Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday stressed that Nigeria’s future readiness hinges not just on food abundance but on the nourishing quality of its food supply. This is as he unveiled an ambitious plan to improve nutrition across Nigeria, with a rallying call to faith and traditional leaders to champion the effort in their communities. The vice president spoke at a high-level dialogue on nutrition at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The one-day dialogue with the theme, “Faith Leaders as Catalysts for Enhanced Human Capital Through Nutrition,” was organized by the National Council on Nutri ..read more

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed how he put a phone call across to Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, on the allegations of corruption against him. Olukoyede, who spoke in Abuja on Tuesday during an interactive session with newsmen, said Bello wanted EFCC to come to his village to interrogate him. “I called Yahaya Bello, as a serving governor, to come to my office to clear himself. I shouldn’t have done that,” he said. “But he said because a certain senator has planted over 100 journalists in my office, he would not come. “I t ..read more

Speed Darlington calls out his mother’s sister for allegedly threatening to k!ll him for asking her to remove the church she reportedly built on his land In the video he shared, Speed Darlington revealed that his mother’s sister identified simply as Chinasa, took over the land shortly after he travelled to the United States in 2001. Recounting how the land was allocated to him in 1996, the singer disclosed that Chinasa has allegedly been holding meetings for his death. Speed Darlington also said that he won’t d!e before his mother’s sister because she’s older than him and if she moves on with ..read more

Another loss for Nollywood as Veteran actor, Pa Zulu Adigwe reportedly passes on this evening. Cause of death yet to be ascertained by his family. More details shortly… WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Reddit The post BREAKING: Another Nollywood Actor, Zulu Adigwe Is Dead appeared first on Akelicious ..read more

The Kogi State Assembly is requesting the removal of former Governor Yahaya Bello’s name from the list of individuals wanted by the EFCC During the plenary session on Tuesday, these points were included in the House’s resolutions. This occurred following a presentation by Jibrin Abu, the House member from Ajaokuta State Constituency, who raised an urgent public issue for discussion. In his written plea titled ‘A plea to cease the baseless, frivolous, and untrue smear campaign against former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello’, the legislator asserted that the anti-corruption agency has ..read more

A philanthropist and Business man Barr. Collins Chimdimma Awoke has been murdered along Enugu- Abakaliki highway. His driver whose identity was not immediately recognised was also killed by the suspected gunmen. The incident happened yesterday when the Gunmen trailed the victim who was coming from Abuja, landed at the airport and was travelling to Abakaliki, Ebonyi state when the hoodlums confronted his SVU vehicle along ldodo area and shot him and his driver dead. The gunmen were said to have escaped with the victims vehicle where their destination remains unknown. Barr. Collins Awoke, a phi ..read more

The Anambra State Government has debunked a recent, trending story of abduction and rape that allegedly occurred in Ukwulu, a town in Dunukofia Local Government Area of the state. In recent times, the state government has observed that certain individuals, motivated by political agendas, have persisted in spreading false and baseless stories in an attempt to undermine the peace and security enjoyed by Ndi Anambra and residents of our state. The trending story, which surfaced on various online platforms demanding the attention of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo CFR, was found to be another co ..read more

A former director-general of the Labour Party presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe, says the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, never believed in the ideologies of the party. The Labour Party, according to Okupe, was just a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the presidential election. Okupe spoke while featuring on Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show’. Okupe who resigned his membership of the Labour Party in January, on the grounds of ideological differences said his membership of the party ended the moment Obi lost the election. He said: “The LP for us — for Peter Obi and I — and ..read more

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has sworn to follow the prosecution of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to logical conclusion. In a chat with journalists at the EFCC Headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja on Tuesday, the anti-graft chairman vowed that all those who obstructed the arrest of the former governor would be brought to book. He said that no matter what anyone does or the amount of attack against the anti-graft agency, he and his men will not relent in helping to sanitise the country. Olukoyede said the EFCC needs the suppo ..read more

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over an ongoing N8,069,176,864.00 money laundering probe. The indicted former Minister of Aviation arrived at the Federal Capital Territory Command of the EFCC at about 1:00 pm on Tuesday. Our correspondent, who was at the Wuse office of the EFCC, observed the embattled former minister’s arrival at the anti-graft agency’s Abuja office. Following his arrival at the command, Sirika is currently meeting with EFCC investigators to answer questions on alleged fraudulent contracts awarded b ..read more