…pledges more investments in Nigeria’s power sector THE Chinese government on Wednesday committed to refinance and complete the Abuja-Kano and Port-Harcourt-Maiduguri railway projects. President of the Peoples Republic of China, Xi Jinping, made the pledge while responding to requests made by President Bola Tinubu who was represented by Vice President …
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THE Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has ordered the immediate removal of the divisional police officer in Meiran for allegedly extorting N200,000 from a phone dealer. The state’s police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this via the microblogging platform, X, on Wednesday, where he said the officers culpable have been …
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THE Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has said that the National Assembly will be reviewing the act establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Akpbabio stated this while noting that the EFCC was more of a persecuting agency than a prosecution agency. Speaking during the confirmation of Olu Olukayode and Mohammed Hamajoda, as …
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THE Senate has confirmed Ola Olukoyede as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It also confirmed the appointment of Muhammad Hammajoda as the Secretary of the anti-graft agency. Trojan News Media earlier reported that Olukoyede was at the National Assembly with some of the Management staff …
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THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Bauchi State Command, said its personnel have arrested one suspected kidnapper and a fake medical doctor. This was contained in a statement by DSC Ibrahim Abubakar Garko, Public Relation Officer, Bauchi State Command According to the statement, the arrest of the kidnapper …
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THE Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the National Assembly would guarantee the welfare of its staff. He made the remark at the 9th National and States Assembly Service Commissions Conference held in Abuja on Wednesday. The conference was organised by the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC). Declaring the …
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FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday felicitated a former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on the occasion of his 89th birthday, describing him as an inspiring and humble leader. Jonathan, in a goodwill message he personally signed and sent to journalists by his spokesperson, Ikechukwu Eze, affirmed that Gowon …
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The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has blamed the current socioeconomic challenges bedeviling the country on poor leadership decisions by the nation’s leaders. Obaseki, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital, said as an investment banker, he foresaw the hardship faced by Nigerians today as a result …
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THE newly confirmed chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede on Wednesday, visited President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja. Trojan News Media reports that Olukoyede visited Tinubu in the company of the new EFCC Executive Secretary, Muhammad Hammajoda. This was confirmed in a statement …
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THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has downplayed claims of being against the practice of Islam in Nigeria. Wike said his administration is not making “laws that are against Islamic alignment.” He spoke while receiving members of the Abuja National Mosque Management Committee led by their …
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