The Edo State Police Command paraded a medical doctor, Abass Adebowale, on Wednesday for allegedly injecting a cab driver, Emmanuel Agbovinuere, to death in the state’s Benin City area. After committing the crime, Adebowale allegedly dumped Agbovinuere’s body in a bush and stole the victim’s Toyota Voltron car. He was said to have driven the car to the Osogbo area …
BY VICTOR DURUAMAKU – OWERRI The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria against borrowing another N11 trillion in foreign loans to finance the 2023 budget, claiming that this new borrowing will plunge the country into financial slavery. The coalition expressed dismay, pointing out that funds borrowed previously had not been repaid, which …
Obiora Ifoh and Jonas Ezieke, Abuja The Department of State Services (DSS) has been inundated with inquiries about Tukur Manu, the self-proclaimed Kaduna Train hostage negotiator. This is to confirm that Manu, as a person of interest, was apprehended by Nigeria’s foreign partners on September 6, 2022, in Cairo, Egypt, on his way to Saudi Arabia. Dr Peter Afunanya, a …
Jonas Ezieke, Abuja The House Representatives Committee on Finance on Wednesday requested that the National Board for Technical Education NABTEB remit to the federal government the outstanding N1.4 billion from the agency’s internally generated revenue of N1.5 billion in 2021. The House Committee also requests that the agency immediately defer the N4.1 billion liabilities to the Fiscal Responsibility Commission FRC …
Blessing Akorowosi, Osogbo On Wednesday, 480 constables recruited by the Nigerian Police Force and deployed to Osun State protested the non-payment of their salaries for the past 18 months. The police officers marched from Oke-fia to the popular Olaiya Flyover in Osogbo, Osun State’s capital, to express their grievances. The protesters claimed that the government has not paid them since …
Obiora Ifoh, Abuja Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, stated that the Federal Executive Council approved a sum of $352 million for Air Nigeria’s transactional advisory fees for its Consultants. The federal government has threatened to sanction any airline found selling tickets in foreign currency. The Minister made the announcement on Wednesday, following the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive …
