Benue commission uncovers N139.8bn unaccounted funds
A commission of inquiry set up by the Benue Government to investigate the state’s income and expenditure between 2015 and 2023 has uncovered N139.8 billion unaccounted public funds.
Terrorism: Bandit kingpin’s mum, sister bag 40-year jail terms
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday convicted and sentenced the mother and sister of late bandit kingpin Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo to forty years in prison each.
Ebola spreading ‘fast’ in DR Congo, warns WHO
“The outbreak remains serious” and is “evolving so fast”, said Marie-Roseline Belizaire, the WHO Africa emergencies chief.
PETROAN urges refiners, importers to reflect downward price adjustment as crude falls
He emphasised that market realities should be reflected in both ex-depot and retail pump prices in the interest of fairness and economic relief for the public.
Israel, Hezbollah agree ceasefire – US official
Talks that were scheduled for Friday between the US and Iran in Switzerland to take the deal to the next stage were postponed amid the fighting, with no new date announced.
NSCDC arrests 2 for allegedly buying diesel stolen from telecom facilities
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, has arrested two suspects for alleged purchased of diesel siphoned from telecommunication towers in the state.
