The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu has expressed the determination of the anti-graft agency to go after banks found to be aiding and abetting treasury looting.
Alert, the in-house magazine of EFCC reports that Magu warned that banks could no longer afford to be used by corrupt public servants and fraudsters to launder their loot.
“We are not only going after the personnel of banks, we are also going...
Sunday, 26 June 2016

PMB hosting Atiku, other APC leaders to a dinner in Abuja
Posted on 12:41 by Steve Igbokwe
President Muhammadu Buhari hosted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other APC leaders to a dinner at the State House, Abuja on Friday.
They used the occasion to break the Ramadan fast together.
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NAF to acquire 10 training aircraft from Pakistan
Posted on 12:07 by Steve Igbokwe
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has announced that it will soon acquire 10 super mesh training aircraft from the Pakistani Air Force.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar disclosed this on Saturday at the graduation ceremony of Student Pilot Course, SPC 41B in Kaduna.
He said that the aircraft when acquired would be inducted into the 301 Flying Training School, Kaduna.
Abubakar said that Pakistani pilots are expected in the country...

Kuje Prison jailbreak: two inmates on the run
Posted on 09:20 by Steve Igbokwe
The Nigeria Prisons Service, NPS has confirmed that two inmates escaped from Kuje Prison during a jailbreak at the facility on Friday.
The Public Relations Officer of the NPS, Mr Francis Enobore told newsmen that the incident had nothing to do with the detained leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND.
He said that the Comptroller-General of service has already ordered an investigation into the incident, adding that...
Saturday, 25 June 2016

World Youth Handball: FG charges team to defend title with integrity
Posted on 22:59 by Steve Igbokwe
The Federal Government has urged the Aso Rock Kings who will be representing Nigeria at the World Handball Youth Championship to play with maturity and integrity.
A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adeshina said that the competition will hold from June 28th to July 4th.
25 June 2016 | STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
DEFEND WORLD HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE WITH INTEGRITY, FG URGES STATE HOUSE TEAM
The...

Operation Delta Safe replaces Operation Pulo Shield
Posted on 16:15 by Steve Igbokwe
The Operation Pulo Shield in the Niger Delta has been scrapped and immediately replaced with Operation Delta Safe.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Saturday.
"The OPERATION PULO SHIELD in Niger Delta has been scrapped with immediate effect and replaced with OPERATION DELTA SAFE. This is in line with the Defence Headquarters initiative to restructure the Joint Task Force for better service delivery,...

Army, Police issue joint statement on shooting over IDP rice
Posted on 15:45 by Steve Igbokwe
JOINT STATEMENT BY THE NIGERIAN ARMY AND THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE IN BORNO STATE OVER A CONTAINED FRACAS BETWEEN A POLICEMAN AND A SOLDIER AT THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
In the morning hours of today, Thursday, June 23, 2016, there was an unfortunate fracas between a soldier and a policeman around the office of the Deputy Governor over a disagreement which led to the unfortunate shooting of a policeman on his foot. The...
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