The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Darius Ishaku, former governor of Taraba state, over an alleged N9.3 billion fraud. According to reports by TheCable Ishaku is presently in custody of the commission in Abuja. The report said Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson confirmed the information but did not give further details. According to…
A group of supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of Tinubu Youth Network (TYN) has asked President Bola Tinubu to investigate the allegations levelled against Bello Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence, by Dauda Lawal, Zamfara state governor. Lawal had in recent television interviews, accused the minister of having links with…
The federal government has approved the increase of the monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from N33,000 to N77, 000. In a statement on Wednesday, acting spokesperson of the NYSC, Caroline Embu, said the upward review takes effect from July 2024. The statement added that the said the development is in line…
The Delta State Police Command has paraded 123 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects were arrested in an estate in Warri, the state capital. Spokesperson of the command Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a video shared on Facebook on Wednesday. Edafe said the suspects were accommodated in a particular estate. He added that children from Kaduna,…
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is committed to leveraging technical education as a vehicle to develop the highly skilled manpower needed to secure Nigeria’s airspace, territory and people. Abubakar spoke as a guest of honour at the graduation ceremony of 432 officers, airmen,…
The Nigerian army has discharged Ruth Ogunleye, a female soldier for falsely accusing Col. Ishiaku Abdulkareem of sexual harassment and intimidation. Spokesperson of the army, Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing journalists on the outcome of the panel set up to investigate the allegations. He said the panel exonerated Abdulkareem from…
