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The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Benin Branch, has vowed to challenge the Edo State House of Assembly for amending the Financial Autonomy Laws 2023. The Assembly on August 24 amended the Financial Autonomy Laws 2023, which was immediately signed into law by Governor Monday Okpebholo despite protests by the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN)…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a major international drug trafficking operation spanning Africa, Europe and Asia, intercepting illicit consignments worth more than N6.2 billion in Lagos while arresting a suspected cross-border kingpin and several other traffickers. The seizures expose the increasingly sophisticated methods being deployed by drug syndicates to move narcotics…
The Federal Government has tightened its control over the deployment and redeployment of civil servants, directing Ministries, Departments and Agencies to stop moving officers from recognised professional pools without approval from the authorities responsible for their postings. The directive by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation comes as the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disclosed how public funds were moved from a local government account to a private company before being transferred into cryptocurrency wallets. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed on Monday while addressing media executives and journalists in Abuja, stressing that the commission could not ignore the suspicious movement of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has urged former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, who has been declared wanted over an alleged $14.86m fraud, to make himself available for questioning. The commission’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, stated this on Monday while reacting to Sylva’s allegation that the anti-graft agency had conducted itself more as an organ…
The Edo State Police Command has cautioned dog owners and breeders to exercise adequate control and supervision over their animals to prevent attacks and protect members of the public. The warning followed the hospitalisation of a Benin-based telecommunications technician, Ajani Taiwo, after he was attacked by three dogs. The incident occurred on Thursday, August 20,…
President Bola Tinubu has formally raised concerns over recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa before the African Union, warning that the incidents undermine continental solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence. Tinubu specifically called for prompt collective action by African leaders and urged the AU to place the matter on…
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for an urgent and comprehensive environmental audit of Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, alongside accelerated remediation and greater community participation in decisions concerning the environment. The call followed a community capacity-sharing dialogue organised by HOMEF under its Justice Through Communities-Centred Policy Advocacy project, which…
The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has dismissed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s promise to reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected President in 2027, insisting that the country’s borders are already open and therefore cannot be “reopened.” Tunji-Ojo, who oversees the Nigeria Immigration Service, said Atiku’s claim appeared to conflate different episodes involving trade…
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has congratulated the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on the occasion of his 56th birthday. The State Commandant of the Corps, Commandant Akintayo Saheed Ayinla, conveyed the congratulatory message on behalf of the officers and men of the Command, describing the…