By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Justices Haleema Saleeman and Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin have convicted and sentenced six persons to jail for fraud. The convicts are: Akingbehin Temitope Oluwaseyi, Ajayi Elijah Olaoluwa, Samsom Babatunde Ilesanmi, Quadri Olamilekan Lamidi, Kolawole Kehinde Moses and...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has stated that public sector corruption was the greatest problem of the country with procurement and contract fraud accounting for 90 percent of Nigeria’s corruption and fraud issues. He disclosed this...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has urged members of the public to discountenance purported recruitment announcement for the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) circulating in certain online platforms. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, Olufemi O. Soneye, stated this in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has again approved the distribution of new kits and uniforms to Nigerian Police Force (NPF) personnel in other ranks, reaffirming his commitment to improving officers’ welfare and boosting their morale. The IGP’s approval is contained in a...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Founder and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, has said that for the next 15 years, Nigeria may not recover from the damage the President Hola Tinubu administration is doing to the oil sector. He also said that the suffering...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has said the administration of President Bola Tinubu has no clear-cut vision on how to lead Nigeria and as a result, “they are always taking us to a road of perdition and destruction.” He specifically said that Tinubu...
Chinese President Xi Jinping held a telephone conversation with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday, with Xi congratulating Trump on his re-election as U.S. President. In an official statement by the Foreign Affairs Ministry of China, the conversation was in response to a phone call from Trump. Xi expressed...
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) says it is determined to recover N227 billion debt from Arik Air. The Head, Corporate Communications of AMCON, Mr Jude Nwauzor, made this known during an interactive session with aviation correspondents on Friday in Lagos. According to him, AMCON’s plan to liquidate...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto State Judicial Commission of Inquiry that was constituted to investigate the administration of former Governor Aminu Tambuwal since October 2023 has ended its public hearing on Thursday. Making his presentation before the commission, Lead counsel to the Commission, Hassan Liman (SAN), who...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Nigerians residing in the United States are growing increasingly frustrated with the Nigerian Ministry of Interior, following a lack of response concerning crucial improvements to consular services. This sentiment was expressed in a letter dated January 15, 2025, a copy of which was made...
By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – Ogun State Police Command has deployed a team of officers to the scene of Thursday’s kidnap of Mrs Odumosu, wife of retired AIG Hakeem Odumosu. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Friday. Odutola...
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for enhanced global collaboration to combat the spread of the Mpox. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that mpox is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and other animals. Symptoms include a rash...
Nasarawa State Government says it would conduct a screening exercise for personnel across the 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Mr Peter Ahemba, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Public Affairs to Gov. Abdulahi Sule of the state, disclosed this during a news conference on Friday in Lafia....
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has decried the incessant vandalism of critical power transmission equipment in the country. Adelabu made this known on Friday at the official inauguration of a 100MVA Power Transformer at the 132/33kv Transmission Substation in Isolo, Lagos. According to the minister, the issue of...
A total sum of N 1.424 trillion, being Dec. 2024 Federation Account Revenue has been shared to the Federal Government, states, and the Local Government Councils (LGCs). This is contained in a statement by Bawa Mokwa, Director, Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday arrived Maiduguri to offer his condolences to the government and people of Borno, following the killings of some farmers in the state. He was met at the airport by Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, his deputy, Dr Usman Kadafur, members of the House...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Friday paid a condolence visit to the families of slain soldiers in Maiduguri, Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the soldiers died during a recent terrorist attack in Damboa, Borno, even though they successfully repelled the attack. In the wake of the...
Kogi State Government has awarded contracts worth N6.4 billion for the construction of 106.5Km rural roads, under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP). The state government also awarded contracts worth N713.5 million for cross drainage structures along the roads as intervention to G Artist Engineering Ltd, Salisbury...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Chief Executive Officer of Scope Shelters Nigeria Limited, Alhaji Dr. AbdulHakeem Oyeniyi Bello, has called on Nigerian youth to embrace a positive mindset and view the country through a lens of hope and possibility rather than perpetual negativity. Dr. Bello gave the charge, Thursday,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs. Theresa Ikwe has called on all local government officials in Benue State, to key into Governor Hyacinth Alia’s seven points agenda to enable them achieve maximally for the benefit of their people. Speaking exclusively...