The federal lawmakers have increased the budget of the National Assembly budget from N197.93billion proposed for them by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to N344.48bn. The approved budget of N344.48bn is higher than combined budgets of the 15 biggest federal universities across the country. The universities will be spending just N327.8bn for 2024. The National […]
Sadiya Umar-Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development under former President Muhammadu Buhari will today face the detectives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged fraud to the tune of N37 billion. The former minister was invited last week by the anti-graft agency following a probe that […]
Sierra Leone on Tuesday charged 12 people with treason and other offences for their roles in what authorities have called an attempted coup on November 26, a press release said. One of those charged was Amadu Koita, who the government has said was one of the organisers of the coup attempt. A former soldier […]
By Yushau A. Shuaib In the past couple of weeks, the media has been awash with monumental scandals involving individuals and organisations associated with the past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Reports claim that the suspects not only looted billions in local and foreign currencies from the treasury but there are others to be […]
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Biu has approved the redeployment of the Corps Public Education Officer, Deputy Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem. Kazeem was replaced by the Assistant Corps Marshal in charge of Command Administration and Strategies, Assistant Corps Marshal Jonas Agwu. A Tuesday statement disclosed that the redeployments were done to […]
Controversy has enveloped the purported suspension of the Ondo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Fatai Adams. While the State Working Committee declared Adams suspended over anti-party activities, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the opposition party said the so-called suspension was illegal and of no effect. “The NWC declares the said […]
Wednesday 03 January 2024 Plateau killings similar to Rwanda genocide – N’Central govs Talks ongoing for Kanu’s release – Deputy Speaker Fake degrees: FG shuts 18 foreign varsity campuses Japan Airline says jet cleared to land before collision Sanction Nigerian institutions running unaccredited courses, NANS tells FG N37.1bn fraud: NSIPA co-ordinator arrested, ex-minister faces […]
The kidnapped chairman of Akwanga Local Government Council in Nasarawa State, Safiyanu Isah Andaha, has regained freedom after payment of N10m ransom. The council Chairman was released alongside his friend, Adamu Custom and two other victims held by their abductors along Akwanga-Andaha road after payment of 10 million naira ransom to secure their release. […]
Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group warned that Israel’s killing Tuesday of the deputy Hamas leader in a Beirut suburb they control “will not go unanswered or unpunished”. Hezbollah called it “a serious assault on Lebanon”. “We, Hezbollah, affirm that this crime will not go unanswered or unpunished,” the movement said in a statement that called […]
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, has assured Nigerians of easing the process of correcting passport data. Speaking at a dinner with members of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (ABAT) media centre, the minister said subjecting newly-wedded women to travelling to Abuja, the nation’s capital, for a change in their data is “inhumane and absurd”. […]
