By Ekpenyong Emmanuel The Edo State House of Assembly announced the immediate termination of all political appointees attached to its members on Wednesday. Speaker Blessing Agbebaku made the announcement during a plenary session, stating that the decision was unanimous among the 24 members of the House. The sacked appointees, including …
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Nigeria Won’t Tolerate Disrespect from Any Country – Defence Chief
By Ekpenyong Emmanuel Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s stance on not tolerating disrespect from any country. Musa made this statement while receiving wounded military personnel who participated in the Invictus games in Vancouver, Canada. He also addressed the controversy surrounding the denial of visas to …
Read More »Senate Summons Security Chiefs Over Alleged USAID Terrorism Funding
By Ekpenyong Emmanuel The Nigerian Senate has invited National Security Adviser Malam Nuhu Ribadu, National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Director-General Mr. Mohammed Mohammed, and Department of State Services (DSS) Director-General Mr. Adeola Ajayi to brief them on the alleged USAID funding of terrorism, including Boko Haram. The briefing, which will be …
Read More »FG Sues Binance, Seeks $79.5bn Compensation
By Ekpenyong Emmanuel The Federal Government has taken legal action against Finance Holdings Limited at the Federal High Court, seeking compensation of $79.51 billion and N231 million over alleged economic losses attributed to the operations of the cryptocurrency exchange platform. Filed under suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1444/2024, this marks the third lawsuit …
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