Investigations by Daily Trust has revealed that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is enmeshed in a wide-scale certificate forgery and age falsification scandal, involving dozens staff.
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the ranking of the state as seventh in the States’ Internally Generated Revenue Index by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for the first two quarters of 2021 did not come as a surprise, adding that the development is as a result of hard work.
Bola Obasanjo, wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has called on people living with diabetics to adhere religiously to the “dos and don’ts” of the ailment in order to stay alive.
Certificate, Age Scandal Rocks ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is enmeshed in a wide-scale certificate forgery and age falsification scandal, involving dozens staff, Daily Trust authoritatively gathered.
With many senior staff found to have been involved in the illegalities, it was learnt that a grand plan was being hatched by the board and management of the anti-corruption commission to provide a soft landing for those found culpable.
How ISWAP Killed Gen. Zirkushu – Ndume
Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, Sunday spoke on how the ISWAP fighters killed the Commander of the 28 Task Force Brigade, Chibok, Brig-Gen. Dzarma Zirkushu, on Saturday.
Senator Ndume (Borno South) was addressing reporters in Abuja over the attacks on Askira in Borno by ISWAP terrorists during which Zirkushu, some soldiers and many terrorists were killed.
Why Oyo Jumps On IGR Index – Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the ranking of the state as seventh in the States’ Internally Generated Revenue Index by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for the first two quarters of 2021 did not come as a surprise, adding that the development is as a result of hard work.
He also says the leap in IGR is the manifestation of his administration’s pragmatic approach to governance since May 2019.
PODCAST: How Nigeria Lost A Brigadier General To ISWAP
Since the Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgency began in 2009, Brig-Gen. Dzarma Zirkusu, is the most senior officer to die in the line of duty.
Zirkusu alongside some other soldiers died in an ambush laid by the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), a splinter group of the Boko Haram sect. Click this link to listen to the podcast.
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Banditry: LG Chair Decries Overpopulation In Niger IDP Camps
The Chairman, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, Alhaji Suleiman Dauda Chikuba, has decried overpopulation in various camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in his domain.
The chairman, who said 1,600 persons displaced by bandits were currently taking refuge at some selected camps, including Gwada and Kuta, the headquarters of Shiroro Local Government Area, added that many IDPs lived in rented apartments.
World Diabetics Day: Learn From Obasanjo To Stay Alive, Wife Tells Patients
Bola Obasanjo, wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, admonished people living with diabetics to adhere religiously to the “dos and don’ts” of the ailment in order to stay alive.
She said Obasanjo who had lived with diabetics for about 40 years always abides strictly by the guidelines and urged the patients to do the same.
