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It has been revealed that the billions of naira received by the leadership of the national assembly and its members in the 2017 budget is yet to be accounted for. Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker House of Representative, Yakubu Dogara nominated projects that were included in last year’s budget but are yet to be seen. In a bid to track down the projects, Tracka, a social platform that consists of active citizens tracking implementation of government projects revealed that many projects by the NASS leadership were unaccounted. In a series of tweets, it revealed that Saraki, Dogara and others…

US President Donald Trump has cracked under pressure and signed an executive order promising to “keep families together” in migrant detentions. Mr Trump reversed his own policy amid international fury over the separation of undocumented parents and children. He said he had been swayed by images of children who have been taken from parents while they are jailed and prosecuted for illegal border-crossing. But the order does not address families already separated by the policy. US immigration officials say 2,342 children were separated from 2,206 parents between 5 May and 9 June. READ: Former IGP Gambo Jimeta not dead “It’s…

Spain edged out a gallant Iran in an absorbing contest to ensure they will reach the World Cup knockout stage with a win in their final group game. The 2010 champions needed a fortuitous Diego Costa goal after half-time, having been frustrated in an opening period in which they had 81% of possession. Iran, who defended admirably until the ball ricocheted in off Costa, instantly showed more intent and thought they had levelled, only for Saeid Ezatolahi’s strike to be ruled out for offside. Carlos Queiroz’s Iran side had gone close through Karim Ansarifard and Mehdi Taremi before the crucial…

The Nigerian national assembly has often portrayed itself as an advocate of democracy, claiming that it is working for the benefit of the Nigerian citizens but new facts show otherwise. These facts emerged after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the 2018 appropriation bill into law. The budget passed was one heavily padded by the national assembly for personal gains. The national assembly brazenly removed and in some cases reduced capital project to fund their pockets. To achieve this scam, they delayed the 2018 budget presented to them by President Buhari last year and cunningly frustrated the executive by claiming it was…

The family of former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Gambo Jimeta dismissed reports in the media that the former police boss is dead. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by Mubarak Gambo, a member of the family, he stated that Mr Jimeta is very well. “Our attention has been drawn to online news reports on the death of the former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Gambo Jimeta. “We hereby emphatically state that Alhaji Gambo Jimeta is very much alive and is not dead,” it said. READ: OAU sacks Prof. Akindele for soliciting sex for marks According to statement,…

The Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has sacked Prof. Richard Akindele who was allegedly involved in a sex-for-marks scandal. Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, the Vice Chancellor of OAU, announced Akindele’s dismissal in a statement on Wednesday in Ile-Ife. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vice chancellor of the university had on April 19 confirmed the suspension of Akindele pending the findings of the investigative panel. Miss Monica Osagie, a student in the Masters of Business programme, had released a recorded telephone conversation, which went viral, in which the lecturer identified as Akindele demanded five rounds…

Cristiano Ronaldo continued his sensational start to the World Cup with the winner as Portugal knocked Morocco out of the tournament. All eyes at the Luzhniki Stadium were on the Real Madrid star after his hat-trick in Portugal’s opening game with Spain and, typically, he did not disappoint. It took the captain only four minutes to make his mark in the way Morocco had feared, diving to get on the end of a Joao Moutinho cross and planting an unstoppable header into the net. Ronaldo’s goal put the European champions top of Group B before Spain play Iran at 19:00…

Republicans are scrambling to draft a bill to address the growing outcry over the policy of separating migrant families at the US-Mexico border. President Donald Trump told a group of House Republicans he would back any immigration bill they passed, a White House spokesman said. The Republican-controlled Congress is under pressure to change the policy, following widespread condemnation. But the president says it is necessary to stop illegal border crossings. “We had a great meeting,” Mr Trump said after seeing Republican lawmakers on Tuesday. It is unclear if any progress was made but White House spokesman Raj Shah said Mr…

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2018 appropriation bill into law at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Shortly after signing the bill, he said, “I would like to thank the leadership of the National Assembly, particularly the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as well as all the Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members, for passing the 2018 Appropriation Bill, after seven months. A few minutes past noon today, I signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill into Law. #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/zQfE5BTPol— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) June 20, 2018 Buhari noted that “When I submitted the 2018 Budget proposals…

Some residents of the Federal capital Territory (FCT), say non disclosure of genotype status is threatening courtship among young people as the world marks World Sickle Cell Day. June 19 is designated by the United Nations to draw attention and create necessary awareness to problems posed by sickle cell disorder, inherited from the genotypic makeup of both parents. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) investigation reveals that some respondents, who termed the act as ‘genotype dishonesty’, said that it has become difficult for people to reveal their true genotype because of the fear of rejection. Some respondents, who are currently looking…