As Nigeria celebrates its 64th Independence Day, Ola Olukoyede, Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), reiterated the agency’s commitment to eradicating corruption. In an Independence Commemoration message shared on the EFCC’s official X account, @officialEFCC, Olukoyede stressed the need for increased dedication to tackling economic and financial crimes, in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s New …
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Dangote Granite Mines provides scholarships to students from Ijebu-Igbo host communities
β Expresses commitment to promoting education in Nigeria As part of its social investment program to promote educational development in host communities, Dangote Granite Mines Limited has awarded multi-million naira scholarships to students of secondary schools and tertiary institutions in Ijebu-Igbo Local Government Area of Ijebu-North Ogun State over the weekend. L-R: Olusoga Anjola, a student of Ijebu-Igbo Girls …
Read More »IGP Egbetokun directed increased security ahead of the 64th independence celebrations
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the implementation of enhanced security protocols nationwide in preparation for Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary. The IGP emphasized the deployment of adequate human and tactical resources to ensure a safe environment for the celebrations. In a statement released on Monday, Police Spokesperson Muyiwa Adejobi announced that the police, in collaboration with other …
Read More »INTERVIEW: How Government Can Create Value for the People β Dr Rotimi Adelola
Dr. Aderotimi Adelola is the longest-serving Secretary to the State Government in Ondo State. He attended the most prestigious universities in Nigeria and obtained a doctorate in Organisational Psychology from the University of Ibadan. He has decades of post-graduation work experience in academia, management consultancy, and senior executive positions in the manufacturing, financial services, and oil and gas sectors. …
Read More »The Minister of Home Affairs has committed to overhauling the Nigerian Correctional Service amid the Bobrisky controversy
In a significant step towards reforming the Nigerian Correctional Service, Home Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has vowed to address serious allegations of abuses in the system. This commitment follows a viral audio recording in which Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, alleged that his godfather colluded with the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service to arrange for him to serve …
Read More »Bobrisky is absent as VeryDarkMan, Adeyanju, appears before Reps on bribery charges
Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye Olanrewaju alias Bobrisky was conspicuously absent when social media activist, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, appeared before a House committee on Monday. Parliament is investigating allegations of bribery leveled against agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) committed by Bobrisky. Bobrisky, who was …
Read More »Disaster Relief Fund: Why fix it when it’s not broken? By Yahaya Etila
Recently, the federal government announced the establishment of a βDisaster Relief Fundβ to address national disasters such as floods. I struggled to understand its purpose and objectives because Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, stuttered when he made the announcement. Yes, there is no doubt that when disasters strike, it is incumbent on the government …
Read More »OPINION: Flammae inferorum (Fire in Hell)
RENEWED HOPE is an ATTITUDE, it is not a STRATEGY. What Nigeria urgently needs as she turns three scores and four is a well-thought-out, audacious, and ambitious SMART roadmap that is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely. This roadmap must frontally address the reasons and factors behind the nine DARK HOLES in which Nigeria has remained enmeshed. ββE lo fokan …
Read More »Ogun intensifies works on federal roads and begins palliative works on damaged section of Sagamu-Ore-Benin expressway
The Ogun State Government has started the reconstruction of the damaged portion of the Sagamu-Ore-Benin Highway near Sagamu to address the ongoing traffic jam experienced by motorists on the road. Governor Dapo Abiodun on Sunday paid an unscheduled visit to the faulty section of the road, saying as a major road linking Lagos through Ogun State to the South-East …
Read More »Once again, the Court stopped INEC from releasing the voter list to the Rivers electoral commission
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voter list to the Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission for the October 5 local government elections in the state. Justice Peter Lifu issued the order while ruling on a lawsuit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. This is …
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