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The Kogi State Government through an audit has uncovered payroll fraud of N157, 350, 381 million, allegedly perpetrated by some senior staff in the Bursary Department of the Kogi State Polytechnic. A total sum of N157, 350, 381 million was fraudulent diverted from the pause of the school by the alleged perpetrators through different means into their own private accounts for personal use. The payroll fraud was allegedly perpetrated by five different officers from the Bursary Department of the School within the short period between August 2014 to May 2017. In a statement by Petra Akinti Onyegbule Chief Press Secretary…

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack in northeast Nigeria that killed eight soldiers and a civilian and injured five other people on Tuesday, a statement by the group said on Thursday. “The fighters took three four-wheel-drive vehicles and others mounted with rifles and heavy weaponry and various ammunition,” the statement said. The group did not provide evidence for its claim. Chronicle NG had earlier reported that at least six soldiers were killed in heavy fighting when Boko Haram raided a military base and looted food from villagers in northeast Nigeria. Jihadists in six pick-up trucks stormed the base…

What does it take to start—and, more importantly, sustain—a new fashion brand? This is a question that is pertinent on the mind of fashion entrepreneurs and in a wider sense, a question that people in every kind of business tend to ruminate over. Giles Deacon had to contemplate this question when he launched his eponymous fashion line in 2004. Deacon didn’t always want to be a fashion designer. The British designer grew up hoping to be a marine biologist. But once he discovered his passion for illustration, he attended Central St. Martens, a public tertiary art school in London, England.…

When fashion meets fashion, the outcome is usually a massive explosion. Creative Consultant, Freelance Fashion Editor and Stylist, Shiona Turini, will be there live at the GTBank Fashion Weekend, held on November 11th and 12th, 2017. Shiona Turini is a prolific fashion icon who has worked with over a dozen magazines, ranging from The New Yorker to Cosmopolitan. Born and raised in Bermuda, Shiona placed herself as one of the industry-leading experts when she took the responsibility to shoot all products exhibited in Cosmopolitan Magazine – the largest women’s publication in the world. READ: Porting activities decline by 1,323 in September…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday said that Mobile Number Portability (MNP) activities carried out by telecommunications operators decreased from 34,837 in August to 33,514 in September. The regulatory body made this known in its Incoming and Outgoing Porting Activities of Mobile Network Operators Report posted on its website. The commission noted in the report that porting within the networks decreased by 1,323 in September. It said that, of the 33,514 porting activities in September, 16,809 were incoming activities, while 16,705 were outgoing. READ: Now that President Buhari is found to be corrupt by Philip Obin According to NCC,…

By Philip Obin President Muhammadu Buhari is probably fighting a lone war against corruption in high places, as a large number of those working with or around him are not just corrupt but very corrupt, making things just too difficult for him. And you do not expect him to employ the fire brigade approach and get consumed, too. If you truly understand how bad, rotten and corrupt the system has been over the decades, you probably wouldn’t be expecting President Buhari to perform the kind of miracle we all expect him to, as expunging corruption from Nigeria’s system cannot be…

The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for being “an agent of transformation”. This commendation was given on Wednesday by one of the regional Ministers of the Church, Mark Barango, while receiving N11.9 million (N11, 984, 844, 11) recovered and returned to the church by the EFCC. “My impression with the work of the EFCC is that it is perfect, perfect, perfect. The EFCC is an agent of transformation. Their work is perfect and the church is grateful that the money is returned to us”, he said. Ishaq Salihu, South- South…

Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has confirmed that he has verbally agreed a new two-year deal to continue in his role. Rohr’s initial contract contained a clause, that triggers a two-year extension if he qualifies Nigeria for the 2018 World Cup, a feat they achieved following their 1-0 win over Zambia in Uyo. The German, speaking to French newspaper L’Equipe, says the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has already notified him that the deal will be officially signed before next year’s tournament. Read Also Kogi bans unions in higher educational institutions “The (NFF)…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga urged Kenyans to boycott Thursday’s repeat presidential election, saying he would lead a campaign of civil disobedience. Odinga spoke shortly after the Supreme Court said it was unable to consider a last-minute appeal to delay the vote after five out of seven judges failed to turn up. The repeat election was ordered by the Supreme Court on Sept. 1 after judges nullified the results of the Aug. 8 presidential contest on procedural grounds. The election commission had said Odinga lost to President Uhuru Kenyatta by 1.4 million votes. Odinga is refusing to participate in Thursday’s contest…

Bogged by activities of unions over non-payment of salaries, Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has banned activities of Joint Action Committee (JAC) of trade unions and trade unionism in state-owned tertiary institutions. Bello announced the ban in a broadcast in Lokoja on Wednesday. He accused trade unionism in tertiary institutions of impeding government holistic reforms. The affected unions are the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Trade Unions of Tertiary Institutions owned by Kogi State are referred to: Others are the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU). The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Non-Academic…