The Head of Civil Service of the Federation of Nigeria, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, met with the UK Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Simon Case, to strengthen ties and advance civil service reforms in Nigeria. The meeting which was held at the UK Cabinet Office, London, focused on sharing knowledge and best …
Ogun revokes licenses of 20 orphanage home
Ogun State Government has revoked the provisional licences of 20 private orphanage owners operating in the state due to non-compliance with regulations and laws prioritising the well-being and safety of vulnerable children. The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Adijat Adeleye, made this known on Friday during a meeting with the private orphanage …
Mistaken identity – DSS releases Soyinka’s seized passport
Nigeria’s secret police, the State Security Service (SSS) on Friday, 30 August, returned the seized passport of multiple-award winning investigative journalist Adejuwon Soyinka, blaming his arrest on “possible mistaken identity.” Inibehe Effiong, human rights activist and public interest lawyer, accompanied Mr Soyinka on a visit to the SSS office in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday to …
Governor Yusuf shuts all MDA bank accounts
Kano State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Wednesday, ordered the immediate closure of all bank accounts linked to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDA) in the state. He cited growing lack of transparency as major reason for his action. Yusuf also vowed to jack up the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) drive in the state. Yusuf, …
Six dead, others injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
An auto-crash involving two vehicles around Verona, Ogere, Ogun State along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has claimed the lives of six passengers, leaving three injured. The Ogun State Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Public Relations Officer, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Friday. She explained that the suspected …
Mmusic icon, Onyeka Onwenu to be buried today
The music icon, popularly called Elegant Stallion, who died on July 30, 2024, at Reddington Hospital, Ikeja, after collapsing following her performance at the birthday party of Dr Stella Okoli, the Managing Director of Emzor Pharmaceuticals will be buried today. The funeral service, as announced by the family, will take place at the Fountain of Life …
ANF arrest Nigerian man with cocaine at Pakistan Airport
The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) in Pakistan has arrested a Nigerian national at Lahore International Airport on charges of drug smuggling. The suspect, who had flown in from Nigeria via Dubai, was found with 38 cocaine-filled capsules hidden in his stomach. ANF spokesperson, in a statement on Thursday, August 29, 2024, said that a total of …
Court direct DSS to freeze bank accounts link to female suspected terrorist
The Department of State Services (DSS) has secured an order from the Federal High Court in Abuja to freeze 20 different bank accounts linked to a suspected female terrorist, Aisha Abdulkarim. The accounts, domiciled in eight different banks, are to remain frozen for a period of 60 days to enable the secret police to carry …
NYSC bars HND graduates from entering camp
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has started implementing the directive issued earlier that it will no longer accept graduates of polytechnics and monotechnics who cannot provide evidence of completing the mandatory one-year Industrial Training (IT) program. In July 2024, a circular signed by the Director, Corps Mob, Isah Walida Siddique, on behalf of the …
Zamfara Community members kill over 30 bandits
Community members of Matusgi village in Talata Mafara local government area of Zamfara State, on Wednesday, foiled an attack by armed bandits who stormed the community to kidnap residents and rustle cattle. The armed bandits in their large numbers, faced stiff opposition from the villagers who were earlier informed about the invasion, as they came …