President Muhammadu Buhari on May 14 in London promised to provide specific details of stolen asset by former public officials. “So far, what has come out, what has been recovered in whatever currency from each ministries, departments and individuals, I intend on the 29th to speak on this because all Nigerians are getting from the […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday set up the state’s Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWD) Fund with N500 million. Mr. Ambode spoke at a programme for the physically challenged with the theme: “Celebrating Ability in Disability” at the Lagos House, to commemorate his first year in office. He said that the aim of […]
Continue ReadingCharles Emeka Oputa, popularly known as Charlyboy, has painstakingly written an open letter to president Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to get work, so as not to allow Frustrated, Abandoned and Voiceless Youths run out of patience. My Dear Presido, You know how hard and for how long you have fought for this your job, now […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated a National Prosecution Coordination Committee to handle high-profile criminal cases in Nigeria, including corruption and terrorism. Buhari, who was represented by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo during the inauguration at the Presidential Villa, on Friday, in Abuja, expressed his administration’s commitment to tackle corruption, other economic crimes and terrorism. He, however, urged […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria army says it killed two Boko Haram insurgents and recovered sex enhancing drugs, household items and weapons. Sani Usman, army spokesman, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. He explained that troops ambushed the insurgents while they were trying to cross from Sambisa forest to a community in Borno state. “Following information […]
Continue ReadingBy Reuben Abati One of the major news items in circulation has been the scarcity of tomato. Incidentally, Nigeria is (was) the 14th largest producer of tomato in the world and the second largest producer in Africa, after Egypt, but our country hardly produces enough to meet the local demand of about 2.3 million tonnes, and […]
Continue ReadingWhen the EFCC took off in 2004, it was able to prevent the corrupt criminal suspects from frustrating their prosecution. Unfortunately, the EFCC was taken over by powerful criminal suspects in connivance with a former Attorney-General of the Federation and an ex-Inspector-General of Police. While pretending to fight corruption under the rule of law, the […]
Continue ReadingSky Sports pundit Thierry Henry has dropped his view on the appointment of Jose Mourinho as Manchester United manager, saying it marks the “start of a new era” for the club. Mourinho signed a contract to become United boss on Thursday afternoon and Henry believes the Portuguese will offer a massive boost to United and the […]
Continue ReadingThe family of the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh has described the refusal of the Federal Government to accept refund of the N400 million paid into the account of Chief Olisa Metuh from the office of the National Security Adviser, as ludicrous. In a statement issued in […]
Continue ReadingActing Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has charged Nigerians to imbibe the culture of ‘ living with clean hands’ as a way of stamping out corruption from the society. Magu, who stated that the job of EFCC entails confronting looters of the nation’s commonwealth, taking on impunity and restoring hope to […]
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