The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly challenged recent statements made by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS); Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, attributing the Nigerian Army’s substandard performance to poor funding. HURIWA described these claims as unfounded, asserting that the defense sector has consistently received the lion’s share of Nigeria’s national […]
Justice Binta Nyako Recuses From Nnamdi Kanu’s trial
By Newscount At the resumed hearing in the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, Justice Binta Nyako, said she was going to recuse herself from the trial. Recuse, as defined by the Law.com dictionary, means to refuse to be a […]
I Had Financial Problems” 23-Year-Old OOU Student, Ayomide Adeleye Reveals Why He ‘’ 18-year-old female church member, Christiana Idowu…
By Newscount A 23-year-old philosophy student at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayomide Adeleye, has revealed the chilling details behind the murder of Christiana Idowu. According to a Vanguard report on Sunday, Adeleye, now in custody at the Lagos State Police Command Tactical Unit in Ikeja, admitted to killing Idowu due to financial difficulties. “I killed her […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU ORDERS CRACKDOWN ON CYBERCRIMINALS, TRANSNATIONAL CAR THIEVES
By Newscount President Bola Tinubu has commanded EFCC for returning $180,000, 53 vehicles to Canada. Nigeria will continue to work with its international partners to ensure that cyber criminals and organised crime groups involved in transnational car thefts are deprived of the benefits of their illegal activities. To this end, President Bola Tinubu has directed […]
Take-Off Grant: Credit Corp Hails Mr President on N50 billion Fund
By George Ozalla Visibly excited Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (Credit Corp), Mr Uzoma Nwagba, has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for releasing the sum N50 billion from the Recovery Account of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as a take off grant for the newly established organisation. Mr Nwagba […]
STATE HOUSE PRESS STATEMENT
‘I DIDN’T COME TO LOOK FOR MONEY, I CAME TO WORK’, PRESIDENT TINUBU TELLS FORUM OF FORMER NASS PRESIDING OFFICERS President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration is focused on delivering tangible results and making a positive difference in the nation’s infrastructure, food and energy security, education and long-term economic stability. At a […]
Drama as EFCC Attempts to Quiz Yahaya Bello at Kogi Governor’s Lodge in Abuja
By Newscount Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday night reportedly made an attempt to arrest former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, at the Kogi State Governor’s lodge, Asokoro District, Abuja.However, there was resistance by security operatives at the governor’s lodge as gunshots rented the air during the altercation.The entire […]
Open Letter To Mr President
His ExcellencyAsiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFRPresident & Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of NigeriaAsokoro Presidential Villa, Abuja FCT Nigeria Wednesday 18th September 2024 CC:(a): The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN(b): The Chairman, Economic & Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC(c): The Director General, Department of State Security Service, DG-DSSS(d): The […]
Attention!
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER The attention of Hon. Uchenna Harris Okonkwo’s Media Office has been drawn to individuals attempting to scam people under the guise of the Hon. Uchenna Harris Okonkwo Food Bank Initiative. We wish to inform the general public that Hon. Uchenna Harris Okonkwo has not engaged any individual or group to conduct registrations for […]
FOSAD decries anti-Igbo narratives in Prof Ahmed Bako’s Inaugural Lecture
NewscountSeptember 7, 2024 The Forum of Southeast Academic Doctors (FOSAD) has expressed its dismay at the content of the 50th Inaugural Lecture, titled “The Igbo Factor in the History of Intergroup Relations and Commerce in Kano: Opportunities and Challenges Revisited,” recently delivered by Professor Ahmed Bako at the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS). According to […]
