The Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps[NSCDC], Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, says that 15,000 Officers and Men of the Corps has been trained nationally and internationally in rapid response, disaster mitigation, early warning signal alert system, rehabilitation of victims of both natural and man-made disasters. Gana noted, that as a critical stakeholder in […]
Continue ReadingTIME magazine has recognised 25-year-old Nigerian-born American blogger, Angie Nwandu, among the 30 most influential people on the Internet. Nwandu of the celebrity gossip site, “The Shade Room’’ (TSR) came 20th, ahead of Kim Kardashian, Drake, Tess Holiday, Peter Bouckart, among others. According to the international magazine, Nwandu, within two years, transformed TSR, an Instagram […]
Continue ReadingIn reaction to the situation in Ekiti State, in which the DSS was accused of abducting of the State’s Assembly Legislators, the DSS has denied such act, stating that the lawmaker was only invited for questioning and is alive. The DSS stated: fact is that one of the members of the Assembly, Hon. Akanni AFOLABI […]
Continue ReadingThe government of Ekiti state say it has information that a state lawmaker detained last week during a raid on the state House of Assembly by State Security Services’ agents, has died. The government said Thursday that, “Information reaching us indicates that one of the abducted members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT on Wednesday in Lagos said it had arrested an impersonator and 11 suspects for allegedly attempting to stow away in a vessel to Europe. The Commanding Officer NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Abraham Adaji, made the disclosure when he addressed journalists at Apapa, Lagos. He gave the names of the suspects […]
Continue ReadingThe National Assembly which had early said the 2016 budget report would be laid March 16 and passed March 17 after consideration. However, the passage of the 2016 has been suspended by the national assembly. The budget was not presented at either chamber on Wednesday as promised. Addressing journalists after plenary, the Senate Leader, Ali […]
Continue ReadingOgun State workers who have been on strike for 10 days, on Wednesday evening suspended their strike, promising to resume work Thursday. According to information, the suspension of the strike is as a result of intervention by some traditional rulers, House of Assembly, retired heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries. Recall that aggrieved workers decided […]
Continue ReadingIn a counter-reaction the the claims made by the Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF), the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has given a detailed explanation of the N3.235 trillion allegedly unremitted to the federation account in 2014, stating the the AuGF’s claim on the “unremitted” sum is “erroneous”. Isiaka Abdulrazaq, group executive director and chief financial […]
Continue ReadingAlex Badeh, former chief of defence staff, on Wednesday, at the resumed sitting on criminal charges filed against him, Badeh, through his lawyer, Mr. Samuel Zibiri, SAN, told the court that he had filed an application to challenge the jurisdiction of the court and the validity of the charges against him. In his ruling, Okon […]
Continue ReadingEarly this morning, there were twin Person-borne improvised explosive attack carried out by two female carriers in Ummarari village near Molai, outskirts of Maiduguri metropolis, Borno State. The first of the attacks was targeted a mosque, while the second blast about 50 metres away, a few minutes later. The sad event killed 22 people and […]
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