The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, is currently in the custody of Markurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This followed an invitation extended to him to give some insight on alleged financial misappropriation during his tenure. TheHintsNews reports that Ortom arrived at the Makurdi zonal office of the anti-corruption agency, located at Alor Gordon Street, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. A source who pleaded anonimity said: “Former governor Ortom is currently at our Makurdi zonal office in Benue State. He arrived at about 10 a.m. this morning, and he’s still there now. …
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A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank has called on President Bola Tinubu to extend his anti-corruption war to other appointees of former president Muhammadu Buhari. Frank in a statement issued Tuesday also urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Security (DSS) to extend their probe to former Service Chiefs and Inspector General of Police from the administration of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd) up to the ones recently retired by Tinubu. He added that the suspension and arrest of the Governor…
A group under the aegis of Coalition for Good Governance and Change Initiative has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Governor of Kano state, Abba Yusuf to halt the ongoing demolition or face legal action. The National Coordinator of the group, Okpokwu Ogenyi gave the ultimatum on Tuesday while addressing a press conference in Abuja. He noted that the inhuman activities orchestrated by the Yusuf-led administration which was barely three weeks old was saddening. The group stressed that as a result of this inhuman activity, thousands of people have been displaced with the government paying no attention to the suffering…
Health of Mother Earth Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Conference with the theme ‘Advancing Environmental Justice in Africa’ held on 19 June 2023 at Abuja, Nigeria. The struggle for environmental justice in Africa is complex and broad. It is the continuation of the fight for the liberation of the continent and for socio-ecological transformation. It is a fact that the environment is our life; the soil, rivers and air are not inanimate or lifeless entities. We are rooted and anchored in our environment. Our roots are sunk into our environment and that is where our nourishment comes from. We do not see…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all federal government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies. The President in a statement released on Monday and signed by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, said the dissolution does not, however, affect Boards, Commissions and Councils listed in the Third Schedule, Part 1, Section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended. he said: “In view of this development and until such a time new boards are constituted, the Chief Executive Officers…
President Bola Tinubu has sacked all the service chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, the National Security Adviser and Comptroller-General of Customs from Service with immediate effect. The President in a statement issued on Monday and signed by the Director of Information, office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, also approved their immediate replacement. Tinubu also approved the appointment of the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as the NSA. The statement read: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police,…
Three Presiding Officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Monday told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) failed to electronically transmit results of the presidential election to INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal. The witnesses gave the narration in the case the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, filed to nullify President Bola Tinubu’s election. The three witnesses; Janet Nuhu Turaki, Christopher Bulus Ardo and Victoria Sani, told the court that they conducted the presidential election as Presiding Officers, at Yobe, Bauchi and Katsina states, respectively.…
A group, the Northern Emancipation Network has lamented that terrorist groups in Zamfara state have completely overrun the popular Shinkafi Market in the state. The group in a statement issued Monday by its Secretary General, Sulaiman Abbah, said killers and other criminals appear to have sensed a paralysing vacuum at the highest levels of leadership in the State since the inception of the new government, saying they have grown in confidence and acquired more competence in subverting the State and peoples security. Against this background, the group called on the Governor of Zamfara state, Dauda Lawal to leave Abuja and…
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has donated N10 million to traders whose stores were gutted by fire at the Bogobiri area of Calabar, the state capital. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Emmanuel Ogbeche, in a statement issued Monday quoted Otu as saying he was deeply touched by the extent of the carnage, describing the inferno as unfortunate and sad. The governor also assured that his administration will erect ultra-modern palm oil market in the affected area, which is predominately a Hausa/Fulani settlement area as well as a centre of trade. Otu said: “As a…
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), says contrary to media reports that the establishment of the national carrier, Nigerian Air followed due process. TheHintsNews recalls that a few weeks ago, an aircraft bearing the logo of Nigeria Air was sighted at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. Few days after the launching of the national carrier, the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation called for the suspension of the establishment of Nigeria Air. It also called for the prosecution of those involved in the unveiling of the national carrier by the previous administration, describing the exercise as a fraud. However,…