President Bola Tinubu has appointed a special investigator, Jim Osayande Obazee, to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Related Activities. The President made the appointment via a letter addressed to Obazee who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN). The letter in part reads “In accordance with the fundamental objective set forth in Section 15(5) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), this …
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The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered a probe into the death of a police inspector, Taiye Atobaloye, who reportedly died while being detained at the ‘D’ Division of the Kogi State Police Command. Spokesperson of the police force, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement released. Taiye who was attached to the Oke Onigbin Police Division, Kwara State, was posted to the Zone 8 Police Command, Lokoja, on special duty. However, the policeman declined the …
Manchester United star, Mason Greenwood has had his police bail extended over allegations he raped and assaulted a young woman earlier this year. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) applied to have his bail extended at Manchester and Salford Magistrates, where it was granted. The 20-year-old footballer was arrested in January after images and videos were posted online. He was also later quizzed on suspicion of making threats to kill as he spent three nights in cells at a Greater Manchester police …
Manchester United striker, Mason Greenwood has been banished by England. The 20-year-old will not be considered for Three Lions selection until any potential legal proceedings against him are completed. This comes after Greenwood was released from custody on bail ‘pending further investigation’ by Greater Manchester Police yesterday after being arrested on suspicion of rape. Police also announced further investigations into allegations of assault, sexual assault, and making threats to kill. United have suspended the young footballer, while sponsors including Nike have distanced themselves from him. …
Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to vent his frustration after US Supreme Court justices on Thursday ordered him to hand over his tax returns. The United States’ highest court ruled that the documents be handed over to New York prosecutors as part of a probe into whether he paid hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels who alleged that she had a fling with Trump in 2006 a year after Trump’s wife had given birth to son, Baron. …
Senator Rochas Okorocha’s request for an order to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the state probe panel from investigating him on alleged financial infractions, has been struck out by a federal high court sitting in Abuja. Okorocha had requested for a court order ending or suspending EFCC’s investigation against him, including all the petitions submitted to it by the Imo government until the panel on contract set up by the same state government had concluded its …