Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia state and chief whip of the senate, will remain in prison as a court of appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal filed against his sentence.
Less than a week after the former governor of Abia State Orji Uzor Kalu was convicted and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has started marking properties belonging to the ex governor for seizure.
The senator representing Abia North Senatorial District and former governor of Abia state, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday told a Federal High Court, Lagos, how he gave former President Olusegun Obasanjo N100 million in 1998 when he (Obasanjo) was released from prison custody.
The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruq, has conferred the traditional title of ‘’Danbaiwan-Hausa’’ on the former governor of Abia, Orji Kalu in recognition of his efforts toward the development of Abia and Nigeria at large.
Twin explosions have unsettled the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The explosion, which occurred at about 3pm Thursday during the...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, to...