The federal government has shortlisted five directors in the Federal Civil Service for the final stage of the recruitment process for the position of the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF). The next AGF, who will succeed the outgoing Oluwatoyin Madein, is expected to be selected from among these five candidates. A memo, dated February 13,…
Oba Oloyede The whereabouts of Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Olugbenga Oloyede, is causing ripples in his domain, as residents and indigenes of the community are calling for the intervention of the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, in unraveling the mystery behind his disappearance. Oba Oloyede, a United States of America-based accountant and information system…
Fresh details have emerged on the possible reasons some Nigerian military chiefs were denied visas by the Canadian Embassy. The New Diplomat reports that the situation became public knowledge after Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa detailed an experience in which he and several senior military officers were denied entry into Canada while…
Former Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigran Gambaryan, has accused Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, of demanding billions to fund his political ambition. Gambaryan said Ribadu could not push through his demand due to the exposure of a corruption scandal. In 2024, Gambaryan was arrested by the Nigerian government and arraigned on money…
US Congressman Scott Perry has alleged that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funded the Boko Haram terrorist group. Speaking in a video shared on X, Perry said that funding from USAID was given to Boko Haram under the Barack Obama and Joe Biden administrations. USAID has been at the centre of controversy following…
A federal appeals court in Manhattan has upheld singer R. Kelly’s racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, along with his 30-year prison sentence. Kelly was sentenced in 2022 to more than 30 years in prison for sexually abusing fans, some of them children, racketeering, and sex trafficking. The 2nd US circuit court of appeals which ruled…
Most Conservative Party voters do not believe that Kemi Badenoch would make a good prime minister, according to a recent poll. Badenoch, who is the leader of the Tories, has outlined a hardline stance on immigration in recent outings. However, as she prepares to mark 100 days since she was elected leader of the Conservative…
NASA astronaut Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams, stranded in space for months due to a thruster malfunction on the Boeing Starliner, shared her anticipation of reuniting with family, dogs, and jumping into the ocean upon her return to earth The extended mission, originally planned for eight days, has allowed Williams to engage more with people on rarth,…
A Dubai court has sentenced the owner of Rahmaniya Group and Ultimate Oil & Gas, Abdulrahman Bashar, to one year in prison for a financial crime involving his dealings with CI Energy Company, an oil and gas firm. The ruling marks the second time in less than five years that Abdulrahman Bashar would be sentenced…
A Bering Air Caravan plane has disappeared mid-air during dangerous winter weather in rural Alaska, U.S. on Thursday. The plane carrying 10 people, was reported missing at about 4pm local time (1am GMT), while travelling from Unalakleet to Nome with nine passengers and a pilot, according to Alaska’s Department of Public Safety. Authorities are working…
