A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the interim forfeiture of over ₦228.4 million, linked to former Abia State Governor Theodore Orji, to the Federal Government. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, represented by its counsel Fadila Yusuf, filed an ex-parte application alleging that the funds were proceeds of money laundering. Justice Emeka Nwite, in his ruling, directed …

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, mourned the first civilian governor of Abia State and former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu. Onu died on Thursday at the age of 72. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu described Onu as a luminous star in Nigeria’s political firmament. …