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The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, is being interrogated by operatives of the Department of State Services over his activities in the anti-graft agency. The Spokesman for the DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, confirmed the invitation and arrival of Bawa at the secret police for the probe in a statement sent to Vanguard. The statement …

Oil marketers in Nigeria have intensified efforts targeted at importing petrol from the world market following the latest liberalization of foreign exchange rates by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The prevalence of multiple foreign exchange rates and other problems had prevented the marketers from importing the product, forcing them to depend on the NNPC Limited for domestic supplies. But …

The Department of the State Service (DSS), Wednesday invited the suspended Chairman of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, to its office. Disclosing this in a statement, the DSS Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, opined: “Bawa arrived a few hours ago. The invitation relates to some investigative activities concerning him.” Recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Wednesday night …

Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has suspended the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa. A statement by the Director, Information, Secretary of the Government of the Federation (SGF) Office, Willie Basse, said Bawa’s suspension was to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office. The statement reads, “This follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled …

United States Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken will travel to Beijing, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and London, the United Kingdom, between June 16 and 21, 2023. According to a statement made available to Alltimepost.com today by State Department’s Spokesperson, Matthew Miller, while in Beijing, Secretary Blinken will meet with senior PRC officials where he will discuss the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has issued the instrument of the proclamation for the inauguration of the 8th Edo State House of Assembly, whose first session will be held on June 16, 2023. In a letter dated June 14, 2023 and addressed to the Clerk of Edo State House of Assembly, the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie …

Under clear and sunny skies, a Ukrainian soldier speeds down a long, straight road toward forward positions close to the front line. “We have to go fast,” the soldier says, the urgency underlined by the near-constant thud of shelling and the threat of Russian drones relaying the vehicle’s coordinates to enemy artillery positions. The soldier swerves to one side, parks …

The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the arrest of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alkali Baba, and the Force Secretary, AIG Hafeez Inuwa, for disobeying the court order, which was regarded as contempt and deserved punishment. The court gave the order over the refusal of the IGP and Force Secretary who were directed by it to …

Mr Kalu was elected unopposed. Benjamin Kalu, a member from Abia State, has been elected the deputy speaker of the 10th House of Representatives. Mr Kalu was nominated by Jimi Benson, a member representing Ikorodu federal constituency of Lagos State and seconded by Khadijat Abba-Ibrahim, a representing Damaturu Federal Constituency of Yobe State. Mr Kalu, a second-term member of the House, was …

Candidate of  Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who alleged that the 2023 presidential election was rigged, yesterday applied to summon chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, to appear before the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja.  Atiku, who came second in the presidential election that held on February 25, equally summoned …