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We recovered over N13bn diverted funds in September 2024- ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced that over ₦13 billion in diverted public funds was recovered in September 2024 alone. The Chairman of the ICPC, Musa Aliyu, disclosed this during the launch of the commission’s 2024-2028 strategic action plan in Abuja on Wednesday. Aliyu, who emphasised that the anti-corruption agency has been working relentlessly…
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CSO urges IGP to arrest Yahaya Bello within 14 days
A civil society organization, Centre for Social and Economic Rights (CSER), has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, demanding the arrest of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. CSER accused Bello of flouting court orders and claims that police officers have been complicit in his evasion of justice, thereby undermining the integrity of…
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Oyo to recruit 791 into State Civil Service
The Oyo State Government has approved the recruitment process of about Seven hundred and Ninety-one (791) officers of various cadres into the mainstream of its civil service. Chairman, Oyo State Civil Service Commission, Alh. Kamoru Aderibigbe made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan. Aderibigbe said the recruitment will encompass the absorption of two hundred and thirty…
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FRSC Lagos Sector Commander, Patrick Davou retires in grand style
The Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Lagos, Patrick Davou, has retired from serivce after clocking age 60. Davou, who only spent one year in Lagos having held several positions and served in different capacities outside the State, was celebrated by both his colleagues and friends in a glamorous occasion held at the FRSC Lagos Office. Dressed in…
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BREAKING: Tinubu goes on annual leave- Presidency
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja on Wednesday for the United Kingdom to begin his annual leave. This was announced in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Tinubu. Onanuga said President Tinubu would be spending a two-week vacation. “He will use the two weeks as a working vacation and…
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BREAKING: 10 dead, 3 injured as car, truck collide on Lagos-Badagry expressway
No fewer than 10 people have been confirmed dead and three others sustained varying degrees of injuries during an auto crash that occurred along the Lagos-Badagry expressway in Lagos State. A breakdown of the deceased details showed that three were male adults, four females, two female children and one male child died around Abule-Osun end of the Lagos-Badagry expressway in…
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President Tinubu will not yield to pressure on him to remove EFCC chairman- Source
Despite the pressure on him, President Bola Tinubu will not remove the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, who he believes is doing a good job of fighting corruption, WESTERN POST can reveal today. This is against the backdrop of desperate moves by some influential politicians to thwart Olukoyede’s decision to dust up the…
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Kogi to train 250 youths in CNG conversion, solar system installation
The Governor of Kogi State, Mr Usman Ododo has announced the establishment of the Ododo Youth Empowerment and Skill Acquisition Programme as part of his youth empowerment initiatives. He announced this on Tuesday in his statewide broadcast to mark the country’s 64th Independence Day Anniversary. Under this new initiative, 250 youths selected from across the 21 local government councils of…
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Nigeria At 64: Protest fails to hold in Ogun
Despite the threat of protest by organisers of the October 1 protest tagged ‘#FearlessInOctober protest’, the protesters failed to show up in major towns in Ogun State. Reports from major towns of Abeokuta the state capital, Ijebu Ode, Sagamu and Ado/Odo Ota, where the protesters were restricted to hold the rallies, indicated that the rally did not take place. To…
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Nigeria’s NIS CG, Nandap emerges ECOWAS Immigration Chairperson
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Kemi Nandap, has emerged as Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of Immigration Forum. This was contained in a statement published on the Service X handle signed by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Kenneth Udo on Tuesday. Udo said that the milestone occurred during the forum’s recent…
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