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Ilana Omo Oodua, the umbrella body of Yoruba self-determination groups, says it has pulled out of the secessionist alliance which includes groups in the south and middle belt regions of Nigeria. The Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS) is described as “the multi-ethnic alliance of the indigenous peoples of the Middle Belt […]

Ibrahim Muhammad, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says 1,144 suspects linked to cases of corruption and fraud have been convicted between January 2 and November 14, 2021. Muhammad spoke at the third summit on diminishing corruption in the public sector, organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has called on some notable youths to attend a peace walk to herald the healing of the state. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Tuesday during a press conference held at the state house, Alausa, Ikeja. The governor called on youths, members of the diplomatic corps, civil society groups, […]

Oil prices fell to $70 per barrel ahead of the meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies scheduled to hold December 2.  Brent crude futures, an international oil benchmark, fell by 3.72 percent to $70.71 at 2:52 pm on Tuesday.  Also, U.S. West Texas Immediate (WTI) fell […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, has spoken for the first time about the report of the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality. The report of the panel was leaked shortly after it was submitted to the Lagos state government on November 15. The findings and recommendations of the panel further deepened […]

A federal high court in Abuja has declared the banishment of Muhammadu Sanusi II, former Emir of Kano, as unlawful and unconstitutional. Anwuli Chikere, while delivering judgment in the suit on Tuesday, held that the action was in gross violation of Sanusi’s fundamental human rights. Consequently, the judge awarded N10 million damages […]

Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, says the federal government spent 60 per cent of its overhead expenditure on travels, maintenance, welfare and stationery in three years. Speaking on Tuesday at the third national anti-corruption summit in Abuja, the SGF stated that it is no longer acceptable for the […]

Bolaji Owasanoye, chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), says 257 projects amounting to N20.138 billion were duplicated in the 2021 budget. The ICPC chairman while speaking at the third national summit on diminishing corruption in the public service with the theme “Corruption and the Cost of Governance: […]

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says the ministry of labour and the University College Hospital Ibadan are involved in illegal recruitment. Bolaji Owasanoye, ICPC chairman, said this on Monday while speaking at the third national summit on diminishing corruption in the public service. Owasanoye said an investigation […]

Patience Oniha, director-general of the Debt Management Office (DMO), says federal government relied on debt to finance over 90 percent of budget deficits.  Oniha disclosed this at a workshop on executive leadership organised for the senate committee on local and foreign debts and the house committee on aids, loans and debt management, on […]