Some scavengers were trapped under the demolished Daula Hotel building on Hadejia Road, Kano State. It was gathered that the incident happened when the scavengers were scouting for irons from the rubbles of the demolished building. At the scene of the incident, spokesperson of the state Fire Service, Saminu Yusif said his team had so far rescued three persons. Yusuf …

Following the suspension of Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa as Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by the Federal Government, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol has stepped in as Acting Chairman of the Commission. The commission stated this in a post on its verified Facebook page on Thursday. Until this new role, Chukkol was the Director of Operations of the …

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) said on Wednesday that the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay it N1 million damages for wrongful denial of access to information. In a statement, the group said the court also directed the CBN to make available all the information it requested in its 22nd May 2020 …

Following the suspension of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Director of Operations at the agency, Abdulkarim Chukkol. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday evening suspended the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa over allegations of abuse of office levelled against him. The suspension is to allow for …

Suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa is currently in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). It was learnt that Bawa arrived the headquarters of DSS at about 9:02 pm on Wednesday, and grilled by the operatives of the secret police. Spokesman of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya confirmed Bawa’s presence in a …

The Delta State Police Command said it has killed a suspected kidnapper, arrested one and rescued a victim at Abraka. In a statement yesterday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Bright Edafe said: “On 11/06/2023 at 2109hrs, operatives of Abraka police station led by the DPO Fabian Ayameh, while on routine patrol on Campus III Road, Abraka, Ethiope East …

The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has debunked what it describes as “fake and misleading online information” quoting dates for the 2023 NYSC activities such as the Pre-Mobilisation Workshop, Post-Mobilisation Workshop, Uploading of Senate Approved result lists among others. The scheme said that the information did not emanate from it as it represents only the writer’s imagination. …

The Edo State Government has said it will provide 24-hour free Wi-Fi service in various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and other public places in the State to ensure unlimited internet access to workers in the wake of the three-day weekly work schedule for civil and public servants. The provision of free internet, the government said, is part of efforts …

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the deployment of government buses to support the movement of students and workers in public tertiary institutions within Ilorin, metropolis, and its environs. The bus palliative for the students covering the metropolis is the second phase in the measures by the Kwara government to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal. The …

The Deputy Chairman, Lagos State chapter of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Idogen Emmanuel has said that the realisation that neighbouring countries were benefiting immensely from Nigeria’s subsidised fuel informed the decision to shelve the planned strike of the congress. While noting that the fuel subsidy regime threatened the survival of the country, he added that marketers were feeding fat …