In 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 […]
Continue ReadingInternal problems rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, intensified, as the Board of Trustees, BoT, held its meeting, thereby defying the decision of the National Working Committee that all meetings of the organs of the party be shifted to next week. The Board of Trustees (BoT) removed Haliru Bello as its chairman, and […]
Continue ReadingThe leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday fired a warning, against the cavalier manner in which security agents go about killing IPOB , lamenting that over 1,000 members of the group have been publicly and secretly killed since their leader was arrested and detained. IPOB Media and Publicity Officer, Mr. Emma Powerful, […]
Continue ReadingA former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday said he was “bubbling with joy” while he was incarcerated. Recall that the military junta of Sani Abacha sentenced Obasanjo to life imprisonment in 1995, after he was convicted for allegedly plotting to overthrow that government, but he regained freedom three years later, following the death […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari, who embarked on a short vacation from Friday February 5 to Wednesday February 10, 2016, has returned to the country. It would be recalled that when the president embarked on vacation, he handed power to Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president.
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