Efiok Ephraim

2 mn read The National Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria has announced plans to ensure that dubious politicians no longer contest elections with forged certificates in the country. Dr Iliyasu Gashinbaki, Pioneer President and Chairman Governing Council, made this known during a meeting with the leadership of national Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC in […]

2 mn read The troops of Theatre Command, North East, ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ have successfully eliminated a top commander of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, otherwise known as Boko Haram, Tahir Baga. This followed the continuation of major offensive at terrorists enclaves in Sambisa Forest. According to Vanguard, sources revealed that Tahir was neutralized on May 13, […]

< 1 mn read President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will start paying tollgate fees whenever they use airports in Nigeria. This followed the decision by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, approval that there should be no more exemption granted to users of the airports from paying tollgate fees. The approval was made following a memorandum presented […]

2 mn read Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed that the state is heavily in debt and that his administration inherited a huge debt profile from the previous administration of Nyesom Wike. Governor Fubara stated this on Tuesday during the commissioning of the Aleto-Ogale-Ebubu-Eteo Road, (also known as Old Bori Road in Eleme Local Government Area of […]

< 1 mn read A total of 32 passengers on Saturday escaped death following a multiple road accident on the Iju bridge along Ota-Idiroko road in Ogun State. The accident involved four vehicles with registration numbers AAA729YC Mazda, LND85YA TOYOTA HIACE, TTN58ND BAJAJ and a SINO TRUCK with no registration number. DAILY POST reports that the crash which occurred […]

< 1 mn read The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has sealed two unregistered factories in Lafia and Obi Local Government Areas of Nasarawa state. NAFDAC Coordinator in the state, Mr Matthew Adeoye, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lafia. He said the sealed […]

2 mn read Gombe State High Court has convicted and sentenced the duo of Abdulwahab Magaji and Salihu Musa to nine years imprisonment for employment fraud and intent to defraud. Magaji faced a one-count charge of employment scam while Musa was arraigned on two-count charges of intent to defraud and conspiracy by the Gombe Zonal Command of the […]

< 1 mn read A large billboard which collapsed due to raging thunderstorms in Mumbai has killed no fewer than 14 people and injured 75 others. A rescue operation was launched on Tuesday morning and authorities told the Press Trust of India news agency that 89 people had been rescued since the incident occurred on Monday evening. It was […]

< 1 mn read Six more kidnapped students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, CUSTECH, Osara have been released from their abductors. The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. This brings the number of kidnapped students rescued to 20 according to the Commissioner. Fanwo noted that data […]

2 mn read The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Alfred Adewale Martins, has charged civil society and other Nigerians with demanding that lower tiers of government (state and local) account for the allocations they receive. Mr Martins gave the charge in an interview in Lagos. He said searchlights should be beamed on the local and state governments as they […]

< 1 mn read The U.S. Embassy in Tanzania on Sunday announced a two day shutdown of activities and rescheduled consular appointments to a later date. The embassy explained that the cancellation of activities which will be on Tuesday and Wednesday is due to an internet outage being experienced in the country as well as in Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda […]