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EFCC Chair Decries Lack Of Transparency In Nigeria’s Financial System

08.07.2025

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has expressed deep concern over the persistent lack of transparency in Nigeria’s financial reporting system, especially within the oil and gas sector. Speaking at the National Conference on Public Accounts and Fiscal Governance in Abuja, organised by the Public Accounts Committees of...

Senate Dismisses Delaying Concurrence Bills From House Of Reps

08.07.2025

The Senate on Tuesday reacted to allegations by the House of Representatives that the red chamber has persistently delayed granting concurrence with most legislative initiatives originating from the green chamber. New Telegraph recalls that the House of Representatives had resolved to suspend further consideration of bills originating from the Senate, citing persistent delays in the...

Justice Kpojime, Who Probed Suswam’s Govt, Dies At 71

08.07.2025

Justice Margaret Elizabeth Kpojime, who chaired the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the administration of former Benue State Governor, Senator Gabriel Suswam, is dead. She passed away at the age of 71. Kpojime, from Gboko Local Government Area, was born on May 16, 1954. She came to national prominence after leading the panel set up...

Peace Building: Let Elders Tell Us Truth

08.07.2025

As Search For Common Ground intensifies efforts to promote sustainable peace in the Niger Delta, Sopuwari Gesikeme has called on elders and parents to always tell the younger generation the truth, especially on issues related to communal disputes. Speaking during a peace-building meeting held Tuesday at the Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area (KOLGA) Secretariat, and supported...

Poverty Fuels Human Trafficking, Drug Abuse, GBV – Ekiyor

08.07.2025

Former President of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) and Delta State APC chieftain, Dr. Chris Ekiyor, has blamed poverty, desperation, and lack of government accountability for the rising cases of human trafficking, drug abuse, and gender-based violence in Nigeria. Ekiyor stated this on Monday in Yenagoa during the maiden Teenage Summit of the Association of...

Fencing Federation, UNICEF To Collaborate On Youth Devt Initiative

08.07.2025

In a significant move to advance youth empowerment and social inclusion through sport, the Nigerian Fencing Federation (NFF), with support from the International Fencing Federation (FIE), is exploring a strategic partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The initiative aims to use fencing as a tool for child development, education, peacebuilding, and sustainable growth...

Ex-SEC Boss, Oteh, Wins BCA Business Book Of The Year Award

08.07.2025

A former Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms. Arunma Oteh’s book, All Hands on Deck: Unleash Prosperity Through World-Class Capital Markets, has been picked as the winner of the BCA Business Book of the Year Award 2025. A statement yesterday said, in the work, Oteh underscored the critical role of capital markets and...

Bwala: Atiku May Not’ve Been Destined To Become President

08.07.2025

Presidential aide, Daniel Bwala, has said his erstwhile principal and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, may not have been destined to become the President of Nigeria. “There is my former principal who believes that he is going to win,” Bwala said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme yesterday, dismissing the chances of Atiku and other...

Iran Revises Death Toll In Israel Conflict To Over 1,060, Warns Of Rising Casualties

08.07.2025

The Iranian government has officially revised its death toll from the recent 12-day conflict with Israel, revealing that at least 1,060 people were killed, with expectations that the number could rise further. The updated figure was confirmed by Saeed Ohadi, head of Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, during a nationally televised interview aired...

FG Insists On Nuclear Test Ban, Says Africa’s Priority’s To Address Poverty, Others

08.07.2025

The Federal Government has insisted that Nigeria’s commitment to a comprehensive nuclear test ban through collaboration with the Comprehensive NuclearTest-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO). This was disclosed by the Vice President, Kashin Shettima, yesterday when he received, on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO), Dr...