IN its continuing efforts to sweep the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, clean of corrupt tendencies,   10 officers of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, are being detained over investigation of some missing items involving them.  The officers, who were arrested last week …

SOUTH Korea’s Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Wednesday urged government agencies, including the secret service, to avoid any physical confrontation during the process of arresting President Yoon Suk-yeol, who remains in his fortified compound. “Ensure that no harm comes to citizens, and avoid any unfortunate incidents such as physical clashes …

RUSSIA said it has played an important role in promoting a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the two-state solution, Palestinian Ambassador to UN Riyad Mansour said on Wednesday. “They are the key players in trying to put an end to this war and to protect UNRWA. UNRWA is the …

RUSSIAN units said it had eliminated more than 290 Ukrainian military in the border areas of the Kursk region within the past 24 hours. Russian Defence ministry said on Wednesday, that, they destroyed one tank, an armored personnel carrier and four armored combat vehicles. “During the day, the losses of …

By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri BORNO State Government under the leadership of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has spent about N9.7 billion in scholarships to indigenous students undergoing various studies at tertiary institutions within and outside the country in 2024. Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Engr. Lawan Abba Wakilbe, disclosed …

Popular skit maker, Mark Angel, has disclosed how he lost $3.7 million to forex trading, with his property taken away by loan sharks. Describing 2024 as his worst year in a post on Instagram on Sunday, the content creator said the losses brought him to the brink of hopelessness. He …

THE Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd, Mele Kyari, said he went from being an Almajiri school pupil to becoming the NNPC boss. Kyari disclosed this in a statement shared on X to celebrate his 60th birthday on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The …

THE vademecum, ‘From Third World to First: Singapore and the Asian Economic Boom’, is one of the textual tonics that encapsulates leadership for me. Leadership is most effective when there is a thrust of personal example; when bold language is in harmony with body language, and when there is a …

  THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that it received 573,519 applications for its 2024/2025 recruitment exercise, just a week after opening the portal. Finance Minister Olawale Edun had earlier confirmed that the federal government approved the recruitment of 3,927 officers into the NCS. Providing an update on the …

  A prominent Nigerian atheist, who has just been freed after serving more than four years in prison for blasphemy, is now living in a safe house as his legal team fears his life may be in danger. Mubarak Bala, 40, was convicted in a court in the northern city …