By Aluta News June 17, 2021 N25.7bn Fraud: Ex-Bank PHB MD, Francis Atuche sentences to 6 years in correctional facility. There was a tense atmosphere in an Ikeja High Court on Wednesday night as Francis Atuche, a former Managing Director of Bank PHB, begged Justice Lateefa Okunnu not to sendContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 17, 2021 Tony Ojukwu, the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Tony Ojukwu, has called for the prioritisation of child rights issues in both the national and state budgets. Ojukwu, represented by Abdulrahman Yakubu, director, political and civil education rights in the commission madeContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 17, 2021 There was a tense atmosphere in an Ikeja High Court on Wednesday night as Francis Atuche, a former Managing Director (MD) of Bank PHB, begged Justice Lateefa Okunnu not to send him to prison following his conviction for defrauding the bank of N25.7 billion.Continue Reading
By Sluts News June 16, 2021 UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that a combination of land degradation from climate change and the expansion of agriculture, cities and infrastructures, are undermining the well-being of 3.2 billion people across the globe. Guterres said this in his message on Wednesday, to markContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 16, 2021 The Presidency says the governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) propose no solutions to nation’s challenges in the face of COVID and global economic downturn. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said this inContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 16, 2021 Nollywood filmmakers, actors, industry watchers and other relevant stakeholders have lauded the bill seeking to repeal the National Film and Video Censors Board, (NFVCB). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders gave the commendation at a roundtable on Wednesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Aluta News June 16, 2021 In spite of low rainfall, Bauchi farmers have begun clearing their farms in preparation for this year’s cropping season. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the farmers, who targeted the first rainfall since April to begin planting their crops, were, however, thrownContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 16, 2021 Kaduna State Government says it will continue to support the Federal Government to empower the military and other security agencies to battle criminals, reclaim ungoverned spaces and secure communities. Gov. Nasir El-Rufai made this known in his remarks at the quarterly meeting of theContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 16, 2021 The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sharada Ward, Municipal Local Government, Kano State, has suspended its representative at House of Representatives, Sha’aban Sharada, for alleged anti-party activities. Sharada is the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence. A statement signed byContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 16, 2021 FEC okays resumption of FCDA land swap plan The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the resumption of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) land swap plan. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello, disclosed this to State House Correspondents at theContinue Reading
