As the federal government finalises plans to disburse funds directly to the 774 local governments in Nigeria, the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) announced on Thursday its plan to begin monitoring the utilisation of the funds. The commission disclosed the plan during the launch of an initiative for the implementation of the tracking in Abuja…
The Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday is only the third Formula 1 race of the season, and several plots are developing that promise a few twists in addition to the turns on the famous Suzuka circuit. But the fresh storylines could be as fleeting as the cherry blossoms seen all over Japan at this time…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has issued a stern warning that any local government official caught misappropriating public funds will face prosecution as the new local government fiscal autonomy takes effect nationwide. The warning was delivered by ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu, during the launch of the Accountability and…
Frank Gehry’s Experience Music Project building, Seattle. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Confessions + Trump and Rubio would have deported Tom Paine for writing seditious pamphlets as a “citizen of the world” and not the US. As it was, Paine died a…
A former Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Maharazu Tsiga, on Thursday said he was able to come out alive from kidnappers’ den by the help and mercies of God. Mr Tsiga, a retired brigadier general, said this when he and 18 other victims were reunited with their families by the National Security…
