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Senate Orders Arrest Of NIMASA DG Over Alleged Loss Of $9.3bn, Payment Of N741m
The Senate through its Panel on Public Accounts has ordered the arrest of the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh, for allegedly paying $5m to a legal firm as a professional fee for the recovery of a $9.3bn lo...
After Public Outcry, Zamfara Government Suspends Emir Who Honoured Bandit Leader With Chieftaincy Title
The Zamfara State Government has suspended the Emir of Birnin ‘Yandoto of Tsafe Local Government Area, Aliyu Marafa, for conferring a chieftaincy title to a “notorious bandit leader”. Secretary to the State Government, Kabiru Sardauna, announce...
Osun Decides: EFCC Nabs Three Over Suspected Vote Buying
Three persons have been arrested by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission for alleged vote-buying in the Saturday governorship election in Osun state. The suspects are Jimoh Kazeem, Adeyemo Bahir, and Abidogun Ismail. They were arrested at Polling...
Guber Election: We’re Monitoring Events, Says EFCC
Some operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have said they were observing happenings in the ongoing Osun governorship poll. About six operatives of the agency had arrived at Saint Peters Primary School Ward 1, Unit 1, Iragbiji, Os...
My Policy On Agriculture, TSA Working — Buhari
President Muhammad Muhammadu has praised the nation’s farmers for the record production of rice and other food commodities, expressing satisfaction that the agricultural policies of the administration are working to good effect. Speaking to the ele...
Gov Ortom Seak International Support For Christian Safety In Benue.
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has called on international organisations to support efforts towards ending the attacks on Christians in Nigeria. Governor Ortom made the call at the headquarters of the International Christian Concern, ICC, in Wash...
Court Orders FG To Immediately Review Salaries Of Judicial Officers
Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae of the National Industrial Court, Abuja on Friday ordered the Federal Government to put machinery in place for the immediate review of the salaries and allowances of the judicial officers in Nigeria. The judge hel...
FG Moves To Tackle Poverty, Approves N400bn For Tradermoni, Others
The federal government has approved N400 billion under the National Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (NPRGS) for various poverty reductions schemes such as TraderMoni . Nasarawa state governor, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, disclosed this to State...
Ganduje Replies Babachir Lawal, Says He’s Not Involved In Forceful Conversion Of Christians To Islam
Kano State government has dismissed as unjustifiable a claim attributed to former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, that the Ganduje Foundation, a philanthropic organisation, is being used by Governor Abdullahi Umar...
We Didn’t Pass Sharia Law To Get Northern Support For Tinubu
The Lagos State House of Assembly has debunked a report making the rounds on social media that it has secretly passed a sharia law in a deal to get Northern support for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC Presidential Candidates. The Chairman, Lagos S...
