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The Senate has issued a stern warning to key government agencies, including the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), over their persistent failure to honour legislative summons. Speaking at

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has assured the people of the State that his administration will collaborate with all security agencies to fight crimes and criminality in the State. Speaking when he received in-audience the new Commissioner of Police in Edo

Justice A.O.Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of the sums of N1,168,602,877.44, $392,818.01 and £35,070 recovered from one Muiz Tijani Adeyinka, a former employee of First Bank of Nigeria, to the Federal

Benedicta Usen, also known as Mrs Carol Omomoh, is to spend the next five years in jail, without an option of fine, for trafficking another lady to Italy for prostitution. Usen is the latest victim of Nigeria’s security crackdown on Nigerian agents

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday -yesterday, February 3  re-arraigned a former Minister of Power and Steel Development, Dr. Olu Agunloye, on a seven-count amended charge of fraudulent award of contract and official corruption to the tune of

From IKECHUKWU NNADI, Nsukka Five months after the alleged gruesome murder of a four-year-old girl in Nsukka, Enugu state, a women group has written to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, urging him to order an investigation into the incident. Outlined in

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has ordered immediate retirement of senior police officers above 60 years of age and or those who have spent over 35 years in service. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, who

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel led by Justice Hamma Barka, affirmed the judgement of the Federal

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, for possible arraignment in court on Thursday -today, January 30. Yusuf is facing allegations of corruption and