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Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) today handed over the former Chairman of the defunct Presidential Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A top source in EFCC confirmed to Vanguard that Maina was being questioned on various aspects of alleged financial crimes and contract scams committed during his tenure. Maina was arrested …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has approved the termination of the appointments of all his Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants with immediate effect. The termination was contained in a statement, released in Benin City today by Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq.  “This development is in line with efforts to reorganise the governance structure to enhance …

The Ministry of Police Affairs has been resuscitated to oversee the development and implementation of strategies to enhance internal security.My recent assent to the Nigerian Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act has created a legal framework to support our Police with increased fiscal resources to enhance their law enforcement capabilities.We remain equally resolute in our efforts to combat militant attacks on …

• We share common goals with Nigeria, says Trump • All is not well – Atiku • We’ll address challenges – Senate President Muhammadu Buhari today hinted that the newly created Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development would oversee the administration’s Special Intervention Programme. President directs release of N600bn for 2019 capital projects Buhari, who said this …

INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE 59TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY 1st OCTOBER, 2019 Dear Compatriots, 1st October each year is an opportunity for us to reflect and thank God for his endless blessings on our country. It is also a time for us, collectively, to:Remember the sacrifices …

…Govt blames flooding on sub-standard projects, to sue commission’s contractors Niger Delta Development Commission’s alleged spending of N20bn emergency funds on projects in Edo State has now become a subject of scrutiny, questioning and condemnation by the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki who, on Monday called for a probe into the expenditure.  Obaseki’s stance on the projects is coming on …

… I was tied up every night with mosquitoes feasting on me, laments Sami, sent to reach the kidnappers but was abducted Madam Beauty Ogere Siasia, who was freed Saturday night after spending 77 days in captivity has relieved her experience, saying she was kept in a small hut in which tarpaulin served as roof, thereby exposing her and others …

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that terrorism and terrorist groups could not be eliminated alone by the military unless religious bodies and organisations in the country come to the “forefront of this spiritual battle.” The Army chief noted that the focus must be religious groups interfacing on addressing the ideologies which fuelled the Boko …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday re-arraigned a former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, and the then Commissioner for Finance in his administration, Omadachi Oklobi, on N3.1bn money laundering charges. Suswam, who is now the Senator representing Benue North East, and his co-defendant, pleaded not guilty when the nine counts were read to them again before Justice …

Edo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Osazee Osemwingie-Ero has said Edo State’s hosting of the 2019 National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) will leverage tourism’s job creation potentials to empower Edo youths. The commissioner said this while addressing journalists at an event held to celebrate the World Tourism Day in Asaba, the Delta State …