The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned all 18 suspended local government area (LGA) chairpersons in Edo state following allegations of financial misconduct. According to sources within the EFCC, the probe was triggered by a petition from Monday Okpebholo, the governor of Edo state, accusing the chairpersons of failing to pay workers’…
United States Senator representing the state of Kentucky, Rand Paul, has endorsed Elon Musk as the next Speaker of the House. Senator Paul made this known in a statement on his official X account on Thursday December 19,saying the speaker of the House does not need to be a Congress member The Speaker of…
Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, December 18, rejected two bids to overturn a controversial piece of legislation that severely restricts LGBTQ rights, which lawmakers adopted earlier this year. Lawmakers approved the Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill in February, drawing international condemnation despite receiving widespread public support in the conservative West African country.…
Pope Francis has revealed he escaped a double su!cide b0mbing during a visit to Iraq three years ago after the attempts on his life were foiled by British intelligence and Iraqi police. Francis made the revelation in his upcoming autobiography, Spera (Hope), excerpts of which were shared with Corriere della Sera on Tuesday, the pontiff’s…
The website of the National Bureau of Statistics NBS has been hacked. The body disclosed thisnon its X handle this evening. See its oost below
The Federal Government has stated that the North West recorded the highest crime incidence in the country with the Southeast having the lowest. The latest data compiled by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is called Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS), and according to a statement by Special Adviser to the President…
The National Drug Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has shut down 150 shops at Eziukwu Market, Aba, Abia State, during a two-day operation on December 16 and 17, 2024. The team uncovered large-scale production and distribution of fake and expired goods, including beverages, carbonated drinks, wines, spirits, vegetable oils, and…
The National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday, December 17, revealed that Nigerians paid a total of N2.23tn as ransom to secure their freedom between May 2023 and April 2024. According to the NBS’s latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) report, the sum was paid by households affected by kidnapping incidents.The CESPS report…
The Jigawa State Government has uncovered 6,348 ghost workers following a staff verification exercise conducted across the state. Mr. Sagir Musa, Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sports, and Culture, announced this in a statement on Tuesday, December 17, in Dutse.He revealed that the report of the Statewide Staff Audit Biometric Data Capture and Validation Exercise…
A Magistrate Court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has ordered the remand of a 54-year-old man, Chima Eseni Etta, for allegedly k!lling his wife of 16 years, Ugochukwu Chima. Chima is facing a count charge bothering on m8rder. Appearing in Court for the first time on Tuesday since arrest by the police, the accused did not…
