Economic and Financial Crimes Commission By Soni Daniel The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered at least N4.16 billion out of the debt owed the federal government by lottery companies. The Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Mohammed Umar Abba, gave the figure on Thursday when a delegation from the Ministerial Task Force for recovery …

Trucks without safety valve’ll no longer load fuel, FRSC insists By Michael Eboh Chairman of Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, MOMAN, Mr Adetunji Oyebanji, Thursday, disclosed that 80 per cent of the about 10,000 trucks transporting petroleum products across the country lacked critical safety features that are needed for safe transportation of the products by …

Zainab Ahmed By Henry Umoru MINISTER of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed Thursday shunned the Senate when summoned to brief lawmakers of 2020 Budget Performance. The Minister’s refusal to appear before the Senator Barau Jibrin, All Progressives Congress, APC, Kano North led Senate Committee on Appropriations was the second time in two weeks. …

By Evelyn Usman An explosion from a truck loaded with combustive substance rocked the Iju Ishaga area of Lagos, with at least three persons feared dead in the resultant inferno and a yet- to- be ascertained number of persons wounded. Some houses and vehicles were also affected. Report said that the truck was trying to …

Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi By Emma Amaize FORMER Minister for State (Education), Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has declared that he did not strip anybody naked as portrayed by political detractors in some trending videos and photographs, saying the people involved were having sex among themselves when a fight broke out among them Gbagi stated, Thursday, “My attention has …

…insists witness summon against him unconstitutional By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Thursday, gave reasons why he would not appear as a witness in the ongoing probe of the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, by the Justice …

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Arogbonlo Israel The Kogi State Government on Wednesday has warned motorists, especially truck drivers against reckless driving in the State, saying it will stop at nothing to protect the lives of the citizens from “needless deaths resulting from reckless road use.” This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for Information …

By Evelyn Usman An explosion from a truck loaded with combustive substance rocked the Iju Ishaga area of Lagos, with at least three persons feared dead in the resultant inferno and a yet- to- be ascertained number of persons wounded. Some houses and vehicles were also affected. Report said that the truck was trying to …

Gov. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje By Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano The Kano state governor Abdullahi Ganduje has declared drug abuse as the major crime aiding Boko Haram, banditry, thuggery, and street fights in the country while he called for all hands to be put on deck to curb the menace. The governor stated this while delivering an address …

By Soni Daniel Despite the challenges posed by corruption, the church in Nigeria believes strongly that a well-coordinated anti-graft war can stem the tide of graft in the country, the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Reverend Mathew Hassan Kukah said on Thursday. Kukah also said that the Catholic Church would continue to support the efforts of …

…Police confiscate 345,000 used condom … The used contraceptives found in warehouse in Binh Duong province were boiled, dried and resold Police in Vietnam have confiscated an estimated 345,000 used condoms which had been cleaned and resold as new, state media reported. Footage by state-owned Vietnam Television (VTV) this week showed dozens of large bags …

By Bashir Bello The Kano State House of Assembly has pledged to ensure speedy passage of the child protection bill into law in the state in order to address issues around child abuse and violence. The Majority Leader, Kabir Hassan Dashi made this known when the members of the Assembly received in audience a youth-led Non-Governmental …

By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-Ekiti The Chairman Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has hinted that the National Assembly would work in tandem with the state governors to rid the country of rape and Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Bamidele, who represents Ekiti Central Senatorial District, expressed the determination of the federal lawmakers …

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has explained that the recently passed Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 (CAMA), would entrench transparency and corporate accountability and enhance the fight against corruption. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, in a statement in Abuja, said Buhari spoke in a video message presented at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) …

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5n1zt_J730?rel=0] A score of persons sustained injuries and several vehicles burnt in the afternoon when a gas laden truck suddenly exploded after a lone accident at Cele Bus stop, Iju Ishaga, Lagos, Ogun States border. Also read: Over 25 burnt to death as tanker explodes in Delta According to an eyewitness, the truck with an unknown registration number while …

Governor Babagana Zulum, Governor of Borno state By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum had emerged a winner of the 2019 Zik prize for leadership, as announced by Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy on Thursday afternoon. Zulum, who was of eight winners of the annual award, was honoured for good governance, …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE National Lottery Regulatory Commission, NLRC, and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU have agreed to put an end to the poaching of bettors from Nigerian space without recourse to the enabling regulatory laws of the country. The collaboration is in bid to give more impetus to the fight against remote gaming. …

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta Central, APC) By Henry Umoru, Abuja Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta Central has said that the creation of new states was possible if Nigerians and stakeholders lobby other stakeholders from all the geopolitical zones of the country. Speaking in …

The explosion scene By Olasunkanmi Akoni Score of persons sustained injuries and several vehicles burnt in the afternoon when a gas laden truck suddenly exploded after a lone accident at Cele Bus stop, Iju Ishaga, Lagos, Ogun States border. According to an eyewitness, the truck with an unknown registration number while conveying gasoline had a lone …

By Dayo Johnson Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Ondo state governorship election, Eyitayo Jegede has promised to review tuition fees in tertiary institutions in the state if elected Jegede has also described as absurd, the posting of only two teachers to public schools in the rural communities of the state. While speaking …