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Adeleke did not reject President Tinubu’s invitation – Spokesperson clarifies

By Ismail Azeez Spokesperson to the State Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mr Olawale Rasheed has said his principal did not at any time reject the Invitation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying Adeleke was blocked by the Marine Minister, Mr Gboyega Oyetola and Osun APC. Mr Rasheed made the ...

EFCC arraigns UNIBEN staff over alleged N3.2m salary fraud

‎‎By Imisioluwa Afunmiso‎‎The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a staff member of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Segun Bode Adedeji, before an Edo State High Court over an alleged N3.2 million salary fraud.‎‎Adedeji was arraigned by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the anti-graft agency before Justice E.G. Adekanmbi on a four-count charge ...

Reps query NILDS DG over alleged Kwara governorship ambition

By Taiwo Scholarstica The House of Representatives has begun an investigation into the Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, over allegations of engagement in partisan politics while holding public office. The probe followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by a lawmaker from Katsina ...

Insecurity: Troops arrest suspects, disrupt logistics networks in North-East

‎‎By Imisioluwa Afunmiso ‎Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have recorded major successes in ongoing counter-terrorism operations across the North-East, arresting suspected terrorists, logistics suppliers and criminal collaborators while recovering arms and ammunition from insurgent enclaves.‎‎The military said the operations, conducted in conjunction with Operation Desert Sanity V across Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, have ...