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FG to launch monthly revenue transparency dashboard to track FAAC allocations
The Federal Government has announced plans to introduce a monthly revenue transparency dashboard aimed at enhancing accountability in income and expenditure across the three tiers of government. The Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, disclosed this at the weekend while addressing members of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC)…
Read More »Police arrest two suspected kidnappers, recover motorcycles in Ondo
By Deborah Nnamdi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers and recovered motorcycles allegedly used in carrying out criminal operations in the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Akure, reaffirming the police’s commitment to protecting lives and…
Read More »Most terrorists behind killings in Nigeria are foreigners – Akume
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government on Sunday maintained that many of the terrorists responsible for killings across Nigeria are foreign nationals who infiltrated the country through its porous borders. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, made the assertion while addressing participants at the First Plenary…
Read More »Bandits demand N100m from Kebbi community, threaten attack
By Deborah Nnamdi Residents of Utouno community in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State are gripped by fear after suspected bandits reportedly demanded N100 million, threatening to attack the area if the money is not paid. The demand was conveyed in a letter addressed to community leaders, warning residents…
Read More »Nigerian fashion designer shot dead in U.S nightclub altercation
A Nigerian aspiring fashion designer based in the United States, Sheriff Shittu, has been fatally shot following a dispute at a Brooklyn nightclub, leaving his family in mourning and calling for justice. Shittu was killed when a gunman opened fire inside Quilox Restaurant and Lounge in East Flatbush on Church…
Read More »NDLEA foils drug smuggling attempts arrests woman with fake pregnancy, others
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have thwarted attempts by suspected traffickers to smuggle cocaine and opioids through the Seme border in Lagos and the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), arresting a woman who concealed drugs in a fake pregnancy and a real estate executive accused…
Read More »Tinubu congratulates APC, other winners in FCT, Kano, Rivers Polls
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated winners of Saturday’s elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the by-elections held in Kano and Rivers states, urging them to serve with humility and a strong sense of responsibility. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy,…
Read More »Pope Leo XIV urges immediate peace in Ukraine ahead of war’s fourth anniversary
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday described peace in Ukraine as “an urgent necessity,” as the country prepares to mark four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Speaking during his regular Angelus address at St Peter’s Square, the American-born pontiff called for an immediate ceasefire and renewed dialogue to end the conflict.…
Read More »APC sweeps Rivers Assembly bye-elections as opposition boycotts Kano polls
Candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have clinched victory in the Rivers State House of Assembly bye-elections, securing both contested seats in a decisive outing for the ruling party. APC Wins in Khana, Ahoada East In Khana State Constituency II, APC candidate Henrietta Bulabari emerged winner after polling 7,647…
Read More »Troops kill five Boko Haram, ISWAP fighters, rescue three abducted children in Borno
By Deborah Nnamdi Troops of the Northeast Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have neutralized five terrorists belonging to Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during operations at Sabsawa village in Borno State. The troops, under Sector 1 of Operation Hadin Kai, carried out offensive…
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