Nigerian citizen has been sentenced for collecting more than $660,000 in COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits through a scam after he pleaded guilty in federal court. According to the Department of Justice, part of that scam happened in East Tennessee. The DOJ released that Valentine O. Odije, 35, was sentenced to 21 months in prison […]
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, has appealed for the liquidation of the N42bn electricity debt of the Nigerian Army following the disconnection of various Army barracks and cantonments by power distribution companies. Lagbaja also revealed that the blackouts in barracks had led to the decomposition of corpses in Army mortuaries, […]
The Chief South-South Bureau of Galaxy Television, Mr. Dele Fasan was arrested in the the early hours of Friday by soldiers from the Nigerian Army 3 Battalion in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State for recording video clips during a planned labour protest in the metropolis. In a report by Punch, the […]
The Independent Electoral Commission has released the 2023 election report which emphasises the role of technological advancements, particularly the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), in enhancing electoral integrity and reducing fraud. In a release signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, explained that advanced technology […]
The military authorities in Guinea have lifted restrictions on internet access, which were imposed three months ago and sparked protests, residents observed overnight on Thursday. The move came a day after trades unions in the West African country announced an unlimited general strike from Monday to pressure the ruling junta to release a prominent […]
Monday Okpebholo, senator representing Edo central, has been declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 21 governorship election in the state. Bassey Otu, governor of Cross River and the chairman of the APC supplementary primary election, declared Okpebholo winner of the election on Friday, in Benin. Otu said the […]
Lassa fever has killed 84 persons across 23 states since the beginning of this year, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said. The Director General of the agency, Dr Jide Idris, stated this on Fridat while briefing newsmen in Abuja. He said 476 confirmed cases and 2,621 suspected cases […]
Friday 22 February 2024 Kwara varsity students cry out over alleged EFCC, NDLEA raids Cost of living: Lagos civil servants to work three days a week How Binance P2P contributes to plummeting Naira value Senate rejects electricity tariff hike, probes N2tn subsidy Stakeholders back Senate cement price probe Rising food costs need urgent attention, […]
By Pascal Ibe The International Press Center(IPC) has trained over 40 Journalists from Southeast and South South parts of the country on the use of Freedom Of Information(FOI) and Factscheck tools. The two days workshop, organized for journalists, took place in PortHarcourt ,River State, in collaboration with European Union (EU)-Support/funding to Democratic Governance in Nigeria […]
A correspondent of the Vanguard Newspaper, Chinonso Alozie has emerged as Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Imo council. Alozie, who emerged alongside five others, polled 20 votes to defeat his lone rival, Angela Nkwo-Akpolu of the Leadership Newspaper who scored 11 votes. Also, Mr Sabi Elemba of […]
