By Odekola Deborah Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, has said that adequate citizen enlightenment on budget monitoring will curb corrupt practices by officials. She stated this while reacting to the lingering allegation of budget padding between the National Assembly and the Federal Government. Controversy had trailed …
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Niger govt declares five days public holiday for Ramadan
The Niger state government has approved a five-day public holiday for the monitoring and distribution of palliatives and Ramadan feeding in the state. The holiday will commence next week, Monday to Friday for Ramadan activities. It had earlier been declared that palliatives would be shared across the state to cushion …
Read More »Track terrorism funding, Defence Chief tells EFCC
As one of the ways of tackling the increasing rate of terrorism across the country, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to track terrorism funding in the country. According to a statement by the Director, Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Tukur …
Read More »Tears as Olubadan buried in Ibadan
The atmosphere was filled with sorrow while faces of several relatives and sympathisers were enmeshed in tears as the remains of the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, were buried at his Aliiwo ancestral home around 4.30pm on Friday. NATIONAL TELESCOPE had earlier reported that the …
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