The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of 42 Boko Haram insurgents during a clearance operation at Garere village in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by the Army spokesman, Col. Sani Usman. Usman also said that 80 hostages comprising 38 women and 42 […]
Continue ReadingThe newly appointed managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, on assumption of office in Lagos on Monday, declared zero tolerance for corruption, giving a hint as to what would be the mode of operation under her. Usman, who was until her appointment, the chief of staff to Nasir el-Rufai, governor of […]
Continue ReadingBy Reuben Abati Turkey is about five hours away from Nigeria by air, about 2, 634 miles from here, but the night there was a coup attempt in Turkey, July 15, with soldiers shutting down parts of Ankara and Istanbul, you’d think Ankara is a city somewhere in Nigeria and Istanbul is an extension of […]
Continue ReadingNot less than 82 have died, with at least 100 sustaining injuries after a truck driver ran into a crowd in the French city of Nice. The truck reportedly ran into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day, a national holiday.Eyewitnesses said the truck was driven in a zig-zag pattern along the popular seaside Promenade des […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent Energy Watch Initiative, an NGO, has launched first Africa indigenous energy management mobile software to fast-track information dissemination in power sector. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Chairman of the organisation, Mr Chidi Ike. Ike said the organisation aimed to facilitate a healthy interchange between the customers and […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, said on Tuesday that the lack of a functional national transportation policy was affecting the road transport system. Amaechi said this at a stakeholders workshop on road transport management and mass transit operations in Nigeria held in Abuja. “It is disheartening that after over 50 years of Nigeria’s […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, approved the appointment of Ms Hadiza Usman as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).The information is contained in a statement signed by the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Yetunde Sonaike in Abuja. Sonaike stated that others appointed were Mohammed Bello-Koko as Executive Director, Finance; Prof. Idris Abubakar, […]
Continue Reading…Insists on consolidation of charges … Say He is Not Afraid of Trial Immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Mohammed, Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has alleged before an Abuja High Court that the federal government planned to ambush him with double jeopardy in the three criminal charges against him in three different high courts […]
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives, will on Thursday meet the outgoing United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, over the allegation of sexual misconduct levelled against three members of the House. Investigative public hearing on the scandal begins on Thursday and Entwistle is expected to provide video clips of the incident. The incident allegedly occurred […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the appointment of Ja’afaru Ahmed as the Controller-General of the Nigerian Prisons Service, the Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board ( CDFIPB), in an emergency meeting held on the 27th of June, 2016 has approved the retirement of a Deputy Controller-General and an Assistant Controller-General of Prisons from the service. They are […]
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