Former Malaysian first lady, Rosmah Mansor has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty on Thursday, September 1, of soliciting and receiving bribes during her husband’s corruption-tainted administration, a week after he was imprisoned over the massive looting. Rosmah was convicted on a charge of soliciting 187.5 million ringgit ($42 million) and two charges of receiving 6.5 million ringgit ($1.5 million) between 2016 and 2017 to help a company secure a project to provide solar energy panels to schools on Borneo island. The court sentenced her to 10 years in prison on each charge, to be…
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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State says he speaks the minds of Nigerians on attacks by herdsmen and terrorists in the country. The governor stated this while reacting to the statement released by the Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Wednesday, August 31, in which he called the governor a liar for claiming that a senior military personnel informed him that the President has ordered the military not to go after Fulani herdsmen carrying out attacks. In his reaction, the governor in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur, said…
As 2023 general election draws closer, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed the date for the release of the final lists of presidential and governorship candidates. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who spoke at a meeting organized by the Centre for Democracy and Development in Abuja with the theme, “Conducting Nigeria’s 2023 Elections in Volatile Security Environment,” in Abuja on Thursday September 1, gave the breakdown of activities leading up to the conduct of the 2023 elections. Yakubu said that while the final list of the presidential candidates will be out on September 20, that of governorship hopefuls will…
Hours after arriving Dubai, Big Brother Naija star Tacha has called out officials of the Middle-East country for allegedly sending back Nigerians with valid visas home. Tacha who expressed disappointment with the humiliation Nigerians face outside of the country, added that Dubai authorities also force Nigerians to pay N31,000 in spite of sending them home. She tweeted; Dubai is really sending Nigerians back to Nigeria even with their valid visas!!! And ontop of that when you reach Nigeria!! You’ll be paying an additional fee of N31,000 for whatever reason I don’t even know!!!! I can’t even believe after spending those…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has raised an alarm of the country’s democracy derailing towards dictatorship. Speaking at the 70th birthday of Mathew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, in Abuja, on Wednesday August 31, Jonathan urged Nigerians not to lower their guards as this would make democracy recede into fascism. The former President also called on Nigerian leaders to accommodate different views. He said; “Obviously many people, especially our youths, are becoming increasingly disillusioned about our politics and democracy. “However, we must remain on the democratic path because it is the only practical way of effectively managing our diversity, developing sustainably, and recording…
The federal government has flagged off a campaign to deworm 10 million children under the school homegrown feeding programme. The project will be carried out by Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, declared the exercise open at a training for federal and zonal officers held in Kano on Wednesday August 31. Sadiya who was represented by the Special Assistant to the President on National Investment Programme, Muhammad Nasiru Mahmoud, said while there are 10 million beneficiaries across the 36…
Fast-rising Nigerian talented singer and rapper, Kabex slammed out with a new enchanting track dubbed, “God Abeg”. On the other hand, the emerging vocalist worked on this fantastic melody with Renowned Talented Yorubadboi Music record boss and singer, Qdot. Finally this song, As a consequence, there is a strong probability that if you listen to music, you are only familiar with the newest, most exciting hits. Listen to the amazing jam below: https://360vibez.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/Music/2022/09/Kabex–God-Abeg-Ft-Qdot.mp3 DOWNLOAD Mp3
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo at the Muritala Muhammad Airport, Lagos State. Punch correspondent gathered that Oluomo was arrested over allegations bordering on financial crimes. A staff member at the assembly who pleaded anonymity said the speaker was picked up this morning at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, by operatives following a tip-off. The source said Oluomo was undergoing further grilling in the custody of the agency. He was said to have been on the wanted list of the commission following his failure to honour EFCC invitation several times. He…
At least 19 former aspirants under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who were scheduled to meet in Abuja on Wednesday, failed to show up, 360vibez gathered. The aspirants were to converge by 2pm at Transcorp Hilton on Wednesday. The purpose of the meeting, was to brainstorm and come up with viable strategies to support the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. One of the former aspirants, Dr Nicolas Felix, who stated this in a statement on Monday, said the move was to ensure that the party wins the February 2023 presidential election. “We will also brainstorm…
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said defaulters of the ban on commercial motorcycle operators (Okada), risked a three-year jail term, as enforcement for the Phase 2 ban starts on Friday. The Commissioner for Transport, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said this during a news conference in Ikeja, adding that the Phase 2 okada ban was in four Local Government Areas and six Local Government Development Councils. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the state government in August, declared a total ban in another four LGAs and six LCDAs mainly in Kosofe (Ikosi-Isheri and Agboyi-Ketu LCDAs); Mushin (Odi-Olowo LCDA); Oshodi (Oshodi-Isolo and Ejigbo LCDAs), and…