For some weeks, the media has credited comments on the use of inferior weapons in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgents to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed. It was alleged he claimed the previous administration subjected the military to the use of inferior weapons in the fight against the Boko […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the clearance given the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, to carry on with the trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, by the Supreme Court, the CCT has slated commencement of trial forMarch 10. Saraki is standing a 13-count criminal charge bordering on his alleged false declaration of assets. Recall that the Supreme Court […]
Continue ReadingThe Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday revealed it intercepted cannabis worth N150 million and arrested a suspect. As reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the illegal drug was handed over to the Lagos commander of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Sule Aliyu. Handing over the items and […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has decided to follow the pattern of the UAE, by appointing a 24-year-old man as his Personal Assistant on New Media. Bashir Ahmad, is an indigene of Kano state. Mr. Bashir is a graduate of Bayero University Kano, where he obtained Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication in 2013. He worked as […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, the Nigerian Army has informed the general public that 12 Army officers have been sent to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), for investigation on issues of fraud and misappropriation of funds. The 12 Army officers sent to the EFCC, comprised […]
Continue ReadingThe fight against Boko Haram insurgency and the resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons, in Nigeria, received a boost on Thursday, when the European Union pledged $50million as support for the fight. This pledge was announced on Thursday, by the German President Joachim Gauck, at a joint press conference when he visited the President Muhammadu Buhari […]
Continue ReadingThe supreme court has dismissed the appeal of Aisha Alhassan, Taraba state governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) now minister of women affairs, challenging the judgment of the appeal court declaring Ishaku Darius as governor of the state. The apex court dismissed the appeal for lacking in merit, but stated that it would […]
Continue ReadingA Federal Court of Appeal in Yola, on Thursday, declared the impeachment of former Governor of Adamawa state, Murtala Nyako, 18 months ago as unconstitutional, null and void. Recall that the Adamawa House of Assembly had on July 16, 2014, impeached Nyako for gross misconduct. In a unanimous judgment by the five justices of the […]
Continue ReadingThe Chairman, Child Survival and Development Organisation of Nigeria, Mrs. Onari Duke, has decried the number of Nigerian women and children dying of cancer. Duke, who spoke at a dinner organised by CS-DON, as part of activities to mark the World Cancer Day in Lagos, urged stakeholders to take collective responsibility towards creating awareness and […]
Continue ReadingThe newly-inaugurated Lagos State Mobile Court on Wednesday convicted 41, out of 52 prosecuted traffic and environmental offenders arrested by the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Task Force). The Task Force, in a statement by Mr Adebayo Taofiq, its Public Affairs Officer, said that 14 people were arrested within Agege, 22 from […]
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