The Kano Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission (PCACC) has raided a warehouse where 16,800 bags of rice meant for the federal government palliative are being reportedly repackaged for the open market. The rice palliative suspected to have been released during the last year’s ‘Ramadan Kareem’ and tagged ‘Not for sale,’ carries the picture of President…
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has offered reasons the federal government is borrowing despite surpassing revenue targets set by the various nation’s revenue-generating agencies Similarly, Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, reiterated the need for borrowing to support the budget, despite improved revenue generation by some…
Former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Feelers from the anti graft agency, Tuesday, confirmed that the former governor is in their custody. “Yes, the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been arrested.” Head of Media and Publicity of the Commission, Mr…
The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has suspended the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Moses Ekuma and his Housing and Urban Development counterpart, Francis Ori, for alleged theft. Our correspondent gathered they were suspended on Monday during the State Executive Council meeting in Abakaliki, the state capital. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited confirmed this to our correspondent on Tuesday. NNPCL spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, said the loading of trucks would start today. “Port Harcourt Refinery begins production. Truck loading starts today, Tuesday,” Soneye told our correspondent. The process began in 2021 after the federal government secured a $1.5bn contract to rehabilitate the…
Three senior lecturers of Taraba State University (TSU), Jalingo, have reportedly lost their lives within three days. The lecturers were Prof. Akporido Samuel, former head of department of Chemical Sciences, who slumped and died in his office on Thursday; Dr. Kiliobas Sha’a, former Head of Department Biological Sciences, and Dr. Ibrahim Saleh Bali, who died…
There was stir on social media when the pictures of Labour Party member representing Eti-Osa Federal Constituency of Lagos State, Thaddeus Attah (LP, Lagos), wearing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s signature cap, surfaced on the internet. Attah was one of those who rode into office on what some pundits attributed to the popularity of Peter Obi,…
The Katsina State Police Command said it foiled an abduction attempt by bandits along the Katsina-Jibia road and rescued 14 victims in the process. A spokesperson for the command, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, said on Monday the bandits had attacked two commercial vehicles and were intending to abduct the passengers for ransom. Aliyu said the bandits…
A former police officer in Edo State, Inspector Edith Uduma, has threatened to kill herself and her children following her dismissal from the police force after she exposed an alleged rape incident involving a colleague. She accused the state police command of unjustly dismissing her, saying the public had not also heard her side of…
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has concluded plans to hold a two-day sub regional conference on whistleblowing and whistleblower protection in West Africa. The conference, which holds Tuesday November 26 and Wednesday November 27, in Abuja, will be the first of its kind in the West African sub region. In a…
