Justice Okon Abang of the federal high court, Abuja, dismissed the application to stop trial, filed by Olisa Metuh, spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ruling that Metuh has a case to answer in the criminal charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He, however, made it clear that […]
Continue ReadingFollowing President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to join hands with the Saudi Arabia-led coalition against terrorism, Senator Shehu Sani, who is the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, has expressed his support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision. In a statement on Tuesday, he noted that the coalition was a commendable step towards confronting and combating […]
Continue ReadingIn accord with the announcement made by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, the federal government has split the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) into seven independent operational units. Mr. Kachikwu, announced this in Abuja on Tuesday, giving the new units as upstream, downstream, gas and power, refineries, ventures, corporate planning and […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, last night (Tuesday), took into custody a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr Steve Oronsaye, over its ongoing investigation on allegation of corruption and obtaining money by false pretence. Oronsaye is already being prosecuted by the EFCC on 24 counts of money laundering before […]
Continue ReadingA statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said that Troops of 26 and 28 Task Force Brigades of the Nigerian Army on Tuesday repelled an early morning attack by Boko Haram insurgents on military locations at Pulka and Bitta on the fringes of Sambisa forest. He noted that two of […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday during a press conference he held with the visiting South African president, Jacob Zuma, at the State House presidential villa in Abuja, has stated that the Nigerian government was pushed to impose such giant fine on South African owned telecoms firm, MTN, because it was discovered that the sale of unregistered […]
Continue ReadingCall him the chief enemy of the Boko Haram insurgents, you would be right. Major General Yushau Mahmood Abubakar has died in a road accident along Maiduguri-Damaturu Road today. Gen. Yushau was the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole before his recent deployment to Army Headquarters, Abuja, where he was serving as Chief of Training and […]
Continue ReadingThe Ndigbo have been called upon, to embrace a party which serves as the only hope for the political emancipation of Ndigbo in Nigeria. This call was made by the National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Oye. Mr. Oye said that Ndigbo thave been relegated to the background in the […]
Continue ReadingResponding to the a motion to mark International Women’s Day presented by Oluremi Tinubu, a senator from Lagos state, Ali Ndume, senate leader, asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to consider taking another wife. The senate leader went further, by urging Nigerian men to marry more than one wife so as to show care to them. […]
Continue ReadingA statement issued by Yusuph Olaniyonu, Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has alleged a renewed attempt being made by forces behind the Senate President’s on-going trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal to muddle up the case and blackmail key individuals and groups involved directly and indirectly […]
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