By Sylvanus Tyoakaa, Abuja The senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to consider and pass three critical bills needed to effectively fight corruption in the country. The bills are: Proceeds of Crime Bill, Whistle-Blower Bill and Witness Protection Bill. The President’s request was contained in a letter dated 14th January, 2022, and…
Benue State governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom was, on Saturday, prevented by security agents from gaining entrance to the Tactical Command of the Air force Base in Makurdi to receive Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who was transiting from the airport to Taraba State for an engagement. Ortom who condemned the action of the airport security, said…
Ten people, including a man, his wife, and child, were said to have been killed on following a transformer explotion in the Kabong area of Jos metropolis. But the Plateau state police command, while confirming the incident, said six people died in the unfortunate incident. Also about 25 shops were said to have been gutted…
A few days ago, a post on the Anambra State Government House under construction appeared on my timeline. The mind-boggling cost of the Governor’s official residence put at over six billion naira (N6b) immediately made my mind race to Ayi Kwei Armah’s seminal offering, The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born. The race wasn’t so…
An Abuja federal high court, presided over by Justice Obiora Egwatu has nullified the election of Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba state for the 2023 elections. In his ruling on Tuesday, the judge declared that based on submissions made before him by all concerned parties,…
The 2021 Corruption Perception Index released on Tuesday by Transparency International (CTI) has rated Nigeria as the second most corrupt country in West Africa with Guinea topping the list. According to the CPI rating Nigeria, scored 24 out of 100 points in the 2021 index, ranking 154 out of 180 countries, going down five steps…
