PHOTO Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde By Mandy Park Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over its directive freezing the Osun State Government’s bank account, describing the action as an abuse of power and a threat to Nigeria’s democratic institutions. The anti-graft agency had directed First Bank Plc to place a Post No Debit (PND) restriction on the Osun State Government’s statutory allocation account as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged fraudulent handling of N11 billion ecological and intervention funds.…
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EFCC’s fight against corruption mustn’t be tool for political intimidation – Obi
Photo NDC presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi By Mandy Park Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has warned against using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) anti-corruption mandate as a tool for political intimidation, saying law enforcement actions must never cast doubt on the credibility of Nigeria’s democratic process. Obi made the remark while reacting to the reported freezing of the Osun State Government’s bank accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), just days before the state’s governorship election. Although he reiterated his support for a vigorous…
Read MoreJimi Benson lauds Tinubu over military salary review, Army expansion
President Bola Tinubu By Mandy Park The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Benson, MFR, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving an upward review of the salaries and welfare packages of personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, as well as the expansion and reorganisation of the Nigerian Army. Benson, in a statement issued on behalf of the committee, described the measures as “historic, visionary and timely interventions” that demonstrate the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s security architecture and improving the welfare of military…
Read MorePFIPC scandal: Family alleges Reps moved to quiz Adeyemi in custody without lawyers
Acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council/Presidential Economic Advisory Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi. By Gloria Ibeh The family of the purported Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, on Thursday alleged that members of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the PFIPC are attempting to question him in police custody without the presence of his lawyers. Speaking with our correspondent, Adeyemi’s brother, Peter Adeyemi, claimed that the committee visited the facility where Adeyemi is being held but that he declined to answer questions due to…
Read MoreNCoS removes Ibara boss, two others over inmate’s viral TikTok video
PHOTO . Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) By Mandy Park The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has removed the officer in charge of the Ibara Medium Custodial Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State, alongside two other principal officers, following a viral TikTok live stream by an inmate on death row. The service confirmed that the inmate was in unlawful possession of a prohibited mobile phone, which has since been recovered during a search operation and secured as an exhibit. In a statement issued on Thursday by the agency, the Controller General of Corrections, Sylvester…
Read MoreNANS rejects Northern exclusion claims in passport reform
Photo . The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) The Northern Caucus of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has dismissed allegations that the Federal Government’s passport centralisation policy is intended to marginalise Northern Nigeria, insisting that the reform is a nationwide administrative measure aimed at enhancing service delivery and security. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the students’ body described reports linking the initiative to regional discrimination as baseless, misleading and politically driven. It urged Nigerians, particularly those in the North-East and North-West, not to be swayed by what it…
Read MoreAtiku questions EFCC’s Independence after Tinubu’s directive
ADC presidential candidate and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar By Mandy Park Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has questioned the independence of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies following President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to vacate the reported court order freezing the Osun State Government’s bank accounts. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku argued that the President’s intervention has undermined repeated assurances that anti-graft agencies operate without interference from the…
Read MoreMexican social media influencer shot dead while livestreaming
Mexican social media influencer Cesar Gastelum, who, according to the local authorities, was shot and killed while livestreaming with friends outside a fast food restaurant in the northwestern city of Culiacan | Photo Credit: via Reuters Mexican social media influencer, César Gastélum, has been shot dead while livestreaming outside a fast food restaurant in the northern city of Culiacán. Accorrding to BBC on Wednesday, Gastélum was filming with two friends in the Tres Ríos area on Tuesday evening when two men riding a motorcycle approached them and one of the…
Read MoreShettima begins two-week vacation
Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Sales Office and Experience Centre for the Abuja City Walk Development project in Abuja. Photo credit: Stanley Nkwocha By Mandy Park Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday began a two-week leave, approved by President Bola Tinubu, marking his first leave since assuming office on May 29, 2023. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, said Shettima would devote the period to “study, reflection and intellectual renewal as part…
Read MoreOsun poll: ICPC rallies against vote-buying, deploys operatives to 30 LGs
Photo: ICPC Headquarters, Abuja By Mandy Park The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has said its operatives will be deployed to all the 30 local government areas of the state during the August 15 governorship poll. This was disclosed by the Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner for Osun State, Yusuf Olatunji, while speaking with journalists during a street rally against vote-buying organised by the Commission in Osogbo on Thursday. During the street rally, which had in attendance corps members, staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission, ICPC members,…
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