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Nigeria’s anti-graft Agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Sunday went tough on Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, the Chairman of Air Peace by seizing his passports and restricting his movement, following money laundry charges leveled against him by the US Authorities. On November 23, 2019, Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema was charged with 27 counts of money laundering by one …

Nigeria’s Defense Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed the alleged recruitment of de-radicalized Boko Haram ex-fighters into the Nigeria Military. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Nwachukwu described the information being peddled on social media as false and misleading, urging Nigerians to disregard it in its entirety. According to him, …

By Igbotako Nowinta It ridicules reason and offends commonsense that these opportunistic politicians developed selfish and diabolical interest, uncontrollable impulse to amass wealth in tandem with their oversize ambitions of recycling themselves now and then within the polity. Most amazingly, shockingly and reprehensibly, this annoying pension allocation for ex-Governors, ex-Speakers and their deputies has stayed for too long. This is …

Nigerian government has accused the Republic of Benin of being recalcitrant in its importation of prohibited goods for ultimate dumping into Nigeria’s market in spite the partial border closure order. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the accusation when he featured on a TV Continental live Program, monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria. “Regrettably, the signs …

Rather than direct immediate compliance with a federal court order that freed Omoyele Sowore on bail, President Muhammadu Buhari has instead been sending emissaries to the activist to extract commitment from him to back down on the ‘revolution now’ protest as a precondition for his release. In at least two attempts now confirmed by PREMIUM TIMES, the president’s emissaries visited …

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has adopted a new technology for HIV screening. Dr Yewande Olafa, NACA Assistant Director, Community Prevention and Care Services disclosed this while speaking with the Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, on Saturday. Olafa said the new technology was that of a non blood based test kit, designed to promote privacy …

Some women groups in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), on Saturday urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) to end all forms of abuse meted on women and girls. Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, the Convener of Womanifesto and Executive Director, Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) made the call. Akiyode-Afolabi, who represented the …

Benin City, Nigeria – Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has called on religious and traditional leaders in the South East geographical zone of Nigeria to use their positions and institutions to advance anti-corruption issues within the region and beyond. Rev David Ugolor, ANEEJ Executive Director, who was represented by Innocent Edemhanria, program manager at a town hall …

Paris – Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), a Nigerian Civil Society Organisation has said the Anti-Corruption in Nigeria (ACORN) program is an important model of Aid and development effectiveness, capable of changing numerous development challenges buffeting Africa if replicated by other OECD-DAC countries. ANEEJ’s view was expressed recently by Mr. Leo Atakpu, Deputy Executive Director of the …

Women groups in Nigeria have re-stated their call for justice in the death of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Woman Leader, Mrs Salome Abuh, who was burnt to death in her house during the Nov. 16, Kogi governorship election, saying they hold Inspector-General of Police accountable. National President, Women in Politics Forum (WIPF), Ebere Ifendu, made the demand while briefing newsmen …