tomorrow. Nigeria has eased into the round of 16 as group leaders, with a match to spare, courtesy of wins over Egypt and Sudan in their two matches and the combination of other results, notably Egypt’s defeat of Guinea Bissau on Saturday. Yet, Eguavoen says his team will deduct nothing from their consolidated…

…Minister pledges removal at implementation stage BudgIT has urged the Federal Government, National Assembly and civil society organisations to amend and eliminate about 460 duplicated projects inserted in the 2022 budget. This comes as the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning assured that the Federal Government will not spend money on any project that is duplicated in the budget. BudgIT said its preliminary analysis of the 21,108 capital projects in the 2022 approved budget revealed 460 duplicated projects amounting to N378.9billion. In the 2021 budget, BudgIT observed 316 duplicated projects inserted into the 2021 FG Budget approved by NASS,…

Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku I have read certain sections of JL Austin’s work, How to Do things with Words. I did not read that book because I qualify to be described as a bibliophile; I read that book because it was part of requirements needed to get a degree. In the interview granted to Channels Television, the Channels interviewer told President Buhari that prior to his administration in 2015, indicators of development favoured his predecessor Goodluck Jonathan. As response, President Buhari said: Well, I am not sure how correct your calculations are. All I know is that we have to allow people…

Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha In the light of the extreme forces currently ravaging the cosmos, challenging, and disrupting the world moral order, killing off human beings like birds eating ants, with the ascendancy of impunity and strongarm tactics, it may be apposite to examine what may be the last resort of man- an appeal, a reminder that ultimately, there is Great One, the Almighty Force which will hold man accountable for evil deeds known and unknown. How many eardrums will catch the drift of this treatise is cause for worry. How many will heed the warning is another kettle of…