The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 re-arraigned Peter Hena, former Coordinating Director of Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS and eight other officers of the agency before Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The others are Mohammed Bello Auta (Director of Finance), Amina Sidi (Finance and…
The Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board has commenced the refund of payment for the year 2020/2021 hajj fare deposit by intending pilgrims who could not perform the holy pilgrimage to Mecca and Medinah in line with the directives of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). This follows the cancellation of the 2021 Islamic pilgrimage…
Fifteen months after the COVID-19 pandemic put a pause to one of Nigeria’s illustrious grassroots football competitions, the GTBank Masters Cup returned on Thursday, June 17 to decide the winners of the 9th season. The final and third-place matches for the male and female category were played on June 17 and 18 at the Campos…
It was mixed feelings on latest episode of the Nigerian Idol competition show aired on Sunday, the 20th of June 2021 as Faith Jason got evicted at the top 4 stage. Faith Jason was evicted from the show as a result of gathering the least votes from viewers. The remaining four contestants on the popular…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa on Tuesday vowed that smugglers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the country will face the full wrath of the law. Bawa issued this stern warning in a remark at a stakeholders’ engagement on high PMS evacuation, code named “Operation White 2“at the…
No fewer than 45 residential and commercial buildings on Omorinre Johnson Street and Hunponu Wusu Road, Off Admiralty Way, Lekki, were over the weekend sealed by the officials of Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, for illegal extension of development to canal setbacks along the axis. The issuance of contravention notices was carried out by…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government’s Team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria. It was disclosed in a statement from the office of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday. The team…
The Ikeja Local Organisation of Junior Chamber International has been commended for sensitizing unit members of the Ikeja branch of the National Union of Road and Transport Workers on the global best practices of using the roads and safe driving. The commendations were given by the Unit Head of Special Marshals, Federal Road Safety Corp…
The Federal Government has announced the development of a National Humanitarian Development Peace Framework. The soon to be launched framework is geared towards making humanitarian interventions in Nigeria timely, effective and coordinated between government, humanitarian and security agencies. This was disclosed by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq during a…
Break out artiste, Umughare Aghogho Prosper popularly known as Holmes is fast establishing himself as one of the talents on the continent with his Afro-fusion genre of pleasant sound that has continued to puah the envelop in the entertainment industry, despite the challenges that hit the year 2020. Holmes is set to drop his first…