The Advocacy for Integrity and Economic Development (AIED) has accused the Nigerian Police Force and similar security agencies of Nigeria’s federal government of lacking the needed integrity to continue chairing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The organization made the assertion on Friday in a press release signed... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong Following resolutions passed at an online meeting of the NFF Football Committee, which had in attendance the Chairpersons of all the National Leagues and the President of the Nigeria Referees Association, the Executive Committee of the NFF has, after a holistic consideration of all the issues affecting... Read more
More than twenty Nigerian soldiers lost their lives today, July 8, 2020 to fighters of the Boko Haram. The incident occurred when a convoy of the soldiers on the Damboa/Maiduguri Road in Nigeria’s Borno State ran into a well laid ambush by the terrorist Boko Haram fighters. More details... Read more
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report: North Korea Policy Update: Religious freedom conditions in North Korea remain among the worst in the world, yet the U.S. government for decades has tended to prioritize security concerns over human rights... Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has dispelled rumours that the pipeline has being vandalised in Aboru area of Lagos. According to a statement signed by the Media Assistant to the Commandant General NSCDC Ekunola Gbenga: “We are aware of incorrect social media rumours of damage being caused... Read more
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has given a boost to agriculture in the Niger Delta region by reviving its six tonnes per hour rice mill at Elele-Alimini, in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. Speaking after inspecting the multi-million-naira, six tonnes per hour rice mill, the NDDC... Read more
By Paulinus Nsirim Several comments, interpretations, narratives and theories have greeted the recent letter written by Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State to President Muhammadu Buhari, expressing the sincere appreciation of the Rivers State Government and people to Mr. President, for approving the sum of N78.9 billion to... Read more
The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, yesterday, (Monday) visited the Imo State Government House, Owerri in apparent protest to Governor Hope Uzodinma over murderous activities of Fulani herdsmen in the state. “Chief Nwodo indicated that he visited to commiserate with the Government and people... Read more
Ou MaguPresident Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly suspended the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, according to Nigeria’s The PUNCH newspaper. Earlier on, the Nigerian president had put in motion, a presidential panel headed by Justice Ayo Salami to probe the various allegations leveled... Read more
By MATTHEW PAGE & JODI VITTORI Dubai is just one of many enablers of global corruption, crime, and illicit financial flows, but addressing the emirate’s role presents anticorruption practitioners, law enforcement agencies, and policymakers with particularly complex challenges. Legal Disclaimer: The mention of any individual, company, organization, or other... Read more
