•Former Governor Samuel Ortom The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has welcomed the inauguration of two judicial commissions by his successor, Governor Hyacinth Alia, to probe the activities of his administration between 2015 and 2023. In a statement issued by his media aide, Terver Akase, today, Ortom expressed willingnes...
•Herbert Wigwe Isiokpo community in Ikwerre Local Government of Rivers State has said it will use its tradition to determine circumstances of the crash that killed its son, his wife and son. King Blessing Wagor spoke during a procession to begin eight-day mourning yesterday, reports The Nation. Wagor said Wigwe would not be buried outside [&he...
•Tinubu and PDP logo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the reported approval of the sum of N500 million as the first installment of N1 billion allegedly approved by President Bola Tinubu for the inauguration of the 37-man Tripartite Committee on the New National Minimum Wage. •The approved request The party has now demanded [&he...
The House of Representatives has resolved to probe alleged certificate racketeering by Nigerian students in collusion with some officials of government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa) at plenary in Abuja, reports NAN. Presenting the motion, Fulata said th...
•Senate President Akpabio The Save Nigeria Movement (SNM) has demanded a thorough probe on the level of involvement of an unnamed serving senator in kidnapping for ransom in the North Central and North West. The CSO made the demand at a rally led by its Convener, Rev Solomon Semaka, in Abuja yesterday. Semaka urged the […]
Abubakar Ahmad Sirika, the immediate younger brother of the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was apprehended by the anti-graft agency on Sunday, February 4 over investigation of the Aviation Ministry, reports Channels TV. While in offic...
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has ordered the Federal Fire Service to refund the sum of N1.484 billion within Seven days to the covers of the Federal Government being the intervention funds it received for the COVID-19 epidemic and failed to account for it. The Chairman of the committee, Hon. […]
•Tinubu A coalition of human rights activists and lawyers has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to conduct a comprehensive investigation into allegations of corruption, crude oil theft, and procurement fraud estimated at N8 billion against Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, Chief of the Naval Staff. The coalition, which includes prominent figures s...
A group, the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), has alleged that over 5,000 Nigerian youths are illegally detained in the ReÂpublic of Benin and asked the Federal Government to investiÂgate it. At a press conference in Abuja, the group urged the federal govÂernment to investigate its claims, adding that its members had emÂbarked on month-long resea...
•House of Reps The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives today ordered the Federal Ministry of Industries, Trade and Investment, along with its past and present Permanent Secretaries, to jointly refund a whopping sum of N75 billion to the covers of the federal government with immediate effect. The Committee chaired by...

