The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, through its prosecution witness, Michael Wetkas, has given an account of how the former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido allegedly diverted funds meant for projects in the state to his private use through a company, Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company. Crimefacts.news reports that the EFCC re-arraigned Lamido, […]
Three soldiers of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have been rewarded with special promotion to the next rank for their outstanding performance in the ongoing war against insurgency in the North-East. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, decorated the soldiers during a visit to their camp on Sunday as part of his operational visit […]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operating Unit (FOU), Zone C, Owerri has confiscated 5,040 cartons of red grape wine smuggled into the country. The NCS also seized 143 bales of fabrics with each bale containing 1,200 dozens of garments. These impounded contraband items amounted to N143,200,000 in Duty Paid Value, the NCS said. Controller […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a contract of N318 million to engage the firm of Olumuyiwa, Bashir and Co. Ltd as Lead Consultant for the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, who briefed journalists after the FEC meeting at the State […]
…May lose senate seat An Abuja-based lawyer may have worsened the woes of Senator Theodore Orji and his son, Chinedum Orji who are undergoing investigations for alleged fraud in excess of N150billion. The lawyer, Chinwendu Nduka-Edede, a constitutional lawyer and anti-corruption crusader has petitioned the Code of Conduct Bureau demanding investigation of Senator Orji and […]
…Says, statutory agencies were shut out The Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Contracts awarded from June 2011 to May 2019 headed by Justice Benjamin Iheka, yesterday, ordered the State Auditor General and the Auditor General for Local Government, to submit within seven days, their audited reports for years under review. This followed revelations of corruption […]
Lecturers of Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions divert research grants for the purchase of houses, cars and other personal effects, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has alleged. PremiumTimes reports that the allegation was made in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Monday, by TETFund’s Director of Research and Development, Salihu Bakari, who said that huge sums of money […]
The Students’ Union President of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Adegboye Emmanuel and another suspected student, Olanrewaju Taiwo are cooling their heels at a police detention cell after they were busted and arrested on Sunday while allegedly initiating prospective members into a secret cult group. Emmanuel and Taiwo are suspected to be members of the Neo Black […]
A full grown male Hyena escaped from Imo State Zoological Garden and Wildlife Park at the early hours of Monday. The Hyena described by management of the zoo as a ‘giant Hyena’ was however recaptured by wildlife experts from the zoo barely six hours after the endangered animal escaped from the zoo. General Manager of […]
A pressure group, the Niger Delta Youth Coalition (NDYC), has called for legislation that would guarantee political zoning and power rotation as part of the county’s law. National Coordinator of the group, Mr Emmanuel Ogba, made the call on Saturday in Port Harcourt. He urged the National Assembly to strive towards making legislations aimed at […]
