The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has described the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as a “critical partner” in the global fight against organised crime. This is according to a statement released on Tuesday by the anti-graft commission, EFCC. The FBI legal attaché, Ahamdi Uche stated this when he led a delegation on a courtesy […]
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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has stated that God allowed the death of Dare, third son of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, to test the faith of his father and that of his church members. The group had said this in a message of condolence it sent to Pastor Adeboye, who is the General Overseer of the Redeemed […]
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Former Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, popularly known as Mama Taraba, is dead. Kokomansion learnt that she died at 61 in Cairo, Egypt.
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A former spokesman to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reuben Abati has stated that Nigeria is running ” a regime of secrecy” under the Muhammadu Buhari administration. He stated this while speaking in Lagos on Thursday at the launch of a report by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), titled “Something to Hide?: Media Freedom Under Siege […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has insisted that the ongoing indefinite strike will continue until the Federal Government meets its demands. The union’s National President, Mr Anderson Ezeibe, made ASUP’s position known on Friday at an emergency congress held at the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi in Edo, NAN reports. Ezeibe commended members of the […]
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The Co-Convener of the Concerned Nigerians Group, Deji Adeyanju has insinuated that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is sponsoring bandits and should be held responsible for the upsurge in security issues in the country. Adeyanju, in a tweet on his Twitter handle on Friday, wondered why Sheik Gumi who is always soliciting and asking for […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed that Nigeria needs to get the ongoing linkage of SIMs to National Identification Numbers (NIN) right. Buhari expressed that getting it right would determine the success of the ongoing war against insecurity. The President had stated this while speaking during the launch of the National Policy for the Promotion of […]
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A former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has sent his condolences to Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, over the death of his son, Dare. Kokomansion had reported that Pastor Dare died in his sleep on Wednesday night at his home in Eket, Akwa Ibom State. Dare was a […]
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On Wednesday, the Senate passed a bill seeking to establish the Nigeria Steel University, Ajaokuta, Kogi State. Also passed were the Agricultural Research Council Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021; and the Federal Medical Centre Mubi, Adamawa State (Establishment) Bill, 2021. The three bills were passed following consideration of three separate reports by the Committees on Tertiary […]
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The service chiefs have appeared before Nigeria’s senate over security challenges in the country. Those present at the upper legislative chamber are Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff; Ibrahim Attahiru, chief of army staff; Awwal Gambo, chief of naval staff; and Isiaka Amao, chief of air staff. Other heads of the various security agencies such […]
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