Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, has appointed Dikko Radda as director-general of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN. The announcement of Dikko Radda is contained in a statement from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawan, who said the appointment is for a period of five years. […]
Continue ReadingFollowing last week’s collapse of a Lekki Gardens building that resulted in the death of 34 people, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, of Lagos state, has giving a nod to the dismissal of Adeigbe Olushola, who is the general manager of the Building Control Agency (LASBCA). Governor Ambode also approved the dismissal of Adeoye Thomas Adeyemi, head […]
Continue ReadingA Judge of Abuja High Court, sitting in Jabi has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Nigerian Army (NA), to release a serving Colonel Nicholas Ashinze who was Military Assistant to former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. Colonel Ashinze who was detained before resuming his new posting as Defence Attaché in […]
Continue ReadingIn the March edition of the Interview Magazine, former military governor of Kaduna State, Dangiwa Umar, a retired colonel, gave his first major interview in 23 years in which he laid in on Governor Adams Oshiomohle; and Peoples Democratic Party chieftains, Edwin Clark and Tony Anenih, calling them “traitors.” Col. Umar was responding to a […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of Transportation, former governor of Rivers state, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has described governor Nyesom Wike, as one lacking the political will and capacity to govern Rivers State. The minister made this claim on Sunday at an APC rally in Rumueme, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, ahead of the state and national assembly […]
Continue ReadingBy: JB Mairubutu Dear MakeOver Artist, How are you? And, ‘how market?’ I am writing this letter with a twinge of both pain and anguish. This is, really, not supposed to be a friendly letter. I am, glaringly unhappy with you. I wish you can see my face right now, it can burn a litmus […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has deployed 6,000 personnel and 14 units of Police Mobile Force personnel to compliment the personnel of Rivers Command for the March 19 re-run election in the state. This is contained in statement issued by the Force spokesperson, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Olabisi Kolawole and issued […]
Continue ReadingThe minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the Nigerian government will not allow anyone to “hide under the guise of legitimate protests to sabotage power infrastructure”. Describing the action as economic sabotage, the government also promised to deal ruthlessly with those engaged in pipeline vandalism and repeated attacks on oil and gas […]
Continue ReadingThe hospitalisation and survival battle of Kenneth Nweke, who hails from Effium community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, is because he was raped through the anus by a 26-year-old man, Lawrence Anyigor. Mr. Kenneth Nweke is currently battling for survival at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (FETHA). The culprit, Anyigor, is a […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested of a 48-year-old man, Baba Haruna and one other person for drug peddling in an internally displaced persons’ camp in Dikwa, Borno State.The Commander of the Borno Command, Mr Ona Ogilegwu, said in Maiduguri on Sunday that one the suspects disguised himself as an officer of […]
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