The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered investigation into allegations of extortion involving some officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). This is contained in a statement by the Minister’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr Babatunde Alao, on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a…
Gambia’s Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of a government minister convicted of killing the finance minister to life in prison. This is one of few to be convicted of crimes committed during the 22-year rule of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. The case has been closely watched in the tiny West African nation as a…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, adjourned the trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, until May 2. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s video evidence to counter the allegations by Mamman that his extra-judicial statement was not voluntarily made, was played in the…
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has vowed to eradicate corruption in correctional centres and ensure that the centres across the country focus on rehabilitation, rather than punishment. Tunji-Ojo made the vow on Wednesday in Abuja, during the second public hearing on alleged corruption and other violations against Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS). The minister…
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, arrived in Italy on Wednesday morning to seek partnership in agriculture, vocation education and strategic development. Mr Lere Olayinka, the minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Milan. Olayinka stated that the minister, who arrived in…
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has urged Nigerians to take full advantage of the newly inaugurated Nigeria-Korea Information Access Centre (IAC) to empower themselves technologically. Tijani made this statement during the inauguration of the Nigerian-Korean IAC, themed “Empowering Future through Knowledge, Research, and Innovation,” on Tuesday in Abuja. He…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday sent condolences to Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, on the death of Hajia Hauwa Usman, his mother-in-law, who died at 70. The President conveyed his condolences to the Idris family, their in-laws, and all relatives, urging them to find strength and comfort during this difficult time,…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, granted an application by former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to amend her suit challenging the order obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for final forfeiture of her seized assets. Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the request after the motion was moved by Diezani’s lawyer,…
Planes operated by Venezuela’s national airline Conviasa have landed in Caracas carrying migrants deported from the United States (U.S.), Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said on Monday. “The first flight carrying Venezuelans returning to their homeland has landed thanks to the ‘Return to the Homeland’ programme which is now being reinstated after having been suspended…
Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy(FMACTCE), says Motherland Festival, a new initiative, would serve as a platform to connect Nigerians in diaspora with their homeland and culture. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister stated this during a news conference to unveil plans and programme for the…
