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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has identified the Nigeria Police Force and five federal ministries and agencies as having the highest number of suspected fake workers uncovered during its payroll verification exercise. ICPC Chairman, Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), disclosed the findings while speaking on the commission’s investigation into payroll fraud across…
The crisis in the Ondo State House of Assembly remains unresolved as the majority of lawmakers have issued a Sunday ultimatum to the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, to resign from office or face impeachment. Twenty-one of the 26 members of the House have signed an impeachment notice against the Speaker over alleged financial misconduct. The Speaker…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in partnership with Hope Behind Bars Africa and other stakeholders, has facilitated the release of eight indigent inmates from the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre in Niger State as part of activities commemorating the 2026 Nelson Mandela Day. The intervention, which involved the payment of fines ranging between N800,000…
…… Speaker calls on Farmers to Visit Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security For Subsidized Farming Equipment. Edo State House of Assembly has passed a Bill for a Law to provide for a Revised Edition of Laws of Edo State and the Preparation, Printing and Publications of the Revised Laws of Edo State and for…
By Dr. Mike Uyi, President, Global Peace Movement International In Nigeria’s political discourse, one recurring criticism is that the National Assembly, particularly the Senate, is merely a “rubber stamp” institution because it frequently approves executive proposals. For many observers, a legislature that does not constantly oppose the executive is automatically perceived as weak, compromised, or…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has raised the alarm over the growing sophistication of human trafficking networks, warning that thousands of young people are being deceived, trafficked and forced into cybercrime operations disguised as employment opportunities. The agency said the emerging trend, driven by technology and online recruitment platforms,…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that rising youth unemployment and the increasing misuse of digital technologies are creating fertile ground for human traffickers, urging Nigeria to combine stronger law enforcement with sustained investment in jobs, skills development and economic opportunities for young people. Speaking at the pre-World Day Against…
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has announced his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second-term ambition and the governorship aspiration of Hon. Kingsley Ogundu Chinda, saying political differences in the state have been resolved and that the time for confrontation is over. Fubara made the declaration on Wednesday during the groundbreaking ceremony of the…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, has arrested members of an alleged telecommunications vandalism syndicate and recovered eight stolen lithium batteries valued at over ₦16 million in what it described as a major breakthrough in the protection of critical national assets. Addressing journalists in Benin City, the Edo State Commandant…
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated its State Secretary, Engr. Lawrence Okah, on his appointment as a member of the National Salary and Wages Commission by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Barr. Peter Uwadiae-Igbinigie, the APC described the…
