Olalekan Adetayo The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Tuesday said the commission would from June 1 be demanding the asset declaration forms of bankers.He said the decision was in line with the provisions of the Bank, Employees Declaration of Asset Act. Bawa disclosed this in an interview with State […]
Continue ReadingRaphael Ede THE Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday dropped the proposed New Pension Bill for former governors and their deputies.The bill, which scaled first reading during last week Thursday’s plenary soon generated condemnation from the general public.The PUNCH had reported that the bill when passed, the state would be spending over N1.1bn annually […]
Continue ReadingEniola Akinkuotu 16 March 2021 Eniola Akinkuotu, AbujaDeputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, has denied blocking a petition from Nigerians abroad despite a viral video showing him doing so.Wase, who was sitting in for the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, had, last week, barred a federal lawmaker from Benue State, Mark Gbilla, from presenting […]
Continue ReadingMatthew OcheiA 23-year-old man, Precious Azulule, who escaped from the Warri Custodial Centre, Delta State, during the #EndSARS protest, has been sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment.The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on Tuesday.He said, “Precious Azubule, who escaped from the Warri Correctional Centre during #EndSARS protest on October 22, 2020, […]
Continue ReadingAdeyinka AdedipeTHE Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has slammed Governor Godwin Obaseki for marking his 100 days in office in neighbouring Delta State.In a statement by the Assistant State Publicity Secretary of the APC, Ofure Osehobo, the Chairman of the party’s Caretaker Committee, Col. David Imuse (retd.), said Obaseki inaugurated white elephant […]
Continue ReadingThe Oyo State Police Command has launched a manhunt for gunmen, who abducted two persons from a quarry site in Ibadan on Monday.According to an unconfirmed source, the victims are an employee of a construction firm, RCC, Popoola Isaac, and a Polaris Bank employee, Ismail Adeoye.It was learnt that the hoodlums stormed the Binu Quarry […]
Continue ReadingThe consumer price index which measures inflation increased by 17.33 per cent (year-on-year) in February 2021.The National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday revealed this in its report on Consumer Price Index for the month of February.This marked the highest figure recorded in the country since 2017.According to the NBS, the February rate is 0.86 per […]
Continue ReadingSenate may probe govs’ role in N6.25bn NDDC palliative scamSunday Aborisade5:49 amKindly share this story:The Nigerian SenateADVERTISEMENTThe Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, on Tuesday, said it would extend its N6.2bn Covid-19 palliative fund probe to the nine governors of the Niger Delta region, who were said to have collected N100m each from […]
Continue ReadingOndo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, says he will not tolerate disloyalty in his second term administration.The governor also said anyone found disloyal would be sanctioned accordingly. He made the declaration on Monday at the inauguration of four newly appointed commissioners held at the International Culture and Event Centre, Akure, the state capital.The newly inaugurated commissioners […]
Continue ReadingA bill seeking for the creation of a bitumen development commission has been set in motion by Hon. Mayowa Akinfolarin, lawmaker representing Ile-oluji-Okeigbo and Odigbo federal constituency in the House of Representatives The bill was sponsored by the lawmaker at the floor of the House on the 16th of March 2021. The bill titled “Bitumen […]
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