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The House of Representatives has decided to investigate the alleged diversion of Rp1.5 billion in funds intended for contractor payments by a key official of the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment. The House Committee on Women Affairs initiated an investigation in Abuja following a petition filed by contractors over non-payment of signed contracts. The committee chairman, Kafilat Ogbara, said the ministry …

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Friday handed over a convict to the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Imo State. The state commander of NSCDC, Mr. Matthew Ovye, handed over the 28-year-old suspect shortly after he paraded the suspect and one other person before journalists in Owerri. Ovye said the suspect, Chinonso Kalu, was arrested by NSCDC …

Nollywood actress and podcaster, Abiola Adebayo, has revealed that the young woman who reportedly committed suicide after admitting on a podcast that she had sex with her dogs is alive. Adebayo said the woman, identified as Adenike Adewodun, faked her death in an attempt to escape public backlash and legal consequences for her actions. The actress made the announcement in …

A faction in the Rivers State House of Representatives led by Victor Oko-Jumbo on Friday vowed to challenge the Court of Appeal ruling declaring Martins Amaewhule as the legitimate speaker of the House. Oko-Jumbo, the chairman of the House faction loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, stated this at a House of Representatives session in Port Harcourt. The Abuja Court of …

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has rescued five victims of human trafficking in Ivory Coast. The Regional Superintendent of the Seme NIS Regional Command, Abdullahi Adamu, disclosed this at a press conference on Friday. He said the Nigerian Immigration Attaché in Ivory Coast in collaboration with the Nigerian community in the country and several other partners, was working tirelessly to …

The Kogi State House of Assembly on Friday approved the extension of the tenure of 21 local government area transition committee chairmen in the state by six months. This follows a request by Governor Usman Ododo for the Assembly to approve an extension of the term of office of the chairmen. The interim chairman’s term is expected to end on …

The Kogi State House of Assembly on Friday passed the 2024 supplementary budget of N58.8 billion. This follows the article-by-article consideration of the request of Governor Usman Ododo by the Committee of the Whole during its plenary session in Lokoja. The governor in his letter to the House said additional budget was needed for the implementation of projects in the …

Labour leader Keir Starmer was officially appointed as Britain’s new Prime Minister by King Charles III in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Friday. A photo released by the palace captured the moment the monarch shook hands with Starmer, marking a transition after his party’s landslide victory in the general election. Earlier, King Charles had accepted the resignation of Conservative …

Officers from the Bauchi State Police Command have rescued a five-year-old boy who was found chained and starved for three days by his father in the Gwallagan Mayaka area. The arrest was made after a report from a concerned neighbor. According to Bauchi State Police spokesman, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, in a statement on Thursday, the child, Hussaini Abubakar, suffered …

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has offered to step down as Conservative Party leader following his landslide defeat by Labour’s Keir Starmer in Thursday’s election. Sunak, who had congratulated Starmer, told reporters outside Downing Street that he would step down once a new party leader was found. “To the country, first of all I would like to express my apologies. …