A former special adviser on political matters to former Vice President Namadi Sambo, Abba Dabo, has narrated how Olisa Metuh, spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), gave him N25m to fight criticisms in the traditional and in the social media against former President Goodluck Jonathan. Dabo, however, explained that he returned the money to […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Adams Oshiomole of Edo State, has acclaimed his construction of the modern Central Hospital complex in Benin City. The governor who spoke during an inspection of the hospital, yesterday, guaranteed that the 200-bed Central Hospital which has attained 98 percent completion will be adequately maintained to ensure its durability and effective service delivery to […]
Continue ReadingAs a follow up to the Mutual Legal Assistance agreement President Muhammadu Buhari signed with the United Arab Emirate on the repatriation of stolen funds and extradition of indicted officials, the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, today met with the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Mahmud Muhammad Al- Mahmud in his office […]
Continue ReadingThere has been a little delay in the payment of January allowance by National Youth Service Corps. Informing the corp members, the NYSC on Wednesday said there would be “a slight delay” in the payment of the January 2016 allowance for corps members. “The delay is due to discrepancies in planning figures for 2016 from […]
Continue ReadingThe election of Udom Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party as governor of Akwa Ibom State, was challenged and Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, subsequently annulled December 18 nullified the Akwa Ibom State governorship election of April 11, removing Mr. Emmanuel, from office. The Supreme Court has, howeveer, upheld the election of Udom Emmanuel, […]
Continue ReadingLast week, leading investor and Chairman, Heirs Holdings, UBA Plc and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu, urged the United States Congress to pass the ‘Electrify Africa Act’ stating that the passage in to law would make a huge difference in Africa. Following the passage of the act, Tony Elumelu has applauded […]
Continue ReadingA Globally acclaimed secondary school in Nigeria, Olashore International School, has just won the British Council International Schools Award (ISA). This was made known during the recently organized road show in Lagos by the Principal of the School, Mr Derek Smith. The British Council International School Award (ISA) is a benchmarking scheme that accredits schools […]
Continue ReadingSenate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has commented on the 2016 budget, describing it as ambitious. Saraki noted that for it to be realistic and successful, emphasis should be on the non-oil and independent revenue generating sources. The senate president stated that though the 2016 budget proposal was ambitious, it could be achieved if all that […]
Continue ReadingDr. Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum, and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has disclosed that the Federal Government did not pay any subsidy on petroleum products in January 2016. He went on to emphasize that Nigeria would save $1 billion (N200 billion) from the newly introduced Direct-Sale-Direct-Purchase, DSDP, […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian Air Force’s Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has destroyed a logistics base used by members of the Boko Haram Terrorists group, the air force said in a statement Tuesday. The UAV was on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission when it came across the gathering of BHTs at Garin Moloma, about one kilometre […]
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