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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has vowed to investigate some Ministries, Departments and Agencies for infractions on COVID-19 intervention funds and other procurement abuses. Speaking at the 2022 African Union Anti-Corruption Day, the ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN),…

The Police in Ogun State have arrested one of the inmates that fled Kuje Medium Custodial facility after last week’s terrorists attack. Yakubu AbdulMumuni, 28, was arrested on Monday Morning at Sango Ota after a tip-off from people who sighted him. According to a…

Nigeria finds it difficult to attract investors to the country due to low integrity and high corruption, the Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has said. He spoke during the 11th annual summit of the Association…

THE Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba has banned the use of spy number plates nationwide. A statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a chief superintendent of police (CSP), said the IGP announced the ban on Monday. The numbers are…

The Delta State police command has confirmed the murder of a promising Nollywood actor, Emma Buchi, in Asaba, days after they discovered his decomposing body. Bright Edafe, the Delta State police command spokesperson, said the actor’s death was a murder case currently being…

In an apparent move to forestall the reoccurrence of the armed invasion of Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Arẹgbẹsọla, on Tuesday, paid a surprise visit to the Kirikiri Maximum and Medium Security Custodial Centres in…

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed reports that Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi, and a suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala (a.k.a. Wadume), escaped from custody during Friday’s jailbreak at Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja. The Public Relations Officer,…

Police in Osun, yesterday, confirmed that gunmen attacked the residence of Lasun Yusuf, Labour Party’s (LP) candidate for the July 16 governorship election in the state. Police’s spokesperson in Osun, Yemisi Opalola, said unspecified number of gunmen attacked the residence of the…

As the search for some of the terrorists, who escaped from the Kuje Correctional Centre in the wake of an attack by members of ISWAP terrorist group, stern-looking soldiers have been deployed in Abuja, with roadblocks mounted in some major locations in…

The authorities of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have confirmed the authenticity of a leaked memo generating dusts on alleged fresh plots by the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) to attack more locations in Abuja, the Federal…