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Government spent N4.8 Billion on school fees of ambassadors’ children in 2011.
Olugbenga-Ashiru, Foreign affairs minister During yesterday’s budget defence, lawmakers were stunned that the Foreign Ministry spends much more above the approved amounts for paying school fees. Ministries, departments and parastatals are facing...
Landlord flogs Pastor, ejects him & family out of home.
A landlord was arrested by the police and charged along with two of his aides for intimidating Pastor Nicholas Nnubia of the Christian Pentecostal Mission, CPM, Ajao Estate, Lagos and ejecting him without proper notice. The landlord, Anthony Diboshi,...
Customs officer faces probe for mercilessly beating up teacher, Oyo state government demands apology.
It will be recalled that on Friday a Customs Officer attached to the Osun/Oyo command lead his wife and some of his other colleagues to ruthlessly beaten up a secondary school teacher for reprimanding his son, Allison Chukwuebuka. The boy has been...
FG to post NYSC members to rural areas from next year.
Alhaji Bolaji Abdullai, the Minister of Youth Development has directed that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) should post NYSC members to rural areas only from next year. He also added that there should be no provision for redeployment. The...
Senate Committee queries Jonathan, Sambo’s N1.3bn food & furniture allowance
The Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs has queried the provision of N1.3bn in the 2012 budget allocation, to the State House for food, entertainment and furniture. The committee wondered why N500m would be allocated...
Court orders Airtel to change name to Econet.
Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Airtel Nigeria to reverse its name to Econet Wireless Limited, following a case filed against it by Econet. Justice Shuaib of the Federal High Court, Abuja, handed down the judgment in the matter between...
Understanding the Menace: BOKO HARAM
I stumbled upon a blog which allegedly belongs to a member of the Boko haram, the authenticity of www.yusufislamicbrothers.blogspot.com however I am yet to confirm but by reading its contents,it was not so difficult to jump into that conclusion. It...
Police officer bags 4 years Jail sentence for collecting bribe
A police officer working with the Edo State police has been sentenced to 4 years imprisonment for accepting a bribe of N500, 000 from a suspect under investigation. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)...
Access Bank sacks 1,500 Intercontinental employees, shuts branches
As a result of the completion of the acquisition of Intercontinental Bank Plc by Access Bank Plc, the bank on Friday terminated the employment of about 1, 500 employees of Intercontinental Bank. Also, it was gathered that the bank shut down some...
