Court stops EFCC from prosecuting former Comptroller General of Customs, Abudullahi Dikko over alleged financial infraction

 

    A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, November 25th barred the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from prosecuting former Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Abudullahi Dikko over alleged financial infraction while in office. 

Chimamanda Adichie Becomes First Nigerian to Receive UN Foundation’s Global Leadership Award

 

    The United Nations Foundation on the 20th of November, 2019 honored Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, amongst other global leaders in its annual awards ceremony.
 
    This year’s ceremony held on the eve of the United Nations’ 75th anniversary and called We the Peoples to honor the founding ideals and vision articulated in the UN Charter. The honorees – advocates, business leaders, UN humanitarian workers, and more – strive for a more equitable and sustainable world.

  The award-winning writer was recognized with a Global Leadership Award for her work using literature and storytelling to connect with people across generations and cultures on issues of gender and racial equality and being a leader on the frontlines of global progress. This comes after Adichie’s Half of A Yellow Sun was recently named in BBC's 100 Novels that shaped our world.

Man drowns while swimming at National Stadium pool

   A 26-year-old man identified as Sodiq Yusuf has died while swimming in the pool of the National Stadium in Lagos. Although he was rushed to Randle General Hospital but died shortly afterward.

Nigerian Nonso Joachin arrested in Bengaluru India

   A Nigerian, Nonso Joachin was arrested today in India for drugs possession. The 36 year-old was   arrested by the City Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru Police. Found on him was a sizable amount of drugs: 28 grams of cocaine, and 10 slips of LSD.

Federal government promises April 2020 completion deadline for Lagos-Ibadan railway

  The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the Lagos-Ibadan Railway project will be completed by April 2020, just as it has fixed next week as the commencement date for the test-run of the train.

   Minister of Transportation Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, who made the disclosure shortly after inspecting the project site in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, expressed optimism about achieving the completion deadline judging by the pace at which contractors are currently working, he said.