The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has revealed that an ex-military chief stole the sum of N4bn from military budget and deposited it into the accounts of two companies where he is the beneficial owner and sole signatory. He further stated that the proceeds from the
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A security expert, Adejare Adegbenro, has faulted the “worst of insecurity is over” claim made by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed. The minister had on Monday said “the worst is over” while briefing newsmen on the security situation of the country. Adegbenro who reacted to the statement in Abeokuta submitted that the
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Police Constables in Osun State have cried out that okada riders are sleeping with their wives because of non payment of their salaries for the past 18-months. This claim and others like ‘pay us our stipends and allowances now’, were some of the inscriptions on the placards carried by the protesting police constables in Osogbo,
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has said its portal for recruitment of ad-hoc staff for the 2023 general elections would be opened from September 14. The commission disclosed this in a letter signed by A.T Yusuf, for the INEC Secretary, on Wednesday. Yusuf said the portal would be closed on December 14, 2022 by 8:00pm. According to the letter,
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The National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Anambra State has expressed dismay over states frustrating passsage of autonomy bill targeted at liberating the third tie of government. President of the body, Chikwelu Adigwe who stated this on Wednesday in a press briefing, regretted that only ten states had passed the bill, whereas the bill
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The Redeemed Christian Church of God has faulted social media comments questioning its ordination of Senator Remi Tinubu as a pastor. Mixed reactions have trailed a video showing the Senator representing Lagos Central at the National Assembly talking about the Igbo and their alleged refusal to align with Lagos’ local politics. According to the wife
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The Federal Government on Monday said peace and security are returning across Nigeria, noting that the worst of insecurity is over in nation. It said while the country may still witness isolated attacks on soft targets by terrorists, the security agencies have battled the agents of darkness and recorded massive victory against the terrorists. The
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The two-week ultimatum issued by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to the federal and state governments ends today. Sources said that the association has scheduled its extraordinary National Executive Council meeting for Saturday, September 10, 2022, in Jos, Plateau State, to deliberate on the ultimatum. The resident doctors had on July 30, 2022, issued
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“Nothing in the 1999 constitution inhibits the Southeast states from coming together and developing a regional approach to development,” said Osita Chidoka at the World Igbo Congress on Saturday September 4, at Austin Texas, USA. Chidoka who spoke on the topic We Have The Power to Change Our Destiny compared the 1963 constitution exclusive list
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Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has again informed the general public that personnel of the commission have not started carrying guns or any other fire arms either on patrol or any other official duty. The Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kaseem(ACM) made the clarification in a press release on Sunday. Bisi said that the information
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use his “leadership position to urgently withdraw the names of nominees recently submitted to the Senate for confirmation as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who are allegedly members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).” According to reports,
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The Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) has said that security during the 2023 general election season is a topmost concern for the British government. FCDO’s Development Director, Chris Pycroft stated this at an Expert Meeting on Conducting Nigeria’s 2023 General Elections in Volatile Security Environments organised in collaboration with the Centre for Democracy and
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has sought friendly ties with the European Union delegation in Nigeria. The former Vice President of Nigeria solicited support towards political bilateral relations in the build-up to the 2023 general election with focus on the next phase for Nigeria and the success of the
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of the appointment of Ahmed Halilu as the managing director of Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, NSPMC Plc, may be in clear breach of the Oath of office of the President of Nigeria sworn to by the President before assumption of office if the report that the appointee is the
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No fewer than 500 security agents comprising the Police, Military, Department of State Security, DSS, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, among other paramilitary agencies, yesterday, embarked on a show of force around Lagos metropolises. This was in readiness of the enforcement of Lagos State ban on commercial motorcycles in four additional local government areas
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