Yobe State Auditor General For Local Government Convicted

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaYobe State Auditor General For Local Government Convicted

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 27, 2024

The Gombe Division of the Court of Appeal, on Thursday, February 22, 2024, upheld the conviction of Alhaji Idris Yahaya, the auditor general for local government in Yobe State. Dele Oyewale, spokesman of EFCC in a statement said Yahaya allegedly received funds from the Office of the Auditor General for Local Government and Emirate Affairs, Yobe State, for the purchase of an official vehicle, a 2015 Toyota Corolla, and diverted part of the money to...

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EFCC Arrests 47 Currency Racketeers, Internet Fraudsters

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEFCC Arrests 47 Currency Racketeers, Internet Fraudsters

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 27, 2024

Eleven suspected currency racketeers have been arrested by the operatives of the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for their alleged involvement in the sales of new naira notes. According to a statement by the EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, suspects were arrested on Monday, February 19, 2024, for allegedly specialized in selling naira notes, following intelligence that unmasked a syndicate of fraudsters operating along Lagos Street adjacent to the Central...

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Tinubu approves merging, scrapping duplicate agencies to cut cost of governance

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu approves merging, scrapping duplicate agencies to cut cost of governance

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 27, 2024

The Nigerian government has approved a plan to restructure several government agencies, in what is viewed as a much-anticipated cost of governance reduction measure. The decision was made at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu on Monday and followed recommendations from the 2012 Stephen Oronsaye Panel report. The 800-page report recommended the scrapping or merger of some 263 of 541 government agencies and parastatals to avoid overlaps and duplicity of...

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FG opposes Nnamdi Kanu’s bail application as years-long trial lingers

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaFG opposes Nnamdi Kanu’s bail application as years-long trial lingers

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 27, 2024

The running battle between the Nigerian government and Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, rages on as Kanu’s application for bail will be heard by an Abuja court next month. British national Kanu was arrested in Kenya and forcefully extradited to Nigeria in June 2021. Since then he has been in detention in custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, despite a Court of Appeal judgement on 13 October...

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VP Shettima Flags Off Light-Up Nigeria Project-South East in Enugu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsVP Shettima Flags Off Light-Up Nigeria Project-South East in Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)February 27, 2024

The Federal Government of Nigeria has successfully flagged off the Light-up Nigeria Project in the South East geopolitical zone of the nation. Flagging off the project on Monday, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, described the South East as the industrial powerhouse of the nation and promised the FG will expedite action towards providing steady and affordable electricity in the zone. Shettima who is also the Chairman, Board of...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAnambra Police Arrests Suspected Killers of President-General Of Umuoji

PilotnewsFebruary 27, 2024

Police Detectives of Anambra State Command working with Umuoji Vigilante have apprehended the suspected killers of the town’s President-General, who was murdered in his home at the weekend. In a statement signed by the State’s Command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochi Ikenga “Four suspects have been arrested so far. The handset and ATM Card of the deceased were recovered from them. In their confession, they named four other accomplices who are now being hunted...

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Eight Members of Zamfara House Of Assembly Suspended Over Mischief, Illegal Sitting

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEight Members of Zamfara House Of Assembly Suspended Over Mischief, Illegal Sitting

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 26, 2024

Eight lawmakers of the Zamfara House of Assembly on Monday suspended for alleged misconduct, conspiracy, mischief, and illegal sitting. The Speaker of the House, Bilyaminu Moriki, announced the suspension at the Assembly’s plenary in Gusau on Monday, following a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Bello Mazawaje, PDP-Tsafe East. Mazawaje said the lawmakers were suspended based on the violation of the Assembly’s Order 10, Rule 9. According to him, the suspended members, on Thursday blocked...

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Borno State Government To Close All Informal IDP Camps

NewsNigeriaBorno State Government To Close All Informal IDP Camps

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 26, 2024

Northeast has been regarded as the least developed region in Nigeria in terms of human and infrastructural development due to the onslaught by Boko Haram insurgents and other conflicts. However, due to the restoration of peace in some parts of the region, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has initiated the closure of all informal IDP camps in the Borno State capital, Maiduguri, saying that it is no longer feasible to maintain people in camps as...

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Police Arrest Fake Philanthropist in Enugu, Advise Businessmen

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest Fake Philanthropist in Enugu, Advise Businessmen

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)February 26, 2024

The Enugu State Police Command advises citizens, particularly businessmen and women, to be cautious and security conscious in their transactions so as not to fall prey to unscrupulous fraudulent suspects like Nnamani Joseph, a fake philanthropist arrested by the operatives. The Command also calls on any person who may have suffered a similar act of fraud by the suspect or another to report to the Ogui Police Division to volunteer relevant information which will lead...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsZamfara lawmakers impeach Speaker over rising insecurity

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 25, 2024

The mounting security crisis that has gripped Northwest Zamfara State in recent times has led to the impeachment of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Bilyaminu Moriki. Moriki’s impeachment last Thursday was endorsed by 18 out of 24 members of the House after a motion was moved to that effect by Hon. Nasiru Abdullahi who is representing the Maru constituency. The lawmakers pointed to the relentless attacks, deaths, and abductions that have become...

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