Fashola Lied On N600bn Allocation For Road Construction – Senate

The Senate on Sunday denied a statement credited to Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola that the National Assembly should be held responsible for the poor conditions of…

Auditor General Queries Foreign Ministry for Spending N248m in Berlin

The Auditor General of the Federation AuGF), Mr. Anthony Anyine, has queried the Foreign Affairs Ministry over N248 million alleged extra budgetary spending at the Nigerian Embassy in Berlin, Germany.…

Deputy Director Bags 10 Years Jail Term over N2.6m Fraud in Sokoto

A deputy director in the Sokoto State Civil Service, Mr. Aminu Abdullahi Mega, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Sokoto State High court for defrauding the state government…

Senators uncover ‘20 proposed electricity projects’ in minister’s LGA

Some senators say they have uncovered 20 proposed electricity projects in Lau local government area, the LGA of Mamman Saleh, minister of power. The senate committee on power condemned the…

Ex-MD suit’s documents against Tinubu, Alpha Beta burnt –Lawyer

The lawsuit instituted against All Progressives Congress leader , Bola Tinubu, and tax consultancy firm , Alpha Beta Consulting , by a former Managing Director of Alpha Beta, Dapo Apara…

NSCDC dismisses officer for looting in Abuja

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has punished a Corps Assistant Illiya Ibrahim of the Gwagwalada Division Abuja by dismissing him from the service in relation to the looting…

Fayose’s ex-aide, ex-lawmaker, others arraigned for arson

Afolabi Ariyo, a former aide of Ex-Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, former House of Assembly member, Dayo Akinleye, and three others, have appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate Court…

Palliatives looting: ICPC to Investigate Sources of Looted Items

In the aftermath of the looting spree that ensued as a result of the protests across the country, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is set…

Senate asks foreign ministry officials to return N848m, $1.5m

The Senate Public Affairs Committee has sustained the audit query issued to officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tel -Aviv , Israel. The 2015 audit query prepared by…

Ex-JAMB registrar awarded N7.3bn contracts without due process – AuGF

The report of the Auditor General of the Federation , currently being considered by the Senate Public Account Committee, has indicted the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board for awarding N…

US jails Nigerian Nosa Onaghise for BEC scam, to refund $1,869,419

Nosa Onaghise: jailed for 51 months and to refund $1,869,419 Nosa Onaghise, a 33 year-old Nigerian residing in Austin, Texas has been sentenced to 51 months in US federal prison…

Illegal mining: 11 Chinese, other foreigners, deported — Gov. Matawalle

More than 30 illegal miners, including 11 Chinese, who had been involved in illegal gold mining in Zamfara State, have been deported from Nigeria. The governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji…

ICPC arraigns Edo Rep for N1.6m bribe

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences commission has arraigned a member of the House of Representatives , Oghuma Egwakhide, for collecting N 1. 6m bribe from three contractors.…

COVID-19: FG disclaims discovered palliatives in Lagos’ warehouse

Federal government has disowned the COVID-19 palliatives discovered in a Lagos warehouse, saying the items were not from it. Rather,the government said the inscriptions seen on the back of the…

FG seeks powers to seize, freeze stolen funds

The Federal Government has approached the National Assembly for more powers to freeze and seize stolen public funds and assets. President Muhammadu Buhari, in a letter to the House of…