Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state, has pointed to the insecurity and economic problems in the country as indications that the president lacks the know-how to be at the helm of the affairs. He therefore, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to leave office. In a statement issued by Lere Olayinka, his spokesman, the governor said […]
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Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, on Saturday called for more oil blocks to be given to the oil-producing areas because they are “the ancestral properties of Niger Delta.” Dickson said this at the foundation laying ceremony of Aziken Petroleum Refinery project at Obunagha Gbarian, Yenagoa, the state capital. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo laid the foundation […]
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The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, says he has conquered fear and is not afraid of going to prison. Senator Melaye said this on Tuesday on the floor of the senate while drawing the attention of the upper legislative chamber to the charges filed against him by the federal government. The government had accused […]
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Nigerian Health workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations have issued a 21-day ultimatum to the federal government to meet their demands or face a nationwide strike action. Comrade Biobelemoye Josiah and Comrade Ekpebor Florence, the national chairman and secretary of JOHESU respectively, said the […]
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A Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of the N13 billion recovered in a flat in Ikoyi, Lagos. The money- $43,449,947; £27,800; and N23,218,000 – was stashed away in iron cabinets and ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags in the apartment at Flat 7B, Osborne Towers, Ikoyi. The Economic and Financial Crimes […]
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A federal high court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered Clement Onubuogo, a former permanent secretary in the ministry of labour, to forfeit the sums of N664 million and $137,000 to the federal government. Saliu Seidu, a judge, granted the order at the resumed hearing of a forfeiture suit against Onugbuogo. When the case was called, TS Awana, […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday advised the All Progressive Congress, APC-led federal government not to consider hiking fuel price from the present N145 per litre, saying such would be unacceptable. In a statement on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbodiyan, the PDP alleged its investigations had shown that the federal government […]
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Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state, has accused leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of perpetrating crimes under the cover of the federal government and politicising national security. In a statement issued by Francis Agbo, his spokesman, the governor alleged that leaders of the ruling party have taken advantage of “dysfunctional” Nigerian state to […]
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There seems to be hope of a blissful Christmas and New Year celebration for civil servants who are being owed salaries and allowances, as 27 states have collected their dues from the Paris Club Refund. It is expected that a large chunk of the funds will be used to offset arrears of workers’ salaries and […]
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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says that the Federal Government has realised the sum of N17 billion from the Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) inaugurated in July. Mr Babatunde Flower, the FIRS Executive Chairman, said this in Lagos on Wednesday, at a media workshop on VAIDS. Flower said that the N17 billion […]
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