The 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 […]
Continue ReadingFollowing infelicitous reactions by social media enthusiasts, over the sudden death of the Gender Equality Bill on Tuesday, Senator Bukola Saraki was quick to state that the Gender Equality bill will be revisited by the senate.Speaking, in a statement by his special adviser on Gender, Ms Fatima Kakuri, the Senate President said the bill only […]
Continue ReadingThe outspoken Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to pay more attention to security and economic issues affecting Nigeria, instead of focusing on those of other countries and persecuting perceived political enemies, describing the President’s condemnation of Sunday’s terrorist attack on the Grand Bassam Resort in Cote D’Ivoire as hypocritical […]
Continue ReadingThe Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has been closed indefinitely, following a protest over the killing of a female student by a commercial motorcycle operator. The public relations officer of the school, Luke Yakubu, told journalists in Lokoja on Tuesday that the closure was to prevent loss of lives and property, directing all students, including those […]
Continue ReadingFormer governor of Akwa Ibom state and Senate Minority Leader, Godwill Akpabio, has denied ownership of Lekki Gardens, Lagos, where a building collapsed and killed 34 persons last week. A statement by Anietie Ekong, Special Assistant to Mr. Akpabio on Tuesday in Abuja, said it was unfair link Mr. Akpabio to a property he did […]
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