‘Politicians used IRT’s tracker to monitor enemies, mistresses instead of kidnappers’

IGP Egbetokun By Evelyn Usman A senior police officer, now retired, has said that the real-time tracking technological platform that once helped the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, to crack many criminal cases ended up being used by politicians to monitor “enemies and mistresses”. The officer said this while responding to Vanguard’s question on what went […]

This has to stop – Okonjo-Iweala knocks Nigerian politicians, accuses them of weaponising insecurity

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala   By Justina Otio The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged political actors to stop weaponising insecurity in Nigeria. She argued that it is impossible to have socioeconomic development without security. Okonjo-Iweala spoke before a room filled with lawyers at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos […]

Latest on seized presidential jets: Two ex-govs open up

The controversy surrounding seized presidential jets in Paris, France, linked to Ogun State government, has taken a new turn as two former governors, Ibikunle Amosun and Gbenga Daniel, yesterday, opened up about their involvement. Amosun, who governed Ogun State from 2011 to 2019, revealed that the issue is a “Chinese against Chinese” dispute, stressing he […]

Each Senator gets N21 million monthly as running cost – Kano Senator, Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila, makes fresh revelation

Each Senator gets N21 million monthly as running cost – Kano Senator, Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila, makes fresh revelation   Senator Sumaila Kawu By Henry Umoru Each Senator gets N21 million monthly as running cost – Kano Senator, Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila, makes fresh revelation ABUJA- CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Sports, Senator Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila, NNPP – […]

We’re shocked, petrified by Obasanjo’s assertions over our salaries, allowances – Senate

Obasanjo     By John Alechenu, Abuja The Senate has expressed shock at comments attributed to Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to the effect that members of the National Assembly fix their salaries and allowances beyond what was approved by the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public […]

Naira gains N42.88 against dollar weekly amid CBN auction system

Naira gains N42.88 against dollar weekly amid CBN auction system By Ogaga Ariemu The Naira gained N42.88 against the dollar at the foreign exchange on a week-on-week basis amid the Central Bank’s commencement of the Retail Dutch Auction System. This is according to FMDQ data in the last seven days. Last week Friday, August 2, […]

#EndBadGovernance: Organisers plan one-million-man protest in 36 states, FCT Saturday

#EndBadGovernance: Organisers plan one-million-man protest in 36 states, FCT Saturday By Sandra Nwaokolo The Take It Back Movement (TIB), a key organiser of the EndBadGovernance nationwide protests, in collaboration with other protest organisers, has announced a massive one-million-man protest scheduled to take place across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on […]

Tobi Amusan fails to qualify for 2024 Women’s Olympics 100m hurdles final

Nigerian sprint icon, Tobi Amusan has failed to make it to the final of the Women’s 100m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This came as she finished in third position clocking a time of 12.55s which was also not enough to see her qualify as one of the best losers. The disappointing performance which […]

Immigration suspends officer asking traveler for money at Murtala Muhammed International Airport

Immigration suspends officer asking traveller for money at Murtala Muhammed International Airport   By Omeiza Ajayi In line with its renewed onslaught against unethical practices within its system, the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS has suspended indefinitely, one of its officers, Okpravero C. Ufuoma, an Assistant Superintendent of Immigration II (ASI 2) attached to the Murtala […]

IBB disowns post endorsing military rule, says democracy has come to stay

Former Nigerian military President, Ibrahim Babangida By Wole Mosadomi, Minna Minna-Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida has dissociated himself from a post associating him to have endorsed the virtues of military rule over democratic governance. In a statement from his media office signed by Mahmud Abdullahi in Minna, General Babangida reiterated his commitment to democratic […]

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