The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu, on Wednesday revealed that the anti-graft agency recovered diverted public funds to the tune of N13 billion in the month of September only. Aliyu made the revelation in his welcome address at the launch of the commission’s 2024-2028 Strategic Action Plan…
A police inspector, Ajele Oloyede, has reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a ceramics company in Igbesa, Ogun State, where he was stationed as part of the security detail. According to PUNCH, the incident tragic incident occurred on Thursday. According to the state police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, an officer from Force Headquarters Annex,…
The Federal Government yesterday raised alarm that 30 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, are currently at risk of flooding, reminiscent of last Thursday’s flood in which over 200 persons lost their lives in Mokwa, Niger State. Several houses were also washed away, rendering thousands homeless, even as over 500 persons…
A major blow was dealt to criminal elements in Zamfara State as the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) launched a successful airstrike on a large gathering of armed bandits attending a wedding ceremony at Asaula Hills, in Yankuzo Ward, Tsafe Local Government Area. According Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the precision strike carried out in…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has extended the deadline for the admission processes into public universities. This was contained in a statement issued by the spokesman of the Board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday. The statement read, “You will recall that the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held on 18th July, 2025, under the…
Leading Yoruba traditional rulers, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, met in Lagos on Friday in what has been described as a landmark reconciliation between the two ancient thrones. The meeting was convened by businessman and philanthropist Kessington Adebutu as part of activities marking his birthday…
The Kogi government has restated its commitment to implementing the ban placed on compulsory customised textbooks and notebooks in schools in the state. The state’ Commissioner for Education, Mr Wemi Jones, made this known during a stakeholders’ meeting with the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) on Friday in Lokoja. The meeting was…
A family of four, comprising husband, wife and two of their children were on Thursday night murdered by unidentified gunmen in Isseke, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The victims have been identified as the family of Ichie Kennedy Igboanugo from Ekwuru Isseke (Ichie Akuruoulo 1 of Isseke). According to eyewitnesses, the killers invaded…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set a daily withdrawal limit on point-of-sale (PoS) terminals to N100,000 per customer. This was contained in a circular to all deposit money banks (DMBs), microfinance Banks, mobile money operators and super-agents, titled ‘Cash-out limits for agent banking transactions,’. The apex bank of Nigeria, CBN, said the restriction…
Residents of Anegbette in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo celebrated a rare feat on Monday after a massive hippopotamus was killed in a local river. The animal, described as a formidable beast, was killed by a local vigilante Patrick David in the Okumuzo River, a tributary of the Alika River. Dozens of youths…