NASS plans 5-year jail term for account officers who breach audit bill

The National Assembly on Wednesday, prescribed a five-year jail term against any accounting office who makes on demand account books inaccessible to the Auditor-General of the Federation. The prescription followed the passage of the Federal Audit Service bill with the upper chamber in agreement with the lower chamber on the proposed legislation. Senate Leader, Senator … Read more

EFCC re-arrests Mompha

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday said it has re-arrested social media celebrity Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha, who was earlier arraigned on charges of money laundering to the tune of six billion naira. EFCC counsel Suleiman Suleiman told a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, that the prosecution, in collaboration with … Read more

Manchester United will look back and wish they had signed Osimhen-Collosse

According to Tom Collomosse of the Daily Mail, Manchester United will regret not signing Victor Osimhen. One among the teams connected with a deal for the Nigerian international was Manchester United. But Rasmus Hojlund, an Atalanta hitman, has been acquired by the Premier League’s powerhouses. Hojlund’s contract might increase to £72 million. Monday’s 1-0 victory … Read more

Asari Dokubo: Emefiele, Bawa’s sack: More heads will fall under Tinubu

Asari Dokubo, a former commander of the Niger Delta insurgency, has said that President Bola Tinubu may fire more prominent Nigerians in charge of government agencies. Dokubo was responding to the dismissal of Abdulrasheed Bawa as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, and Godwin Emefiele as governor of the Central … Read more

Why I didn’t pay tribute to Ifeanyi on ‘Timeless’ album – Davido

Famous Nigerian Afrobeats musician, David Adeleke, professionally known as Davido, has opened up on why he chose not to pay tribute to Ifeanyi Adeleke, his late son, in his new album, ‘Timeless’. Davido’s fans had thought the album would focus on the singer’s late son. However, Davido chose to be more entertaining with the album. … Read more

Lagos election: Igbos will never again allow killings – Iwuanyanwu

A Southeast leader, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has condemned the attacks and reported killings of Igbos during the Lagos election. The general elections on February 25 and March 18 in the state witnessed several incidents of harassment, and intimidation of Igbo people. Residents continue to lament how thugs scuttled the process in many polling units, particularly … Read more

Ben Chiwell reacts to his red card in Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat to Real

Chelsea left-back, Ben Chilwell reacted to his red card during their Champions League quarter-final clash with Real Madrid on Wednesday. The England international apologised to his teammates after he was sent off during the game at Santiago Bernabeu. While Chelsea was battling to level Karim Benzema’s first-half goal, Chilwell plunged his team into further difficulty … Read more