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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives has issued a seven-day final summons to officials in the six Regional Councils of the Federal Capital Territory over outstanding audit questions involving billions of naira. The committee took this decision after the six chairmen of the council did not comply with the invitation to appear before it on September …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has released the names of the personnel and passengers of downed NAF flight 931, which crashed on Monday in Igbokoda, Ondo State. This was stated in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Tuesday in Abuja. Ripples Nigeria recalls the crew and passengers who lost their …

Nigeria’s Super Eagles staged a dramatic comeback to hold Russia to a 3-3 draw in an entertaining international friendly at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Tuesday, recovering from a two-goal deficit in the second half and snatching a point in stoppage time. Winger Abubakar Umar triggered a flurry of late moves with his eventual assist to Akor Adam producing the …

A late goal from Akor Adams allowed the Super Eagles to complete a spectacular comeback to force Russia to a 3-3 draw in Tuesday’s international friendly. Now there are consecutive draws for the Super Eagles against Russia, after their first meeting, also friendly, ended 1-1 in 2025. More to follow…

Germany’s former spy chief, August Hanning, plunged into trouble when he was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of passing sensitive information to foreign powers. Hanning, who ran Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency from 1998 to 2005, is accused of espionage, treason and working for a foreign intelligence agency, federal prosecutors said. They did not say which foreign countries were involved. …

This latest news comes as neighboring Kenya confirmed its first case and death from the disease, which is believed to have originated in Congo. “Ebola taking the people the children depend on and unraveling their lives,” said Halimatou Amadou, UNICEF Head of Communications in Congo, speaking to journalists in Geneva. “A parent gets sick, a child may be exposed, a …

The logo of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The Imo State House of Assembly candidate for Ideato Southern State constituency on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Hon Ezejimmadu Uchenna Daniel, has called for the urgent rescue of prospective corps members who have been kidnapped in Imo State. According to him, “The abduction of these young Nigerians …

When drugs are scarce, unaffordable, or too far away, illegal drug sellers have proven able to fill the void. These dynamics are explained in a new report released on Tuesday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Illicit trade does not only include counterfeit medicines. This includes genuine medicines diverted from legitimate supply chains, unapproved products, and …

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the federal government to settle salary arrears owed to its members, warning that failure to do so could trigger indefinite industrial action. The national president of the union, Mohammed Ibrahim, announced the ultimatum in a statement issued on Monday after the 56th National Executive Council (NEC) …

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