THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has escalated its investigations into serious fraud allegations involving top officials from President Muhammadu Buhari’s former administration. Key figures under scrutiny include Hadi Sirika, former Minister of Aviation; Abubakar Malami, former Justice Minister…
THE Navy has decried the magnitude of economic loss due to acts of illegal oil bunkering and vandalism of oil pipelines along the riverine communities of Nigeria. The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) SOROH, Commodore Nanmar Lakan, cried out at…
HE wore a grey goatie. The term “goatie” dates back to the ancient Empires of Rome and Greece, with Pan (a god) depicted as wearing a goatie. Our departed National Icon popularised it in Nigeria. He carried the goatie with…
By: Inuwa Bwala HAVING worked very closely with other bosses besides Mala Kachallah, people often wonder and ask me about what makes Mala Kachallah so unique that I find it difficult to forget him for close to two decades. I…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended his congratulations to Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, for achieving a new world chess record and showcasing Nigeria’s resilience, self-belief, and ingenuity on the global stage. In a press release issued on Saturday (today)…
THE year 2023 took an unexpected turn for Dr Matshidiso Moeti, Regional Director for Africa at the World Health Organisation (WHO) when she lost her left eye due to brain tumour. On that day in a bustling street in Johannesburg,…
THE Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has allocated the sum of 25 million dollars to fight terrorism in Nigeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso in 2024. The ECOWAS Commissioner, Human Development and Social Affairs, Prof. Fatou Sarr, disclosed this…
IN the wake of the recent farmer-herder conflicts that plagued Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Community Engagement for the North Central zone, Hon. Abiodun Essiet, and a delegation from…
THE Oyo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Adeniran Tella, said on Friday, that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, cannot be released to the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC, for the conduct of the local government elections scheduled for…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new board for the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to President on Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Accordingly, President Tinubu urged the Board…
