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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, for allegedly conspiring with others including an All Progressives Congress (APC) politician and five companies to steal N2.9billion public funds. Point News247 reports that according to a PREMIUM TIMES report, EFCC filed the charges totalling 17 on Monday at the Federal High Court, Abuja. In addition to Okorocha, other defendants are Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, Naphtali International Limited, Perfect Finish Multi Projects Limited, Consolid Projects Consulting Limited, Pramif International Limited, and Legend World Concepts Limited. The charges were filed about the same time Okorocha…

Nigerian gospel singer Sammie Okposo has returned to Instagram, days after deactivating his social media pages. Point News247 reports that the popular music star came under the spotlight a few weeks ago after he was caught in a cheating scandal. In a post shared via his Instagram page onMonday, January 31, 2022, the music star said he is now free from the power of sin. “I am the righteousness of God in Christ. I am born of God the life of God is in me; Christ in me the hope of glory I am free from the law, from the…

The executive Governor of Akwa Ibom, Udom Emmanuel has hand-picked the state’s Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, Pastor Uno Eno, as his preferred candidate that would succeed him in 2023. Point News247 reports that this has brought an end to months of speculations and suspense about who would succeed the governor even as he had promised to disclose his choice candidate at the appropriate time. The ex-Governor, Obong (Arc) Victor Attah, made the formal presentation of Pastor Eno to the PDP stakeholders, which comprised major and leading political chieftains from the three senatorial districts of the state. All the…

The Edo State Government has unveiled plans to set up investment desks in Lagos and Abuja as well as Nigerian embassies overseas to attract investments to the state’s industrial, agriculture, retail, tourism and power sectors. Point News247 reports that the governor, while giving the charge for setting up and operating the desks to the Edo State Investment Promotion Office, noted that the state was ready to welcome investors with incentives and business support packages comparable to anywhere else in the world. According to him, “We have to set up investment desks in Lagos and Abuja. This will increase visibility of…

Point News247 reports that the Police has invited Nigerian Pastor Oba Solomon after prophesying that Bola Ahmed Tinubu won’t be the next Nigerian president. The latest was about him criticising the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.The Nigeria Police Force has invited Instagram cleric, Prophet Adelana Adekunle Solomon, popularly known as Oba Solomon, for questioning. In a letter seen by SaharaReporters, the police said the cleric known for his controversial preaching on social media was invited over a petition against him. “The office is investigating a matter reported to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2 Police…

The Aareonakakanfo of Yoruba land,Iba Gani Ige Adams, has urged the governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, to replicate the initiative of the Southwest Security Network, known as operation Amotekun in the state, saying the initiative will help inreducing the spate of insecurity in the state. Point News247 reports that Gani Adams made the charge at the weekend in Kabba,Kogi state, at the 8th edition of Oodua Progressive Union (OPU) tagged Kabba 2022. Adams,who is the global convener of the diaspora group noted further that though the state is peaceful,there is need to beef up the security across the state.…

Point News247 reports that the United States President, Joe Biden, has said he will nominate a Nigerian woman to the Supreme Court for the first time in history, filling the vacancy left by retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. Candace Jackson-Akiwumi has been noted as one of the most likely potential nominees for a Supreme Court appointment under President Joe Biden. Jackson-Akiwumi is married to her husband Eric Akiwumi, who is a Nigerian-American. “I’ve made no decision except (the) person I will nominate will be someone with extraordinary qualifications, character, experience and integrity,” Biden said in an address from the White House.…

Residents of Oke Aregba are in mourning over the brutal killing of one of their daughters for money ritual. Point News247 reports that the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three teenagers involved in the brutal murder and decapitation in the early hours of Saturday following the tip-off by one Segun Adewusi, who is the community security guard. Adewusi was reported to have observed that four boys were burning something suspected to be human head in a local pot. The security guard immediately alerted the police at Adatan station, who went to the scene and arrested the three boys while…

Point News247 reports that Civil Rights Advocacy Group- HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) Said the reason armed Fulani terrorists previously addressed by the Federal government as armed bandits are still a veritable force and successfully attacking communities in Southern Kaduna, Niger and parts of Plateau, Zamfara, and Katsina States is because the President Muhammadu Buhari who has the direct command and control of the Armed forces has yet to compel the service/military chiefs to strike decisively at the heart of the terrorists or be relieved of their duties. HURIWA has also charged Media houses to describe the armed…

The Kaduna State Government says security forces have confirmed that 11 people were killed in an attack at Kurmin Masara area of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State by gunmen in the early hours of Sunday. Point News247 reports that the state Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement said troops of the Nigerian Air Force Special Forces, who responded to distress calls from the area, also fell into an ambush as they mobilized to the scene of the attack. The statement further explained that the troops cleared the ambush and reached…