Nigeria’s Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to allocate oil bloc, but when he eventually starts allocating, south-south skilled indigenes will have their share. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Uyo, capital of Akwa-Ibom state, organised by the ministry of information and culture, the minister […]
Continue ReadingNIGERIA- former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has reacted bitterly to reports of allegations of corruption against her in the media. Alison-Madueke’s reaction is sequel to an Al Jazeera documentary, in which it was alleged that her piece of property in Abuja worth $18m and her jewelry worth $2m — are proceeds of corruption, and […]
Continue ReadingItaly has taken the front seat in Group E, recording a superb 2-0 victory over Belgium in their Euro 2016 opener in Lyon. It was Italy’s Sunderland midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini opened the scoring in the 32nd minute, after a superb pass from Leonardo Bonucci. After some impressive defensive display, Italy broke forward with Candreva crossing […]
Continue ReadingIn recent times, a lot of interest has been generated by the action of the Commission in freezing the accounts of suspects that were investigated or are currently being investigated. Some commentators have tended to ascribe vindictive motives to this action In order to prevent misinformation, it is imperative to explain the reason behind the […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized a mansion worth N3.58bn ($18m at the official exchange rate of N199 to a dollar) allegedly belonging to the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in the Asokoro area of Abuja.The acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, said this during an interview with Al-Jazeera. […]
Continue ReadingReputation Management agency, Magna Carta, won the Africa PR Consultancy of the year category at the SABRE Awards in Berlin, Germany recently . The awards were hosted by the Holmes Report, with their editors having reviewed the performance of 400 agencies based on their Report Card research process. The judging process was extensive, involving hundreds of […]
Continue ReadingAli Modu Sheriff, former Borno state governor and ousted Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared that he remained the chairman of the opposition party until 2018, arguing that the court did not recognise the Senator Ahmad Markafi-led Caretaker Committee.“As you may be aware, that we have been facing some challenges since we […]
Continue ReadingThe Sub-committee on Payments Systems and Infrastructure of the Bankers Committee, last week sent a proposal to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), seeking to limit over the counter cash withdrawal by bank customers to N10,000. The proposal was presented at the committee’s meeting but it is not clear whether it was considered. The CBN […]
Continue ReadingThe outspoken Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, pointed out that the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government’s school feeding programme must be achieved without the proposed 40 per cent counterpart funding from States.He alleged that all the Federal Government is doing, is looking for an excuse for the impending failure of the programme by asking […]
Continue ReadingIslamic State’s Amaq News Agency on Sunday said the Islamist militant group was responsible for the shooting that killed at least 50 people in a massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The Islamic State media outlet said the perpetrator of the Orlando nightclub attack was a member of the extremist organisation. “The armed […]
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