archiveAugust 31, 2022

Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), has confirmed that out of the 20 local government areas in the state, the top five LGAs of the highest reports for adults cases of Sexual and Gende- Based Violence (SGBV) are Alimosho, Ikorodu, Kosofe, Eti-Osa and Oshodi Isolo, while...

Niger Delta Youths on Wednesday resolved to protest about the ongoing strike embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The body also called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to as a matter of patriotism, direct the recently released Abacha loot from the United States to settle ASUU’s demand for...

Tobacco multinationals in Nigeria and other African countries are contributing significantly to illicit financial flows in the continent mainly through tax avoidance and evasion, a new report said. The report titled ‘Tobacco Industry and Illicit Financial Flows in Africa” was conducted by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) in...

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said that he agrees with President Mohammadu Buhari that money-bag politicians who plan to rig the 2023 elections must be resisted Obi made his mind known in a personally signed Twitter post on Wednesday afternoon. According to the...

The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission  (EFCC) has secured  the conviction and sentencing of three internet fraudsters. The convicts:  Osama Abraham Obasohan, Okunnuwa Moses and Osalenlen Celestine, were jailed by Justice M. Itsueli of the Edo State  High Court,   Benin City,     on Monday, August 29,...

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba, has concluded plans to unveil the Abuja Study Centre of the Nigeria Police Public Relations School, which construction was concluded under his administration. The Force Spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Tuesday, noted that the school was built with a focus...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked the Federal Government to channel the recovered $23 million Abacha loot to meet ithe nation’s educational demands. ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke made the call on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while decrying the continued closure of...

The Northern Governors Forum has felicitated a prominent clergyman and Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah on his 70th birthday. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State Simon Bako Lalong in a message described Bishop Kukah as a man of God who has remained devoted to...

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, received APC Governors today in his office at the Presidential Villa on a felicitation visit as he recovers from the surgery done last month. While welcoming the Governors, Prof. Osinbajo expressed his appreciation for the visit and the good wishes. The VP also commended...

BudgIT has announce the shortlist of nominees for the maiden edition of the Active Citizens Award, scheduled to hold on September 10, 2022, at the Civic Centre, Lagos. According to a press statement signed by Nancy Odimegwu BudgIT’s Communications Officer, the Award, which is one of BudgIT’s signature initiatives, will...