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Magu controversy: No seized assets sold in five years- Investigation
Audit panel queries whereabouts of bank interest on seized cash Alleges discrepancies in agency’s records of recovered loots Suspended EFCC chair rules out going to court An audit panel has raised questions on the whereabouts of the interest accruing from N550 billion recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from treasury looters. The panel has also queried what it ... Read More »
Former Miss World: Mixed reactions trail Agbani Darego’s looks
BETTER known as former Miss World, Agbani Darego is the epitome of beauty and the dream of most men. When she married Ishaya Danjuma in 2017, many hearts were broken. Apart from being successful in her career, Agbani seems to be happy in her marriage too. The union is blessed with a son. Although little is known about her private ... Read More »
Alleged Abuja property: Owner dismisses allegation against Osinbajo’s daughter
Dr Ayuba Musa, the landlord of the property housing the company, GLAM’D Africa, has dismissed Mr Jackson Ude’s claims concerning the ownership of the house. Musa’s reaction was sequel to a social media post by Ude, a New York based blogger, that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s daughter, Kiki, owns the property which houses her company, GLAM’D Africa. The landlord, in ... Read More »
Corruption Saga : Alarm Raises Over N15 billion NDDC payments
….Urges Buhari, Lawan, Gbajabiamila to stop payment of N15 billion to contractors A legal practitioner, Mr. Godwin Ojeh, has lamented what he called corruption of self-enrichment in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), calling on President Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Nigerian Senate , Ahmed Lawan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila to stop ... Read More »
NDDC N40b Probe: No Kobo Is Missing, Misapplied by the IMC, says Ojougboh
….Alleges that Chairmen, NASS Committees on Niger Delta have bastardized the Budget ….Says IMC has not awarded any Project since it came on board …..N281 billion released to NDDC from 2016 to May, says Accountant General of the Federation THE Acting Executive Director, Projects, Interim Management Committee, IMC of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh has said ... Read More »
Study Links 100% Fruit Juice Consumption to Higher Nutrient Intake in Kids
New research has shown that consumption of 100% fruit juice by children aged 2 to 18 years is closely linked to improved nutrient adequacy during their formative years. Drinking 100% fruit juices plays an important role in the diets of young children by supplying them with the important nutrients during these crucial years of growth and development. The research titled ... Read More »
MTN Foundation invites nominations for ‘What Can We Do Together’ project
The MTN Foundation on Wednesday urged Nigerians to nominate areas that are in dire need of community projects for its ‘What Can We Do Together’ (WCWDT). Its Acting Executive Secretary, Odunayo Sanya, said in a statement that the strength of the project was to suggest what could be done working together at the community level for the common good of ... Read More »
Anti-Corruption Fight : Detectives search Magu’s house as probe continues
..EFCC chair returns to custody after second-day of grilling ..Three shortlisted for job Detectives on Tuesday searched the personal house of the embattled Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu. The EFCC boss is under investigation by an Administrative Panel, headed by Justice Isa Ayo Salami, a former president of the Court of Appeal. He ... Read More »
BREAKING: Nigerian students won’t write 2020 WAEC – FG
Final year secondary school students in Nigeria won’t participate in the forthcoming West African Examination Council(WAEC) examinations, the Federal Government has declared. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, who disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Wednesday after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, also said there is no date for school resumption yet. He said he ... Read More »