The Federal Government has directed a comprehensive investigation into the allegations of bribery and corruption within the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the order in a statement issued on Wednesday by his media aide, Babatunde Alao. DAILY POST reports that the development followed reports that a crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, who was sentenced to prison earlier this year, did not serve his jail term inside the correctional centre. In a viral audio leaked by a popular social critic, Martins Otse, known as VeryDarkMan or VDM, Bobrisky’s alleged voice was heard telling a friend…
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State Directors of the Department of State Security Services (DSS) from the North-East have convened in Bauchi State to deliberate on the growing security challenges affecting the region. Speaking on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the 17th quarterly regional conference of the SDS at the Command’s Headquarters, Bauchi, the Chairman of the North-East SDS, Sani Bakori, said that the sub-region has its share of security challenges such as terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and communal conflicts, among others. According to him, the security challenges have resulted in devastating loss of lives, displacements of millions of citizens and its gross significant setbacks…
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday described the reinstatement of Muhamamdu Sanusi ll as the Emir of Kano as one of the most important events in his life. The former governor disclosed this during the Arewa Tech Fest in Kano, which had the Kano Emir in attendance. El-Rufai said, “The reinstatement of his highness (Emir of Kano) is one of the most important events in my life and I want to congratulate you once again.” Former governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State had dethroned Sanusi and enthroned Aminu Ado Bayero as Emir of Kano. Ganduje named Bayero Emir…
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, says it is set to suspend the Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo and his co-travelers. The party’s National Chairman, Chief Edozie Njoku, who addressed the press at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, said the governor has thwarted every move by the Supreme Court-recognized NWC to restore peace in the party and has continued with his anti-party activities. Edozie said by Thursday, 26th September 2024, the NWC would announce the names of members of the party who has been suspended for anti-party activities, including the…
The Senate has confirmed Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN. Her confirmation comes after hours of screening by Nigerian senators on Wednesday. With the confirmation, Kekere-Ekun becomes the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria. DAILY POST reports that during her screening, Kekere-Ekun had vowed to sanitize Nigeria’s judiciary. In August 2024, President Bola Tinubu swore in Kekere-Ekun as the second female CJN in an acting capacity. BREAKING: Nigerian Senate confirms Justice Kekere-Ekun as CJN
The Ebonyi State government on Wednesday sealed four mining companies over noncompliance to the dictates of Community Development Agreement in the state. Findings revealed that the CDA is meant to ensure mining companies develop communities where they operate. The Commissioner for Solid Minerals and Natural Resources, Chidi Onyia, who led a joint taskforce operation to seal the companies, said the miners were given ample time to get their acts together and comply to the agreement, but failed. “The companies were given enough time, since July last year, to meet the CDA requirements but choose to ignore the rules,” he said.…
Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap, has warned Nigerians over the activities of fraudsters who seek to defraud members of the public with a fake recruitment exercise. Nandap warned that the NIS is not currently recruiting. This was disclosed in a statement by the spokesman of the Service, DCI Kenneth Udo, in Abuja. The statement partly read, “The attention of the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service Kemi Nandap, pcc, mmis, fsmn, has been drawn to the alarming increase in fake recruitment activities being perpetrated by fraudsters. “The NIS is working closely with relevant authorities to apprehend…
Timber merchants in Ogun State have expressed concern about the incessant destruction of economic trees by illegal cocoa farmers in Omo forest reserves J4 in Ijebu Ode local government area of the state. The merchants under the auspices of Ijebu Sawmillers and Timber Contractors Association lamented that the state government is losing over N500 million annually as the illegal cocoa farmers uses chemicals to kill most of the economic trees planted with World Bank funding after which they plant cocoa and banana. They alleged that 90 percent of the illicit cocoa farmers that commit crimes in the forest reserves of…
The Presidency on Wednesday disclosed that President Bola Tinubu is ready to reshuffle his cabinet. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, disclosed this while addressing a press conference at the State House in Abuja. He however said he does not know when the reshuffling would take place, stressing that it could happen before October 1st. He said, “The President has expressed his desire to reshuffle his cabinet and he will do it. I don’t know whether he wants to do it before October first and he will surely do it. That is what I will…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom State Command has arrested five suspects, who vandalised power installations, including high tension cables in Akwa Ibom. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Bashar Hussaini, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in Uyo. Hussaini said the suspects were arrested on September 22, 2024 at about 2:30 am in Ikot Obio Ekpong village in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the state. “The suspects were caught in the act with the help of the local community, while cutting the high tension cables in the border between…