The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has decried its inability to secure convictions in corruption cases, including high-profile ones. The spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwajaren, in an interview with journalists in Kaduna State, highlighted some of the challenges impeding the speedy prosecution of corruption cases and securing convictions. According to him, the […]
The rift between the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu may come to a head next week as the latter is set to be relocated to a building outside the Government House. The PUNCH discovered on Saturday that the new office is situated at 7 Dennis Osadebey Avenue, close to […]
Detained Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, an aspiring presidential candidate and head of state Macky Sall’s fiercest critic, on Saturday, ended a hunger strike he began on July 30. Sonko has faced a string of legal woes since 2021 he claims are aimed at keeping him out of politics. Sonko was arrested in late […]
The naira on Friday appreciated by 2.93 percent to close at N740.38 per dollar at the investors and exporters (I&E) window. The I&E window is the country’s official exchange rate window. Data from FMDQ Securities Exchange, a platform that oversees foreign exchange (FX) trading in Nigeria, showed that the Nigerian currency hit an intra-day […]
Suspected bandits have attacked worshippers in a Mosque at Saya-Saya village in Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing seven people. Five of the victims were gunned down in the mosque, while the remaining two other victims were killed at different locations within the area. The incident happened around 8pm when the villagers […]
Saturday 02 September 2023 FG dismisses coup fear, ex-generals warn politicians against poor governance Labour lists six grievances, begins warning strike Tuesday FG plans review as tax waivers gulp N6tn annually Petrol’ll sell less than N200 per litre with functional refineries – IPMAN Ogun LG chairmen erred by prostrating before Gov Abiodun – Suspended […]
Ocean surge has taken over some structures within the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) barracks at the Seme-border in the Badagry area of Lagos State. Daily Trust Saturday reports that one of the buildings has been submerged by flood, thus forcing some officers and their families out of their accommodations. Aside from the official accommodation […]
Mohammed Usman, the general officer commanding (GOC) of the Nigerian Army’s 81 division, Lagos, has urged troops to remain loyal to President Bola Tinubu. Usman spoke on Friday during his maiden visit to the headquarters of the 35 artillery brigade in Alamala Barracks, Abeokuta, Ogun state. The army chief also urged troopers to always […]
The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has vowed to root out the perpetrators of insecurity in the state. In a few weeks’ time – what we have deployed now, we will soon unravel those behind the killings and insecurity in Imo State,” Uzodinma said on Channels Television Politics Today on Friday. Uzodimma has […]
The Chairman, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Rivers State Chapter, Joseph Obele, has enjoined the Federal Government to ensure that the nation’s refineries are fixed as planned. He stated that the cost of Petroleum Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, would crash below N200 per litre should the refineries become functional. This is […]
