The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has stated his administration’s readiness to effectively and decisively deal with the seeming resurgence of oil theft, pipelines vandalism and insecurity in the Niger Delta. It would be recalled that the Niger Delta militants had on Thursday attacked the Escravos-Warri-Abuja-Lagos pipelines. Then they blew up […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Tuesday granted N400million bail to the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Olisa Metuh, who has been in the Kuje prison since Friday. In his ruling, the trial Justice, Okon Abang ordered Metuh to produce two sureties who must deposit the sum of N200m […]
Continue ReadingThe Edo State command of the Nigeria Police Force has revealed it recovered more than 32 sophisticated guns with several ammunition from suspected criminals in the last five months. This piece of information was revealed by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Chris Ezike, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on […]
Continue ReadingThe National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party of Nigeria (PDP), who has been remanded in Kuje prison since Friday, arrived court today for his bail hearing, but he appeared with his hands cuffed. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had Metuh arraigned before the court on seven count charges of breach […]
Continue ReadingMinister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday gave details of the monolithic corruption that rocked country in the past, declaring that 55 privileged Nigerians stole N1.34 trillion from the treasury between 2006 and 2013. Looking at the period in question, you would notice it covered the last three administrations of former President […]
Continue ReadingBy Nwaorgu Faustinus The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress [APC] said it has confirmed that Governor Nyesom Wike has stopped construction activities at all work sites in the State, following general outcry by concerned citizens and organisations especially those that operate from the Eleme/Onne axis. One of the most visible projects that […]
Continue ReadingSome embittered workers of the National Mirror and Newswatch Times on Monday 18th January, 2016, stormed the Nicon Luxury, Abuja, venue of the Global Fleet Group annual management conference as the group managing director and publisher of two newspapers, Jimoh Ibrahim, was delivering a lecture to top management staff of the company. The workers lamented […]
Continue ReadingAn age-long rivalry was back on Sunday, with Liverpool hosting Manchester United. It was Van Gaal’s fourth game against Liverpool and Klopp’s first.Kloop’s Liverpool side dominated the game, but could not do much with their possession, ultimately leading to their loss. It was Wayne Rooney who dealt the decisive blow in the 78th minute of […]
Continue ReadingA former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Charles Soludo, says former President Goodluck Jonathan ran the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) the way Idi-Amin Dada of Uganda ran his country. You could recall Idi-Amin, who ruled his country between 1971 and 1979, was regarded as a dictator based on his style of governance. […]
Continue ReadingA former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, has written to the EFCC, stating that instead of refunding any money to the Office of National Security Adviser, he has a claim of N180 million to collect from former President Goodluck Jonathan for his failed re-election. Chief Anenih was among […]
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