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The House of Representatives has invited the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, over alleged bribery by controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye alias Bobrisky. The Joint Committee of the House of Representatives also invited the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Halilu Nababa, for questioning on the matter. The lawmakers had earlier invited Bobrisky …

The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi, has announced that, henceforth, career advancement courses are now mandatory prerequisites for promotion of agency personnel. The Commandant General disclosed this in a keynote address delivered at this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the NSCDC Cooperative and Investment Society at the National Headquarters, Abuja. …

Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze was in action for AC Milan in their 3-0 defeat to Lecce in Serie A on Friday night. Chukwueze was introduced into the game in the 63rd minute to replace Christian Pulisic, and has now made five appearances in the Italian top flight this season. First half goals from Alvaro Morata, Theo Hernandez and Pulisic …

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has arrested the owners of four private schools in Rivers State for alleged book piracy. NCC Director, Port Harcourt Directorate, Mr. Abdul Babatunde, disclosed this to journalists shortly after the anti-hijacking operation in the state capital on Friday. The training took place at GRA, Rumuibekwe; Rumukurusi, and the East-West Road axis in the metropolitan city …

Edo decides 2024: Niger Delta Minister Abubakar Momoh supports Okpebholo transformation and votes amid great optimism In a bold show of support, Hon. Abubakar Momoh, Minister of Niger Delta Development, has cast his vote at Unit 3, District 9, Etsako East LGA in the 2024 Edo gubernatorial election. The minister did not mince his words in supporting the APC candidate, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, over alleged N9.3 billion fraud, TheCable reports. Sources told the news platform on Friday that the former governor has been detained by anti-corruption agencies in Abuja. Ishaku will be arraigned alongside former permanent secretary of the local government and chieftaincy affairs bureau in the …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven executive directors of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the appointment in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to him, Mr Ayo Adewuyi was reappointed as Executive Director, News, and Ibrahim Aliyu, Executive Director, Special Duties. Other appointed …

  Israel targeted Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an attack Friday in Beirut, according to a senior US official. An ambulance carries injured people following an Israeli attack in Danieh, Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2024.Wael Hamzeh/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, at least two people were killed and 76 others were injured in the strike. Lebanese army soldiers …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market lost N37 billion at the close of trading on Friday. This follows the fall in prices of shares such as CAVERTON, NNFM, and UPL, among others, on the stock exchange floor today. After five hours of trading on the capital market, equity capitalization fell to N56.5 trillion from N56.6 trillion recorded by the exchange …

Tinubu meets Edo governor-elect Okpebholo and urges attention to state development (photo) Abuja, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu has urged the governor-elect of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, to prioritize development in the state, assuring him of the full support of the federal government and the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF). The President made this appeal on Thursday in Abuja during …