Two former ministers and directors of Media and Finance respectively of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Campaign Organisation in the 2015 general election, Femi Fani-Kayode and Nenadi Usman are to remain in prison till Monday July 4, 2016 as a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today reserved ruling on their bail applications. Fani-Kayode and […]
Continue ReadingNIGERIA – Police Service Commission has approved the retirement of 21 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police who were senior to the new acting IG, Idris Ibrahim, before his appointment. With this mass retrenchment of senior officers, majority of the experienced officers in the Force may well have been let go. The affected AIGs include, Bala Hassan; […]
Continue ReadingIn a new twist to the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept only candidates from the Ali Modu Sheriff-led National Working Committee (NWC), for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo. Justice Okon Abang, in a ruling yesterday, […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has solicited patience and understanding from all citizens as the administration moves to rebuild Niger Delta in particular and Nigeria in general. A statement issued on Thursday by the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said Buhari made the call when he received a delegation of Niger Delta […]
Continue ReadingDespite Monday’s award of a certificate of returns to Uche Ogah, the man who was “disqualified” from office by an Abuja-based federal high court, Okezie Ikpeazu, says there should be no confusion about who is governor of the state. Speaking through Enyinnaya Appolos, his media aide, after Ogah received a certificate of return from the […]
Continue ReadingBlessing Daniel (Chedami) drops her debut “THE WAY YOU LOVE ME”. Blessing Daniel is a young graduate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where she bagged a bachelor’s degree in HISTORY. She is of Gbagyi tribe, an indigene of Diko, Niger state. ‘Chedami’ is a member of the 29:11 group and the amazing Limitless Crew. She […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian government has declared Tuesday, July 5, and Wednesday, July 6, as public holidays to celebrate the Muslim festival, Eid-el Fitri. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, announced the holiday in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. The statement was signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Bassey Akpanyung. The minister […]
Continue ReadingFormer publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has argued that his readiness to return the “contentious” N400m as a sign of support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war. Metuh said this in a statement by his lawyer, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), on Thursday. Recall that Metuh is facing trial at the federal high court, […]
Continue ReadingOsun State governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has disclosed that insufficient funds have prevented his government from appointing commissioners since it was inaugurated in November 27, 2014. The governor posited that the dwindling allocation from the federal allocation has really affected the state, therefore, appointment of commissioners would be additional burden which the state cannot presently […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth 50 billion dollars with some Chinese companies for infrastructure development in oil and gas sector. The information is contained in a statement issued by the Corporation on Wednesday in Abuja. It stated that “NNPC wishes to announce the recent landmark strides […]
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