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The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was confirmed after being grilled during Senate plenary on Wednesday. During the plenary, he reacted to a plethora of questions posed by Senators on his readiness for the job, given his age and working in […]

The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N11,352,457,101.70 as budget for Nigeria Police Trust Fund in the 2020 fiscal year. The approval came following consideration of the harmonized report of the Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs. The implementation of the NPTF 2020 budget would lapse on the 30th of April, […]

A coalition of some Northern elders on Wednesday disassociated themselves from comments made by an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi who has been holding peace talks with bandits across Kaduna, Zamfara and Niger State. The northern elders dissociated themselves from allegations the Islamic cleric made after one of his meetings where he said non-Muslim soldiers had […]

The Nigerian Army has disowned a video clip circulating on social media concerning its ongoing internal security in Orlu, Imo state. Deputy Director, Public Relations Department, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Col. Aliyu Yusuf, on Wednesday, said this in a statement in Enugu. “The attention of the Division had been drawn to an orchestrated […]

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has taken a swipe at the Nigerian Senate for confirming the immediate past Service Chiefs as Non-Career Ambassador-Designates. The Senate Tuesday confirmed the appointment of the immediate past service chiefs; Abayomi Olonisakin, former chief of defence staff; Tukur Buratai, former chief of army staff; Ibok-Ete Ibas, former chief of naval […]

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria(AFAN), Benue State Chapter has refuted claims by the Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong that farmers also bear AK-47 riffles like the armed Fulani herdsmen. Governor, Simon Lalong during a programme on Channels Television recently, accused farmers of carrying arms against the Fulani herdsmen. Reacting, a statement jointly signed by […]

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) panel has ordered the police to release the corpse of Ms Ifeoma Abugu, who was allegedly murdered by operatives of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Abuja. Recall that Abugu a graduate of the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu State was arrested on September 10 when SARS […]

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has vowed to bring his counterpart in Edo State, Godwin Obaseki back to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Akeredolu who disclosed this on Wednesday pledged to do all within his power to bring Obaseki back into the APC fold from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Akeredolu made the vow […]