June 24, 2024
FG to punish supervisors approving salaries for japa workers
President Bola Tinubu has directed that all civil servants drawing salaries from the government after relocating abroad should be made to refund the money. The President also directed that the supervisors and department heads of the culprits must also be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud under their watch. Tinubu’ gave the directive on […]
Ekiti begins free surgery outreach
The Ekiti State Government says is it offering free surgeries to residents across the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Oyebanji Filani, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the free surgical mission was part of concerted efforts to improve the accessibility of residents to healthcare. He said, “Enrollment of patients needing surgical […]
How I escaped death during Akwa Ibom church collapse – Deputy governor
The Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, at the weekend, narrated how she narrowly escaped being killed seven years ago when Reigners Bible Internal Bible Church in Uyo collapsed. The church collapsed on December 10, 2016 during the ordination of the senior pastor, Akan Weeks, killing scores of worshippers and maiming others. […]
NDLEA busts snake-guarded shrine used to store illicit drugs in Edo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said its operatives uncovered a shrine guarded by a snake that was used for storing illicit drugs during an operation in Edo State. It added that it discovered a specially constructed large hole in a wall, hidden behind wallpapers and fetish objects used for drug storage. A statement […]
Crude price hike: Dangote alleges IOCs frustrating refinery
Vice President of Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar Edwin, has accused International Oil Companies in Nigeria of plans to frustrate the survival of the new Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals. Edwin said the IOCs were “deliberately and willfully frustrating” the refinery’s efforts to buy local crude by hiking the cost above the […]