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EFCC RECOVERS N1TRN STOLEN CASH, ASSETS FROM POLITICIANS, OTHERS Despite Nigeria’s slight improvement in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), it is yet a long road to redemption out of the country’s double whammy plagues of corruption and misgovernance. We gathered at the weekend that about N1 trillion in cash and assets were recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes …

EFCC RECOVERS N1TRN STOLEN CASH, ASSETS FROM POLITICIANS, OTHERS Despite Nigeria’s slight improvement in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), it is yet a long road to redemption out of the country’s double whammy plagues of corruption and misgovernance. We gather at the weekend that about N1 trillion in cash and assets were recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes …

PREMISES OF ABA GEOMETRIC POWER STATION ON FIRE Fire engulfed the premises of Geometric Power, operators of Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution company (DisCo), in the early hours of Monday morning. A statement issued by the Geometric Power Management confirmed the incident. The Disco noted that the fire outbreak occurred at a temporary building in the premises located in …

NIGERIAN BILLIONAIRE SOCIALITE, FOLORUNSO ALAKIJA, BACK ON SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER REPORT OF LOSING SIGHT Renowned Nigerian businesswoman and philanthropist, Chief Folorunsho Alakija, has made a celebratory return to social media, choosing to focus on empowerment rather than personal struggles. Reports had earlier suggested that the Executive Vice Chairman of Famfa Oil had allegedly lost her sight, with sources close to …

US SUPREME COURT RULES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MUST UNFREEZE FOREIGN AID PAYMENTS A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration must comply with a district court order and pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance funds to nonprofit aid groups for work already completed on the government’s behalf. The court ruled 5-4 with Chief Justice John …

NIGERIANS DEBATE SENATE MATTERS LIKE COMMENTATORS ARGUING MESSI, RONALDO , SAYS AKPABIO Senate President Godswill Akpabio has criticised those commenting on the affairs of the upper legislative chamber, likening their arguments to football fans debating Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Speaking in Abuja on Friday while receiving a delegation of youth leaders from the Niger Delta region, Akpabio expressed concerns …

NIGERIANS DEBATE SENATE MATTERS LIKE COMMENTATORS ARGUING MESSI, RONALDO , SAYS AKPABIO Senate President Godswill Akpabio has criticised those commenting on the affairs of the upper legislative chamber, likening their arguments to football fans debating Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Speaking in Abuja on Friday while receiving a delegation of youth leaders from the Niger Delta region, Akpabio expressed concerns …

RIVERS LAWMAKER REJECTS FUBARA’S INVITATION Rivers State House of Assembly member, Lolo Isaiah Opuende, has rejected an invitation from Governor Siminialayi Fubara for a crucial meeting at Government House, Port Harcourt. In a video shared online, Opuende made it clear that time had come for both the governor and the lawmakers to operate independently. Using the phrase “dey his dey,” …

RIVERS LAWMAKER REJECTS FUBARA’S INVITATION Rivers State House of Assembly member, Lolo Isaiah Opuende, has rejected an invitation from Governor Siminialayi Fubara for a crucial meeting at Government House, Port Harcourt. In a video shared online, Opuende made it clear that time had come for both the governor and the lawmakers to operate independently. Using the phrase “dey his dey,” …

MANY NIGERIANS ABROAD LIVING IN REGRETS, DEPRESSION, ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), on Saturday claimed many Nigerians living abroad live in regrets and depression. Mrs Dabiri-Erewa said in a tweet on Saturday that many Nigerians abroad kept bombarding her agency with calls, expressing regrets and depression. Her statement comes as a reaction to a …