ICPC grills top NAHCON officials over N90bn Hajj subsidy

ICPC grills top NAHCON officials over N90bn Hajj subsidy

Some top officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria have been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission over alleged mismanagement or diversion of the N90bn released by the Federal Government to subsidise the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The officials were arrested in their offices and taken to the anti-graft agency’s office following their failure to honour earlier invitations extended to them by […]

August 12, 2024 11

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‘Prison straight’, Netizens react as woman destroys husband’s passport at Lagos airport

Several reactions have trailed the video showing the moment a woman destroyed her husband’s Nigerian passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Saturday, August 10, 2024. The incident, captured on video, showed a female traveller, identified as Mrs Igiebor, tearing her husband’s Nigerian Standard Passport shortly after they arrived at the Lagos Airport. In the footage, agitated Igiebor, when questioned about her actions, retorted, “Is it your passport?” […]

August 12, 2024 19

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Eleven dead, others injured in Abia auto crash

At least eleven persons were killed on Sunday, including two babies following a tragic road accident near Umuika Junction on the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway in Abia State. The road crash at about 12:45 pm happened when a Sienna car belonging to Abia Line Network crashed with a loaded truck. An eyewitness, who gave his name as Ochiegbu Marvelous, told ABN TV, that the driver slept off on the steering, lost […]

August 12, 2024 26

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Power generation hits three-year high of 5,105MW

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced that Nigeria’s power sector generated 5,105 megawatts of electricity on July 27, 2024, describing it as a three-year high. Adelabu announced this at the inaugural meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Power Sector Working Group in Abuja on Wednesday. While highlighting the recent achievements and future goals for the power sector, the minister said, “Just a few days ago, on July 27, we successfully […]

August 8, 2024 31

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Hunger protest loses steam as DSS grills seven foreigners

The hunger protests, which rocked the country, especially the northern part, from last Thursday, appears to have lost steam following the police crackdown on the organisers and protesters, many of whom had been detained. Some of the #EndBadGovernance protest leaders have also gone underground and switched off their phones as the Department of State Services took custody of seven Polish nationals arrested for waving Russian flags during the demonstration in […]

August 8, 2024 37

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Plateau gov relaxes curfew

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has ordered that the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed in the state capital be further relaxed, allowing movement from 12 noon to 6 pm daily until further notice. The governor issued the order on Thursday in a statement signed by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, noting that the decision was taken after assessing the security situation in the state. “In light of the improved […]

August 8, 2024 8

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EFCC quizzes Ogun officials over govt funds

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal office, on Tuesday, reportedly invited some officials of the Ogun State government in connection with an ongoing investigation. The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development in a phone conversation with our correspondent on Wednesday. ‘’I just called our Ibadan zonal office and it was confirmed that some officials of the state government were invited for […]

August 8, 2024 46

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Paul reveals fresh trouble in P-Square

Paul Okoye, one half of the renowned music duo, P-Square, has once again spoken about the complexities behind his strained relationship with Peter, his twin brother and other half of the group. Though many believed that the duo had buried the hatchet and were now at peace with each other, Paul indicated that there was a fresh storm brewing with the troubled group. Speaking in an interview with City FM, […]

August 5, 2024 23

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Public debt stock may hit N130tn by Dec – Report

Nigeria’s public debt stock is projected to hit N130tn this year, raising concerns about the country’s debt-to-gross domestic product ratio. This was revealed in a report by Afrinvest, an investment management company, titled, ‘Bank Recapitalisation, Catalyst for a $1tn Economy, ‘ unveiled in Abuja recently. Nigeria’s public debt stock, which includes external and domestic debt, stood at N121.67tn in the first quarter of 2024, up from N97.34tn in the fourth […]

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