$5bn Abacha loot: SERAP asks Okojo-Iweala should explain how the money was spent

The Executive Director of Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Adetokunbo Mumuni, in a statement yesterday (Sunday), rejected the accusation of political agenda by the immediate-past Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, saying that “the issue of how over $5 billion recovered Abacha funds were spent under her watch deserves […]

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Atiku congratulates Kogi people.

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday in Abuja, congratulated the people and government of Kogi state on the election of Alhaji Yahaya Bello as Governor. It would be recalled that the state had been in a diffiucult situation since Nov. 22 when Prince Abubakar Audu, APC candidate, […]

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INEC declares APC’s Yahaya Bello winner of Kogi governorship election

The Independent National Electoral Commissioner has declared Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress the governor-elect of Kogi State, following yesterday’s conclusion of the governorship election declared inconclusive on November 22. The Returning Officer, Immanuel Kucha, declared Mr. Bello winner at 5.26 AM on Sunday, ending a collation exercsise that started 11.06pm on Saturday. Saturday’s […]

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