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There are strong indications that the federal government has removed Chukwuyere Anamekwe as acting accountant-general of the federation. Close sources in the Treasury House said he was replaced by a director in charge of Treasury Single Account department at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Sylva Okolieaboh. However, no official confirmation was given by either the director …

*The Federal government has asked the newly appointed Accountant General to clear his desk and leave office over corruption *Anamekwe Nwabuoku, who was recently appointed, lasted only 35 days in office after replacing his boss Ahmed Idris in May *Nwabuoku’s sack came exactly 7 days after he made a very controversial remark that the government is borrowing to pay salaries …

A civil rights group, Incorporated Trustees of Center for Reform and Public Advocacy has dragged the Inspector-General of Police to a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly refusing to prosecute the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, over allegations bordering on perjury. The suit dated and filed on July 4 on behalf of the organisation in …

The acting governor said, ‘We are working to secure our churches and communities’. The Acting Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, on Monday said the state government was strengthening its “security architecture” and reviewing strategies to guarantee the safety and security of residents across communities in the state. Mr Shaibu said this while addressing reporters after an emergency State Security Council …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised hopes of students that it is close to calling off the ongoing strike action that has lasted for over three months. ASUU on Monday issued a condition that will cause it to immediately call off the strike that led to the closure of many public universities in Nigeria. Prof. Emmanuel Osedeke, …

The Nigerian Army has restated its resolve to checkmate the proliferation of small arms and light weapons across the country. Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. – Gen. Farouk Yahaya, stated this at a media parley in Owerri on Monday, as part of activities marking the 2022 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that …

Mali had defaulted on debt due to sanctions Bloc accepts 24-month transition in Burkina Faso Gives Guinea junta until end of July for new timetable Accra, (Reuters) – Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday lifted economic and financial sanctions imposed on Mali, after its military rulers proposed a 24-month transition to democracy and published …

Expectations are high regarding the output of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as President Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau assumes chairmanship of the West African regional body, alongside a newly composed Commission, Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said. He therefore said that the leaders must work harder to resolve lingering issues in the region. According to Laolu …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Operatives of Edo State Police Command killed three suspected kidnappers during a successful rescue operation of an Italian catholic priest abducted in the state last Sunday. Police identified the rescued cleric as Rev. Fr Luigi Brena, 64, an Italian of Somascan Father’s Community who was kidnapped by hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers, along …

Edo State Acting Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, on Monday, said the government was strengthening its security architecture and reviewing strategies to guarantee the safety and security of residents across communities in the state. Shaibu said this while addressing journalists after an emergency State Security Council meeting held at the Government House, Benin City. The emergency meeting followed the …