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The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday questioned former Minister of Manpower and Employment, Chris Ngige, over alleged contract irregularities at the National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). He was also accused of extorting work at the institution during his tenure. The development follows an invitation by a number of NSITF officials regarding the payment of a gratuity of N47 …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dissolved the party’s executive committees in Bauchi, Benue, Gombe, Oyo and Taraba States. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, said the dissolution affected the entire executive structure of the party from the district to state levels in the affected …

The Oyo State Government on Thursday demolished all buildings housing illegal diesel marketers along the Ibadan-Lagos expressway. The state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, led his ministry officials to conduct the exercise. He warned those involved in the act to stop. Mogbonjubola condemned the continued sale of fake diesel products at unlicensed locations along the highway. …

The Ekiti State government has spent over 105 million naira to provide relief to victims of the disastrous fire that hit the state last year. Deputy Governor, Mrs Monisade Afuye, made this known on Thursday in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, while distributing food and other essential items to the 757 storm victims in Ijelu, Omu and Itapaji Ekiti, Oye …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the recent increase in petrol prices by about N1,000 in various parts of the country. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited on Tuesday increased the price of its products across its retail outlets from ₦568 to ₦885 per litre. This follows denial by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, …

The Delta State Police Command has arrested six men suspected of kidnapping and recovered over N2.3 million in ransom. Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwanda Olufemi, announced the arrests on Thursday during a briefing where he listed 16 suspects allegedly involved in various criminal activities. Olufemi highlighted the command’s recent achievements and detailed plans to enhance police visibility, including …

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested an individual suspected of trafficking teenagers aged 13 to 16 years. Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer, told a press conference in Awka that the suspects had trafficked many teenagers to neighboring countries. Ikenga noted that some of the victims, who had been taken to Ghana, had been safely repatriated to Nigeria. …

  The Federal Ministry of Education has extended the resumption of activities of the Federal Government Academy in Suleja by 10 days. This was announced by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, during the guided tour of the ministry officials at the school in Suleja, on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister, together with …

Senator Victor Umeh, who represents Anambra Central and is a leader of the Labour Party (LP), on Thursday said those urging the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to leave the LP and move to another party were pursuing a “futile pursuit.” Umeh made this statement during a Labour Party stakeholders meeting in Umuahia on Thursday. The former Chairman of …

Former aide to former President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, has again come under fire for spreading fake news after she posted a photo of a Georgia, US, lawmaker, Senator Nikema Williams, during her arrest in 2018. She claimed to be a Nigerian woman living in Canada, Amaka Patience Sunnberger, who threatened to poison the Yoruba and Benin people in a …