The Federal Ministry of Youths Development has partnered with the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas to roll out over 2,000 CNG powered tricycles to empower youths in Nigeria. The Minister of State For Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, reeling out other initiatives of the ministry. […]
The House of Representatives has summoned EFCC Chairman, Nigerian Correctional Service Comptroller General, Bobrisky, VeryDarkMan, and all officers involved in the prosecution of Bobrisky. This was contained in a letter written by the Lead Chairman of the joint committee, Jon Ginger Onwusibe to parties on Friday over the disturbing allegation of corruption against the Economic […]
The former Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Ishaku, who was the governor of Taraba State between 2015 and 2023, was arrested over alleged N27bn fraud. A top source in the commission who confided in our correspondent stated that Ishaku would be arraigned on […]
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has vowed to ensure effective sanctions are meted out to any official found wanting in the face of allegations that convicted cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, who was sentenced to six months in prison, was allegedly given an apartment outside the custodial facility. Speaking at a media interface […]
A minister in Senegal’s former government has been jailed on charges of extortion, embezzlement and money laundering during his previous role as head of the national lottery, his lawyer told AFP Friday. Lat Diop headed the national lottery from 2020 and then served as sports minister from 2023 to 2024 under ex-president Macky Sall. He […]
The Lagos State Police Command has summoned four of its officers to account for their alleged involvement in the extortion of N1 million from some National Youth Service Corps members. In an X post shared late Thursday, a user tweeting as #YemieFash, identified as Olúyẹmí Fásípè, revealed the incident. Fásípè stated that the corps members […]
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has granted bail to Nigerian whistleblower, Isaac Bristol, the man believed to be behind the prominent whistleblower account PIDOM Nigeria, ₦5m bail with one surety in like sum. Justice Nwite gave the order in a ruling on the motion on notice filed by his team of […]
The phone line of the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, has been hacked, according to a disclaimer issued on his official X account on Thursday. In the post, Mamman warned the public to avoid communicating through the affected number. “My phone line has been compromised. Please refrain from calling the number and ignore any […]
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says investigations into allegations of bandit sponsorship in the north-west of the country are ongoing. Bello Matawalle, minister of state for defence; and Dauda Lawal, governor of Zamfara; have lobbed allegations of bandit sponsorship each other’s way. Matawalle challenged Lawal to swear by the Holy Qur’an that he was not involved […]
THE Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), says outstanding collectible revenues due to the Federal Government in the oil and gas industry have risen to 6.071 billion dollars and N66.4 billion as at June 2024, respectively. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), NEM disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the public presentation […]
