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The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, said he has received “little or no support” from the federal government towards the rescue of the 42 persons abducted from Government Science College, Kagara, last week. Bandits abducted the persons, including 27 students, three workers and 12 members of their families in the school located in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. …

One of President Muhammadu Buhari’s top anti-corruption advisers, Itse Sagay, has expressed fears about the influence the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, may have on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under the leadership of its new chair, Abdulrasheed Bawa. Mr Malami ,who hails from Kebbi State like Mr Bawa, is believed to have engineered the exit of …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Thursday, in Abuja, buried its personnel who died in the Beechcraft King Air B350i crash on February 21. The officers were buried in National Military Cemetery, Karonmajigi, Airport Road, Abuja. The officers are Haruna Gadzama, a flight lieutenant (Captain), Henry Piyo, flight lieutenant (Co-Pilot), Micheal Okpara, a flying officer (Airborne Tactical Observation System (ATOS) Specialist) and Bassey Etim, …

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi on Thursday unveil herbal remedies capable of boosting human immunity against COVID-19 disease. Unveiling the products produce by Yem-Kem International Group in collaboration with Ojaja Global outreach at the Ile-Oodua Palace, Ile-Ife, the monarch said the products were approved by the National Agency for Food and Drug Control, (NAFDAC) and was tested on …

A meeting of the Governors of the 19 Northern States, the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Director General of the Department of State Service, Yusuf Bichi, as well as the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, held in Kaduna on Thursday. The Sultan of Sokoto, …

Ondo State Governor, Mr Oluwatotimi Akeredolu yesterday took the oath of office for his Second Term in office with a declaration that the next four years in office is not for relaxation. Akeredolu was inaugurated along with his deputy, Mr Lucky Ayedatiwa, who replaced the former deputy governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi, at a ceremony, held at the State International Event …

The United States has partnered with the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) to enhance efficiency and service delivery of prisons in the nation. A statement on Wednesday by the U.S. Embassy said it was partnering with Correctional Information Management Systems of the Nigeria Correctional Service to bring about efficient service delivery across Nigerian prisons (correctional centres). The statement revealed that the …

The federal and Niger State governments say they are hopeful of securing the release of the Kagara abduction victims soon and without payment of ransoms A week after the abduction of 27 schoolboys and 15 others at Government Science College, Kagara in Niger State, the suspected kidnappers have demanded direct negotiation with the parents of the victims for the ransoms …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has lambasted the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, for his role in supervising the N30bn Benin City stormwater project, which the governor said was conceived to defraud Edo people. The governor, who said this while inspecting the Textile Mill Road catchment of the project, noted that the project was …

The EFCC chairman-designate also speaks on his plans for the EFCC. Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman-designate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said he has never sold a single asset recovered by the commission. He said this during his screening exercise which was underway at the Senate at the time of this report. The nominee was responding to questions from lawmakers …