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Reps Probe Alleged N-Power Fraud

November 14, 2019 10:37 am

The House of Representatives has set up an inquiry into allegations of a possible corruption in the N-Power programme of the Federal Government. A motion of Urgent National Importance entitled “Urgent Need to Investigate the Arbitrariness and Possible Corruption in the N-Power Programme of the Federal Government”, was sponsored by Hon. Taiwo Oluga (APC-Osun).

The House summarily, considered the Motion to probe the issues raised and “report back to the House within the next to three(3) weeks”.

Hon. Oluga while reading her motion, noted that “in recent times, there are increasing cases of N-Power Beneficiaries/Teachers who are diligent in …

United States Senators Call For Security Probe Of TikTok

United States Senators Call For Security Probe Of TikTok

October 24, 2019 4:22 pm

Two senior US senators called for the government to study national security risks possibly posed by Chinese-owned video app TikTok, saying it could leave American users vulnerable to Beijing’s spying.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Senator Tom Cotton asked the Directorate of National Intelligence to “conduct an assessment of the national security risks” posed by TikTok.

“With over 110 million downloads in the US alone, TikTok is a potential counterintelligence threat we cannot ignore,” they said.

Schumer and Cotton suggested that TikTok’s owner ByteDance could be forced to share user information with Chinese intelligence.

It could also conceivably …

Facebook probe by U.S. Expands To 47 Attorneys General

Facebook probe by U.S. Expands To 47 Attorneys General

October 22, 2019 4:34 pm
An antitrust investigation into Facebook ramped up on Tuesday with the announcement that 47 state attorneys general from across the U.S. have joined the New York-led probe.

The New York Attorney-General, Letitia James, said in a statement in New York.

Those chief legal officers of states and territories “are all concerned that Facebook may have put consumer data at risk, reduced the quality of consumers’ choices, and increased the price of advertising,’’ James said.

She added that the inquiry aims to “determine whether Facebook’s actions stifled competition and put users at risk.”

READ ALSO: NYSC Opens New Mobilisation Area Office

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Why Niger Delta Governors Instigated Our Probe, By NDDC

Why Niger Delta Governors Instigated Our Probe, By NDDC

October 21, 2019 2:05 am

• Accuses governors of plotting to takeover commission
• ‘Presidency must probe petroleum development fund’

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) yesterday accused governors of the Niger Delta region of plotting to hijack the commission.

It made the allegation following last week’s order by President Muhammadu Buhari calling for a forensic audit of the commission from 2001 to 2019.

“With the amount of money that the Federal Government has religiously allocated to the NDDC, we will like to see the results on the ground. Those that are responsible for that have to explain certain issues,” Buhari said on Thursday when …

Impeachment Probe: Trump Vows Not To Cooperate With Reps

Impeachment Probe: Trump Vows Not To Cooperate With Reps

October 10, 2019 5:46 am

Donald Trump yesterday called for outing the whistleblower behind the impeachment inquiry threatening his presidency and sought to transform the entire scandal into a boost for his 2020 reelection campaign.

Trump began his attempt to crush impeachment on Tuesday with a breathtaking show of defiance to Congress. In an eight-page letter signed by the White House counsel, the administration bluntly announced it would not cooperate with the Democratic-led House of Representatives, calling its impeachment push illegitimate.

Democrats responded by accusing Trump of stonewalling and obstruction. “No one is above the law, not even President Trump,” the Democratic majority leader in …

UNILAG Constitutes Probe Panel On Sexual Harassment Cases

UNILAG Constitutes Probe Panel On Sexual Harassment Cases

October 10, 2019 2:56 am

The University of Lagos, Akoka, has set up a panel to investigate two of its lecturers accused of sexually harassing undercover reporters purportedly seeking admission and change the course of study in the institution.

Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu of the Department of European Languages and Integrated Studies, Faculty of Arts, and Dr Samuel Oladipo of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, were caught on video in a British Broadcasting Corporation documentary sexually harassing undercover reporters, who sought favour from them.

The institution had announced the suspension of Igbeneghu on Monday, while Oladipo was suspended on Tuesday.

The UNILAG …

US Senator Schumer asks FBI, FTC to probe Russia's FaceApp

US Senator Schumer asks FBI, FTC to probe Russia’s FaceApp

July 18, 2019 12:16 am

US Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer called on the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a national security and privacy investigation into FaceApp, a face-editing photo app developed in Russia, in a letter sent on Wednesday.

The viral smartphone application, which has seen a new surge of popularity due to a filter that ages photos of users’ faces, requires “full and irrevocable access to their personal photos and data,” which could pose “national security and privacy risks for millions of U.S. citizens,” Schumer said in his letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray and FTC Chairman Joe Simons.

The …

Obaseki, Oshiomhole power tussle affects Edo Assembly

Obaseki set to probe Oshiomhole’s administration

July 8, 2019 1:17 am

The Edo Government says it will probe contracts for construction of structures and supply of equipment to Benin Central Hospital, awarded by the administration of Adams Oshiomhole.

Mr Cruise Osage, Special Adviser to Edo Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Benin, saying a Commission of inquiry would soon be constituted to probe the contracts.

According to the Governor’s Aide, the action for probe was necessitated by numerous calls on the government to look into the contracts in which billions of taxpayers’ money were expended on poorly executed projects under the regime …

₦900b probe: Senators, Reps to return fake projects funds

₦900b probe: Senators, Reps to return fake projects funds

June 18, 2019 12:26 am

Investigators are hitting the road today in search of lawmakers’ ₦900b constituency projects in states.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is verifying constituency projects executed by immediate past senators and members of the House of Representatives.

The commission said it will make recoveries on projects/contracts confirmed to have been inflated or in which contractors underperformed or did not perform at all.

To be verified are 180 key projects in the 36 states at the rate of five per state.

The probe covers projects between 2015 and 2018 embarked upon by members of the 8th National …

Rand slips over Ramaphosa campaign donation probe

Rand slips over Ramaphosa campaign donation probe

June 13, 2019 9:10 am

South Africa’s rand slipped on Thursday, as investors were unnerved by an investigation into a donation for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2017 campaign, leader of the governing African National Congress (ANC) party.

Ramaphosa has said he will cooperate with the investigation into whether he misled parliament over the donation, made by the head of services company Bosasa, and analysts say there is no immediate risk that he could be removed from office.

Read Also: NC wins South Africa’s election with 57.51%

But the anti-corruption watchdog’s investigation increases political uncertainty at a time when the economy is performing poorly.

At 0710 GMT, …

Police set to probe alleged rape of Abuja sex workers

May 3, 2019 7:33 pm

The FCT police Command said it had set up a team to probe allegations of rape against some of its personnel.

The alleged rape was said to have occurred on  April 27, 2019 when some suspected commercial sex workers were raided at Caramelo Night Club by the FCTA Joint Task Team.

Some of the commercial sex workers alleged that they were harassed, molested and assaulted by some policemen.

Following the allegation, the Command’s Deputy Spokesman, ASP Gajere Tanimu, in a statement in Abuja yesterday said the Command had sent out invitations to some individuals that may assist in the investigation.…

The outcome of our probe, will shock Nigerians – JAMB

May 3, 2019 11:01 am

Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, on Friday said the outcome of its probe into examination fraud between 2009- 2019 would shock many Nigerians.

He said the board has discovered that some prominent Nigerians occupying high positions in the society today did not take its examination themselves.

Oloyede said although the board may not be able to punish these persons because they had already left the system, but it would go ahead to publish their names to shame them.

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