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The House of Representatives on Monday accused management of Bureau for Public Enterprise (BPE) of wasting about N10 billion on registration of two companies for the Nigeria Postal Service, only for the companies to fold up one year after take-off. Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Hon. Bamidele Salam gave the ruling during the investigative […]

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue state Monday swore-in six new Judges for the Benue State Judiciary with a charge on them to be impartial arbiters, defenders of justice, and protectors of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Among those inaugurated were four High Court Judges and two Customary Court of Appeal Judges. Administering […]

Global rights group Amnesty International has condemned the arrest and detention of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, by the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement on Monday, the Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, said with the attack on Ajaero, President Bola Tinubu is setting a new […]

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede has charged defence counsels in the commission’s cases to be guided by the ethics of their profession while discharging their duties to their clients. Olukoyede gave the charge through the Ibadan Zonal Director of the EFCC, Assistant Commander Hauwa Garba Ringim when the […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered that a traditional ruler in Osun, Taofeeq Osunmakinde, and four others should be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre over alleged illegal gold mining. Justice Emeka Nwite, who gave the order after the defendants were arraigned by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), directed them to be […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has issued a Monday midnight to the Federal Government to unconditionally release its President, Joe Ajaero, or face dire consequences. NLC has therefore fixed a National Executive Council, NEC, meeting for Tuesday, 9am to take appropriate response if Ajaero was not released. In a communiqué at the end of its […]

Following reports that the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Mr Joe Ajaero, was arrested due to failure to honour police invitation over a petition by Air Peace Airlines, the airline has said the information is not true. Air Peace clarified that although it petitioned the NLC in 2023 following a dispute that ensued […]

The Kansas Attorney General’s Office successfully thwarted an attempt by Bimbo Toyin Akinyemi, a Nigerian national, to defraud a Kansas resident of cryptocurrency. This was revealed in a statement titled, “State of Kansas, U.S., Thwarts Attempt by Nigerian Crypto Scammer to Defraud Resident, Attracting Over $50,000 in Civil Penalties.” BitKE, known for reporting on Bitcoin, […]

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a member of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as Shi’ite, Shuaibu Dass, for attempting to bribe officers with N1.5m to secure the release of Abdul Kareem Ahmed. The police added that Ahmed is a strong member and financier of the Shi’ite group. Parading the duo […]