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We Need Part Of Recovered Loots To Finance More Recovery Operations, Says Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Monday said his ministry was making efforts to ensure that “we are allocated some cost of collection from recovered funds to finance our recovery operations.” Malami spoke when he appeared before the House of Representatives’ Committee on Justice to defend his ministry’s 2022 budget. He added, “To date,...
EFCC, Prison Officials Fight Dirty Over Custody Of Maina After 8 Years Jail Term
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) clashed on Monday over custody of former pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina after he was handed an eight-year jail sentence. The drama unfolded as Maina was led out of the court at the close of trial by officers of the correctional center, but the EFCC insisted...
Empowering Youths No More Solution To Unemployment But Investing In Them — FG
Federal government, Monday, said that youth empowerment has become old-fashioned, submitting that the best way to solve the problem of unemployment was investing in the youths. The government said that it was taking a detour from empowering the youth to training them to develop requisite skills and knowledge that will better their lots. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare...
Clergy Predicts ‘Challenges’ For AGF Malami, Warns Tinubu Against Presidential Ambition
Prophet and head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, with headquarters in Lagos, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, has warned that Nigerians should brace up for more economic hardship in 2022. The prophet, who earlier in this year predicted the Ikoyi building collapse told Sunday Tribune that Nigeria’s economy would be more troubled. According to him, “Nigerians will face more hardship in 2022....
Ugwuanyi Visits Accident Victims, Pays Medical Bills
Ugwuanyi Visits Accident Victims, Pays Medical Bills Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State after receiving news of an auto crash on Friday at Nza Street, Independence Layout, Enugu, involving a truck and tricycles (KEKE), has visited the scene of the incident for intervention. Ugwuanyi, who was accompanied by his deputy, Hon. Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo, thereafter proceeded to Posh Hospital, New Haven,...
Police Nab Eight Suspects Over Uniabuja Staff Abduction, Uncover Shenegwu Forest Hideout
Following investigations and manhunt for the criminal elements involved in the abduction of staff of the University of Abuja at, Giri, Gwagwalada, in the outskirts of the FCT, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the military, the DSS and other security agencies have arrested eight suspects allegedly involved in the act. In a joint operation, in the...
We’re Not Recruiting, Says NNPC
Unsuspecting job seekers in the country have been warned about a fraudulent job portal circulating on social media platforms, with claims that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is conducting a recruitment exercise. In a statement on Saturday, the spokesman of the NNPC, Garba Muhammad refuted reports claiming that the corporation is recruiting new employees. He explained that the NNPC usually...
Amotekun Intercepts Bus With 18 Suspected Bandits In Ondo, Recovers Weapons
The Ondo State Chapter of the Western Nigeria Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, says its operatives have intercepted three buses loaded with 18 suspected bandits and weapons heading all the way from the northern region of the country. Spokesman for the security outfit, Adetunji Adeleye, noted that the corps got credible intelligence that three vehicles were coming into...
Shekau’s Mother Says Late Boko Haram Leader Inflicted Pain On Her, Expresses Regret For Giving Birth To Him
Falmata Abubakar, the mother of the late vicious Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, said she regretted giving birth to him because he was a tragedy to humanity. Shekau died in May 2021 after waging a deadly war against the Nigerian state that led to the death of over 100,000 thousand people, displacement of over three million people and destruction of...
Anambra Election: We Cancelled One Week Sit-At-Home Order Because Of Intervention Of Elders — IPOB
Amid the brewed mix of fear and optimism ahead tomorrow’s governorship election in Anambra State, the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) last night cancelled the one-week sit-at-home order it issued across the Southeast. IPOB said it called off the order after consultations with elders, traditional and religious leaders from the region. The group’s Director of Media and Publicity, Emma...
