Shettima leads dignitaries as Lamorde is laid to rest
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Shettima leads dignitaries as Lamorde is laid to rest

Top Stories Tamfitronics Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja May 28, 2024Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday led a procession of high-profile dignitaries in paying last respects to the late former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, who was laid to rest in Abuja. The funeral ceremony, which took place at the National Mosque, Abuja, was attended by a plethora of notable figures, including Governors Babagana Zulum (Borno);  Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa) and AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara) Other dignitaries, who graced the occasion included the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Senate Chief Whip Ali Ndume; Director General of Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar; former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed; and former Governor of Borno State, Ali Sheriff, among others....
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Senate postpones public hearing on CBN, NDIC bills
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Senate postpones public hearing on CBN, NDIC bills

Top Stories Tamfitronics Sanni Onogu, Abuja May 28, 2024The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions on Tuesday postponed its public hearing on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act (Amendment) Bill and the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation Act (Amendment) Bill scheduled for Thursday, 30th May, 2024. The Clerk to the committee, Mrs Tinuke Ogunrinde, said the public hearing was postponed due to conflicting schedules and clash of national events in commemoration of the first year anniversary of the President Bola Tinubu administration.Top Stories Tamfitronics Read Also: Nigeria debuts at 18th African Sambo Championships in Egypt On the sideline of the May 29 commemoration, the President and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will be hosted by the National Assembly on Wednesday May 29, 2024.Also, Minister...
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Edo LP passes vote of confidence in Abure-led NWC
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Edo LP passes vote of confidence in Abure-led NWC

Top Stories Tamfitronics Busi Olaniyi, Benin May 28, 2024The Mrs. Elizabeth Ativie-led seventeen-member caretaker committee of the Labour Party (LP) in Edo State, which was inaugurated in Benin on Monday by LP’s Deputy National Chairman, Dr. Ayo Olorunfemi, has passed a vote of confidence in the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC). Ativie, a former Edo Speaker, was reacting to the invasion of LP’s national secretariat in Abuja by some members of the party.LP’s caretaker chairman in Edo said: The invaders were sponsored by some persons, who do not wish the party well. The protesters wanted to undermine the LP, as they were hired from a nearby market in Abuja. The National Chairman of LP, Barr. Julius Abure, is a jolly good fellow, who has moved the party to an enviable height....
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EFCC arrests 7 over alleged illegal mining activities in Ilorin
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EFCC arrests 7 over alleged illegal mining activities in Ilorin

Top Stories Tamfitronics Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested seven suspects over alleged in illegal mining in Kwara.Its Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.Oyewale said the commission also arrested two other suspects for allegedly offering N1.2 million bribe to compromise the operatives of the Commission.”The arrest, which followed credible intelligence and days of surveillance, was carried out on Friday, May 24, at Ogbomosho, Oyo State."The suspects...
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