Corruption in Nigerian military fuels Boko Haram – TI Report
Military corruption is weakening Nigeria’s efforts to battle the Islamist insurgency of Boko Haram, the watchdog Transparency International said on Thursday. Its report underlines the difficulty of achieving two key…
How Africa can win anti-corruption war, by US security expert
Mr David Luna, a U.S. Senior Director for National Security and Diplomacy Anti-Crime Programmes, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, has identified measures for fighting corruption and other…
Army routs Boko Haram, arrests 126, six soldiers die in operation
The Nigeria Army on Wednesday said it had arrested about 126 suspected Boko Haram terrorists at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Damboa, Borno. Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, who made…
Budget delay: Senate bars NNPC, others from capital expenditure
The Senate has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other revenue generating agencies to stop further capital expenditure until they comply with the Fiscal Responsibility Act. It said…
Another rescued Chibok girl arrives Abuja, joins colleagues
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo Wednesday announced the rescue of another Chibok schoolgirl by the Nigerian military barely 12 days after the release of the 82 abducted girls. Osinbajo broke the…
Governor demotes principal to class teacher over dirty school environment
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State, has ordered the immediate demotion of Malam Nuradeen Abubakar, the Principal, Unity Junior Secondary School, Malumfashi and Malam Yakub Ibrahim, Head Teacher, Rimaye Model…
Okowa reunites with Ibori at Oghara town hall meeting; says IPP may gulp over N200bn
DELTA State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has said the multi-billion naira Independent Power Plant (IPP) project in Oghara will gulp much more money before it can come on stream. The…
Ex-AGF, Olujimi accuses FG of frustrating Dasuki trial as DSS again failed to produce ex-NSA in court
Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Akin Olujimi (SAN) has accused the Federal Government of frustrating the trial of former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo…
Late Adeleke was not poisoned – pathologist
A pathologist handling the autopsy of Late Sen. Isiaka Adeleke has ruled out poisoning as the cause of his death saying that no trace of poison was found in the…
False information lands whistle blowers in prison
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 arraigned the duo of Buhari Fannami and Ba-Kura Abdullahi on two separate one count charge before Justice M….