The Federal High Court in Abuja has relaxed some of the bail conditions earlier imposed on the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhaji Bello Bodejo, who is facing money laundering charges brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bodejo is being prosecuted over allegations that he laundered $2.63 million. Justice Inyang...
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Wednesday failed to produce the Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, before the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the operations of the agency. Representing the Inspector-General of Police, Deputy Commissioner of Police Olufemi Akinola told lawmakers that Adeyemi remained in police...
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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has warned President Bola Tinubu that Nigeria is gradually drifting towards a one-party state, cautioning that the country’s democratic institutions, public confidence and national unity are coming under increasing strain. The warning was delivered on Tuesday by the newly elected President of the CBCN, Archbishop Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso,...
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Four people have been killed, while a soldier has been declared missing following a gun battle between security personnel and suspected bandits in Tudun Bicci community, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The Chairman of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, Hussaini Aliyu Bena, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview on Wednesday, clarifying that contrary...
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The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has resolved to crack down on delays in the execution of intervention projects across beneficiary institutions, warning that institutions with outstanding abandoned or delayed projects will not be permitted to initiate new projects under the 2027 intervention cycle. Chairman of the Board, Rt....
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The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Hon. Teslim Igbalaye, over the alleged unlawful possession of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), a voter register and ₦4.81 million. Five other persons were also arrested during a police operation at a residence linked to the SSG in Osogbo....
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Leaked internal documents have revealed an estimated $10.9 billion decommissioning and environmental cleanup liability linked to decades of oil pollution in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, according to a report released on Wednesday by Amnesty International and seven partner organisations. The coalition—which includes The Corner House, Hawkmoth, HEDA Resource Centre, Kebetkache Women Development & Resource Centre, Miideekor...
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The Federal Government has described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals as a key driver of Nigeria’s ambition to build a $1 trillion economy, pledging stronger collaboration with the private sector to accelerate industrialisation, job creation and economic transformation. The Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh, stated this after leading a high-level...
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The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Esther Didi Walson-Jack, has admitted that her office failed to carry out adequate due diligence before granting key approvals to a purported federal agency at the centre of an ongoing House of Representatives investigation into an alleged recruitment waiver scandal. Walson-Jack made the admission...
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has warned officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Borno State to avoid corrupt practices, including result manipulation and the compromise of electoral procedures, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner overseeing Borno and Yobe states, Linus Gubbi, gave the...
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