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The council chairman of Igalamela Local Government Area of Kogi State, Mr.James Onoja, was arrested by Security operatives on Saturday, November 11.   He was arrested with lots of cash and ammunition.  The money and the ammunition were packed in several ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags.   The money and ammunition were allegedly …

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two wives of Alhaji Nasiru Ahmad, the chairman of Kiyawa Local Government Area in Jigawa state.    It was gathered that the gunmen invaded Kiyawa town, the headquarters of the Kiyawa LGA, forcibly gained entrance to the chairman’s residence and whisked away his …

As the Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi governorship elections draw near, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has charged the commission’s staff to uphold integrity and remain non-partisan as they prepare for the elections scheduled for November 11, 2023. In a recent visit to Bayelsa …

The Senate on Tuesday, October 31, approved the nomination of Mr Zak Adedeji as Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Appearing at the upper chamber for his screening on Tuesday, Adedeji said he will improve the nation’s revenue, and most of the tax leakages in the oil and …

A former chairman of Ukum Local Council, Iorwashima Erukaa, in Benue State, who was abducted a few weeks ago has died in kidnappers’ den despite ransom payment.    80-year-old Erukaa was kidnapped from his home at Tse-Erukaa in Zaki Biam, the headquarters of Ukum Local Council on September 23, 2023.    …

The appointment of Malam Musa Aliyu as the Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has been confirmed by the Senate.   This comes after the adoption of a motion by the Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti) at the Committee of the Whole on Thursday, October …

The Department of State Service has released embattled ex-EFCC boss, Abdulrasheed Bawa, after over 134 days in custody.   Bawa was released on Wednesday night, October 25, 2023.    The secret police arrested Bawa on June 14, 2023, hours after President Bola Tinubu suspended him.   Bawa has reunited with …

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has directed staff of the Commission to declare their assets.   Olukoyede who gave the directive at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Abuja on Tuesday, October 24, said it is in line with civil service regulations and …

Everton football club of England,  chairman and majority shareholder, Bill Kenwright has died at the age of 78.   In a statement on the club’s website on Tuesday, October 24,  the club confirmed it was mourning the death of its long-term chairman, who it confirmed passed away on Monday evening. …

Everton chairman Bill Kenwright has passed away at the age of 78.  Diagnosed with cancer in 2015, Kenwright was recently admitted to intensive care, following complications during an operation to remove a tumour from his liver. Everton recently released a statement that he had been discharged and was expecting to …