Chairman of Independent Corrupt practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, has said that the commission will soon go after cryptocurrecy operators who now pose great danger to law enforcement agencies in the fight against corruption. The ICPC chairman stated this in his address at a two-day capacity building retreat for members of House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Corruption, ICPC board members and directors in Uyo. Owasanoye who described virtual currencies as a major threat to the anti-graft investigators in the country explained that it is now being used as a leverage for terrorists financing and sundry criminal…
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Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Rep. James Faleke (APC-Lagos) says the support group for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential ambition will take off in October. Faleke disclosed this during the inauguration of Asiwaju Women Cooperative Society (AWCS), on Saturday in Abuja. “Tinubu Support Group will be inaugurated in October and I urge you to be fully on ground in your states so that you can be a contact person,’’ Faleke told the women. He commended AWCS for persuading Tinubu to contest the presidential election, and expressed excitement at their support, saying women should not be ignored at elections because they…
Napoli reclaimed top spot in Serie A as in-form striker Victor Osimhen struck twice in an impressive 4-0 win at Sampdoria on Thursday, their fifth consecutive league victory. Luciano Spalletti’s side are two points clear of Inter Milan and AC Milan with a perfect 15 points, scoring 14 goals and conceding two in their five games. Osimhen’s cushioned volley put the visitors ahead after 10 minutes at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris before two good saves from David Ospina denied Sampdoria an equaliser. Napoli pulled clear through an arrowed Fabian Ruiz strike before the break, and explosive strikes from Osimhen and…
A security advisory introduced in March 2021 asked college graduates serving as corps members to prepare sufficient ransom before embarking on a road trip. The National Youth Service Corps has advised members to be ready to pay abduction-for-ransom syndicates currently on rampage across Nigeria. A security advisory introduced in March 2021 asked college graduates serving as corps members to inform their family members and friends before embarking on a road trip. This would enable them to prepare sufficient ransom that may be required if abducted and save them from untimely and brutal death in the hands of the violent criminals.…
Presidential Spokesperson, Femi Adesina has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari permitted Ex-aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode to return to the All progressives Congress, APC. Adesina, in a lengthy article titled “Buhari, FFK and the Quality of Mercy”, made available on Thursday, stated that President Buhari was only displaying an ‘attribute of God’ which is Forgiveness. He wrote: “Naturally, a lot of loyal APC members are hopping mad that FFK was readmitted into the party. And not only that, he got back at the highest level. Not at his ward in Ile-Ife, Osun State, but the triumphal entry was at the Presidential…
Stockfish, a popular delicacy in southern Nigeria, is costly due to ban on Forex for its importation, says, Knut Lein, Norway Ambassador to Nigeria. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2015 listed pelagic fish and stockfish among 44 items not valid for Foreign Exchange Window. “In the end, those suffering are the Nigerian consumers of stockfish who buy the item at a higher price than they should have,” Mr Lein bemoaned. The Norwegian ambassador told NAN on the sideline of a two-day seafood seminar in Port Harcourt on Thursday that the ban had resulted in inflated cost…
*OFFICER DEHUMANIZING CORPS MEMBER IN VIDEO HIGHLY UNPROFESSIONAL AND UNACCEPTABLE* The Nigerian Army (NA) has taken cognizance of a video clip currently making the rounds on the social media, where a female officer was seen dehumanizing a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Calabar, Cross River State. This act is not only condemnable, but unprofessional and against established precepts of discipline in the NA. The NA has remained undoubtedly the pride of the nation, a symbol of national unity that has consistently being in the vanguard of respect for the fundamental human rights of the…
Students of Bubendorff Memorial Grammar School, Adazi-Nnukwu in Anambra wore the traditional Igbo outfit, ‘Isi-Agu for their first school assembly in the new academic session. Social media users have praised the initiative of the school. See more photos below
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has set efforts in motion to demolish the secretariat of Nigeria Union of Journalists in Kaduna, according to an eviction notice. The Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority in the September 23 letter to the journalists managing the chapter said the property would be demolished in three weeks. The town planning office said all items in the property should be removed before then or they will be destroyed in the demolition. The property, along Muhammadu Buhari Way, was identified as lacking requisite permits and should not have been built at the location. Authorities said they’ve written…
The Vice Chancellor, Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti, Professor Eddy Olanipekun, has disclosed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been directed to commence probe into allegation that some top management officials were using illegal portal to collect tuition fees from unsuspecting students. Concerning some noticeable fraud and infractions in the collection of tuition fees, suspected to have caused alleged embezzlement of between N70 million and N100 million by some officials, Olanipekun said the matter had been directed to the anti-graft agencies for thorough investigation. The vice chancellor also warned the academic staff of the university against taking steps that could rubbish or cast aspersion on the personalities of the…