Category: Crime
Orji Uzor Kalu’s Motion, Senate Expands Safe Schools Investigation to TETFund, NELFUND, UBEC, Humanitarian Ministry, NSIPA
The Senate has expanded the mandate of its Ad-hoc Committee investigating the Safe Schools Initiative (SSI) Programme and granted it a three-week extension to conclude its assignment, widening the scope of the probe to include the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Federal Ministry of Humanitarian…
Black Easter Sunday; Assailants Attack Benue Community, Leave Multiple Dead, Homes Destroyed
A deadly attack has struck Mbalom community in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State, leaving several residents dead and properties destroyed. The incident, which occurred on Easter Sunday, reportedly claimed at least 17 lives, while many others are still missing as search and rescue efforts continue. Eyewitness accounts indicate that armed assailants invaded…
Peter Obi’s Attack: DSS Arrests Man Who Claimed Responsibility, Threatened to Kill Him
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a suspect in connection with the recent attack on Peter Obi in Benin, the Edo state capital. Last Tuesday, Yunusa Tanko, national coordinator of the Obidient movement, said Obi and some chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) were attacked at the residence of John Odigie-Oyegun, a…
Buhari’s Signature Was Forged and Used During His Tenure – Fatima Buhari Reveals
Fatima Buhari, daughter of late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has disclosed that official documents bearing forged signatures of her father circulated during his presidency. The revelation was made in ‘From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari’, a biography authored by Charles Omole. According to the book, Fatima, who works as a forensic auditor,…
Senator Kalu Backs Dangote’s Corruption Allegations Against Government Officials
The Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has backed allegations by industrialist Aliko Dangote that some government officials are involved in corrupt practices. Dangote, President of Dangote Industries Limited, recently petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged corruption in the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum…
Phone Snatching: Kano State Trains 380 Anti-Phone Theft Marshals
Kano State has launched a fight against the rising cases of mobile phone snatching with the training of 380 anti-phone theft youth marshalls
Customs Foils Smuggling of Explosives, Cannabis Worth ₦582m
Operatives seized 86 sacks of stolen ammonium sulphate and polypropylene valued at ₦4.5 million.
Wike Under Fire As Sowore Alleges Three Florida Properties In Wife’s Name
The activist alleged that the properties have been distributed among Wike’s children
ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT DISMISSES SIX (6) CIVIL SERVANTS OVER SALARY PADDING.
Governor Alex Otti’s administration has approved the dismissal of six state civil servants over allegations of salary padding and corruption. In a statement released by the Abia State Civil Service Commission, and signed by its chairman, Pst. Eno Jerry Eze (PhD), the affected civil servants have benefited from the crime for a number of years.READ…