TSHIFHIWA Matodzi, the key figure behind the $130 million VBS Mutual Bank scandal that rocked South Africa, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Matodzi, the former chairperson of VBS Mutual Bank, pled guilty to 33 charges, including corruption, theft, fraud,…
THE Nigerian parliament has called for an investigation into the Samoa Agreement, a pact signed with the European Union, after media reports suggested some clauses could promote same-sex relationships. Nigerian authorities have denied these claims and threatened legal action against the…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri THE Director General National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar has yesterday inaugurated Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to coordinate timely deployment of resources for search and rescue following increasing incidents of flood in parts of…
THE supreme court judgement today, July 11, 2024, directing the Federal Government to pay allocations due to Local Government Areas directly to their account thereby abolishing the old practices of State-Local Government Joint Account,is timely and courageous. What the…
. . . Donates N10 million to Nursing College in Kogi THE Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has explained that his unwavering commitment to building a better nation through investing in the critical areas of human…
WE at the Labour Party (LP) welcome the Supreme Court decision granting financial autonomy to Local Government Councils in the 36 States of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory. This decision was long in coming but like a saying…
THE National Assembly have commenced moves to make significant changes to the Nigerian constitution. One of such changes is the creation of new states in some parts of the country. Seven new states have been proposed at the National Assembly,…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, have reached an agreement to re-strategise and come up with a more mutually-beneficial Memorandum of Understanding, MoU to strengthen the fight against economic and financial…
A former acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, on Wednesday, pleaded with Justice James Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja to give him more time to conclude the refund of the public funds allegedly looted by him…
SENATE Committee Chairman for National Security and Intelligence, Sen. Shehu Buba Umar (Bauchi South), has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for creation a brand new ministry for livestock development as one of the measures that may resolve persistent cases of…
