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The Delta State Police Command on Wednesday killed a suspected kidnapper during a gun duel in a Delta community. The Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement issued in Warri. Edafe noted that the operation, which also resulted in the arrest of three other suspects, resulted in the seizure of a …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has drawn the ire of a lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) over his comments on a petition accusing Ecobank Nigeria (ENG) and Ecobank Transnational Inc. Specialized Resolutions Company (ETISRC) of wrongdoing in a matter that also involves Wilben Trade (Wilben), and its CEO, Marcus Wade. Wilben and Wade have issued a press …

  According to official data, the inflation rate in the UK has risen for the first time this year. Overall, prices rose 2.2% in the year to July, slightly above the Bank of England’s 2% target, which has been in place since May. The increase had been widely expected and is due to the fact that gas and electricity prices …

In a bid to revolutionize local government administration, the Financial Autonomy Advisory Committee for the 16 local government areas of Taraba State has launched an innovative blueprint. The committee, chaired by Rt. Hon. Peter Diah, aims to create a model of efficiency and innovation that sets new standards for local governance, and paves the way for other states to follow …

The Federal Government yesterday revealed that it had tracked at least N83 billion in cryptocurrencies and fiat money channeled towards the recent nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests. A Punch Newspaper The report noted that it included $50 million in cryptocurrencies, $38 million of which was blocked in four cryptocurrency wallets, and N4 billion donated by political actors in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna and …

The Honourable Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun of the Supreme Court of Nigeria has been dragged before the Code of Conduct Office and the Tribunal by the Oduduwa Descendants Coalition for Justice on charges bordering on failure to declare and making false declarations in forms she submitted to the anti-corruption body on several occasions. In the petition dated August 10, 2024 and …

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said it has found 22,074 suspicious personnel on the Federal Government payroll. This is despite the Federal Government having introduced the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) to address such situations. The revelations were contained in a comprehensive review report of IPPIS by the commission as part of the anti-corruption system review by President …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa State has recovered the bodies of two men from a pond in Birninkudu Local Government Area of ​​the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Badaruddeen Tijjani, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday morning in Dutse, the state capital. Tijjani said the deceased, identified as Abubakar Alhaji, 20, and …

Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPC Ltd., Mr. Mele Kyari, has disclosed that the current onslaught on crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism has resulted in increased growth in the nation’s crude oil production. This comes even as NNPCL Ltd top brass urged the military to continue the fight against the menace. Ripples Nigeria noted that Nigeria has recorded …

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has expressed anger over the refusal of 15 government agencies, including the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), to respond to audit questions raised against them in their 2019 audit report. The committee chairman, Senator Ahmed Aliyu, on Tuesday, disclosed that despite repeated invitations, the agencies had …