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Abia Director DSS, Onuche Sympathises With Sen. Kalu Over Wife’s Death
Abia State Director of Department of State Security, DSS, Mr. Friday Onuche has commiserated with the Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu on the death of his wife, Ifeoma Kalu. She passed on in the United States at the age of 61. Mr. Onuche in a condolence message on Tuesday said the passage of loved one is a...
Army denies killing of 25 soldiers in Borno
The Nigerian Army has denied media reports that 25 soldiers were killed in an attack coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno. According to Punch News Today Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, made the denial in a Short Message (SMS) sent to the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri on Sunday. Some reports claimed 25 soldiers were killed on...
N30bn Recovered From Looted Funds Belonging To Humanitarian Affairs Ministry
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered over N30bn from the N37,170, 855,753.44 allegedly laundered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs under the former minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouk. Sources in the anti-graft agency, who spoke with our correspondent on Friday, said the commission had also uncovered over N500m from the scam associated with Umar-Farouk’s successor, Betta Edu, who was recently...
Magu Reacts To Malami’s Accusations, Says “No Blackmail Can Stop Me”
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has stated that no amount of blackmail can deter him from fighting corruption in Nigeria. Magu, an award-winning anti-corruption Czar, on Thursday, disclosed that those stealing Nigeria’s money must be stopped. Addressing a delegation of the Nigerian Union of Journalists in Abuja, He said; “Those stealing, embezzling, hiding and carrying...
Yobe Tricycle Operators Commence Indefinite Strike Over Alleged Extortion
Tricycle operators have commenced an indefinite strike in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, over what they termed as ‘extortion’ by officials of Yobe State Road Traffic Management Agency, YOROTA. The strike action has left commuters stranded and businesses disrupted. Chairman of Tricycle Riders Association, Damaturu Branch, Mohammed Inusa, who confirmed the development, said members of the association embarked on the strike...
Lawyer petitions NHRC over army brutality of lawyers
By Joe Odje WARRI - A Warri based human rights lawyer, Mr. Oghenejabor Ikimi Esq has petitioned the Nigerian Army before the National Human Rights Commission in Abuja over unlawful wounding, assault, brutality, torture, inhuman treatment meted out on two legal practitioners, U. E. Ogbonnanya and Kosie Emmanuel by Gabon .A, Oyewunmi .A, and Basir S of 222 Battalion. Ikimi's petition dated...
FG Declares Monday, May 1 Public Holiday As Workers’ Day
Monday, May 1, has been declared a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day celebration. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this on Friday. Barely a week ago, Nigeria marked the Eid-el-Fitr holidays. Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore, on Friday, lauded Nigerian workers for their hard work, diligence, and sacrifice. READ ALSO: NYSC Deploys...
Apostle Alozie Salutes Presbyterian, Methodist Churches On Emergence Of New Prelates
The Abia State Coordinator of a leading inter-denominational group, Nigeria Prays, Apostle Chuks Alozie has facilitated with the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria and the Methodist Church Of Nigeria on the emergence of her New Prelates. The new Prelate of the Presbyterian church Of Nigeria, Most Rev Dr. Ekpenyong Akpanika was elected in Calabar Cross River state on Monday at the...
Ex-Finance Commissioner, Gov’s. Chief Protocol Arraigned for N379m, N8.1m Fraud Respectively
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe Zonal office has arraigned one Sanda Jonathan Lamurde before Justice Nathan Musa of the Adamawa State High Court on a 21-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, forgery and using fake documents as genuine. The former Adamawa Commissioner of Finance who also served as Chairman, Committee on Internally Displaced Person's Welfare...
President Tinubu Returns To Nigeria After Trip To France
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after trips to Paris and London. The President came back to the country on Tuesday after he proceeded to London, United Kingdom, from France for a short private visit. Recall that the President had concluded his official trip to Paris, France on Friday during which he participated in the summit for ‘A New Global...
