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WILLIAM ATTAH, GOMBE The North East zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has secured the conviction of six corruption related cases out of the 26 petitions it received within the last two months. Head of Operations of the zonal office, Friday Saka Ebelo, stated …

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has emerged the Local Content Operator of the Year 2018 at the Annual Oil Industry Achievement Awards Dinner of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN,) an association of indigenous technical oilfield service companies in the upstream and downstream sectors. This …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, December 10, vowed to clamp down on individuals and businesses engaging in clandestine activities to frustrate the restriction of foreign exchange on the importation of 41 items into the country. In June 2015, CBN listed 41 items it said were ineligible for …

Robert Awokuse In a bid to provide a suitable environment for the safety of children against any form of abuse, especially at the grassroots, experts in child welfare advocacy have called for the enactment of laws that guarantee the protection of young people. The call is against the backdrop of …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode and his counterpart in Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima on Tuesday met with aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Southwest over outcome of the primaries of the party to elect candidates for the 2019 general elections.  The two governors, who …

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said the Nigerian government remains deeply grateful to the government and people of Switzerland for their support in resuscitating the economy, especially the return of stolen funds. Receiving Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, Mr George Steiner, at the Presidential …

Abuja, Nigeria The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in continuation of its intervention in the foreign exchange market, has injected another sum of $210 million to boost sales in the inter-bank segment of the market. In the sales conducted on Monday, December 10, 2018 and consummated on Tuesday, December 11, …

 BEDC Electricity Plc has condemned as untrue an online publication to the effect that the operating license of the company has been withdrawn and that customers in Benin should as a result of the development no longer pay for electricity. The management of the power distribution company, in a statement, …

  The drive to reinvigorate the Igbo language gets much fillip from Igboekulie Association led by its charming President Prince Ben Chidi Onuora. On Saturday, November 17, at the Main Hall of St John of God Secondary School, Awka, Anambra State, Igboekulie hosted the “National and State Recognition/Award for Excellence …

FRIDAY OBOH, Sokoto The Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Maniru Muhammad Dan’iya, has warned that any form of harassment and intimidation on the people by any  political party in the state will no longer be tolerated. The Deputy Governor stated this while inaugurating the State’s Peoples  Democratic Party, PDP, Main Contact …

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation of Nigeria (SGF), Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed has said that the greed and selfishness of the Northern elite is the cause of the region’s backwardness despite the its abundant human and natural resources. Alhaji Ahmed stated this while chairing the coronation …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied raiding the residence of the sons of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, or arresting them. In a statement reacting to the news of the raid and arrests, Tony Orilade, the Ag. Head, …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has announced free transportation for indigenes of the state living in other parts of the country, who intend to return home to celebrate the festive season with their loved ones. Announcing the welfare package, the Managing Director, Enugu State Transport Company (ENTRACO), Mr. Bob …

 The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has come hard on the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu saying that the  country could explode any moment if he continues with his impunity. “The country is in a keg of a gunpowder …

Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has called on Nigerians to ensure that they get rid of vote-buying and remain circumspect as the 2019 elections approach. “We need to enjoy the dividends of democracy through credible elections and I hereby urge all Nigerians not to succumb …

President Muhammadu Buhari and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu have heartily congratulated the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Malam Nuhu Ribadu on his winning of the Anti-Corruption Lifetime Achievement Award. The President, in a statement by Femi Adesina, …

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and all election stakeholders to ensure that the 2019 elections are free, fair, credible and transparent. Saraki, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, in Abuja, made …

Brigadier-General Buba Marwa (retd). Remember him as Military Administrator of Lagos State under Gen Sani Abacha’s regime? He was the one who via a strike force code-named Operation Sweep swept Lagos clean of vermin. There was a time that armed robbers used to strike from one end of the state …

The former Minister of Health and  an elder statesman, Prof A.B.C Nwosu has said that the choice of Mr. Peter Obi as the  running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was good for Nigeria, because the situation in the country today needed a sound and  proven manager of men and resources …

Robert Awokuse As the debacle over the proposed 2018 Electoral (Amendment) Bill continues to generate reactions, senior lawyer, Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has called on the leadership of the National Assembly to override the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to withhold assent to the bill. Recall that President Buhari had …

  President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a Presidential Implementation Committee on Autonomy of State Legislature and State Judiciary in accordance with the 4th Alteration to the 1999 Constitution. The purpose of the committee, according to a statement by Femi Adesina,  Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), is to …

Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi was among other dignitaries conferred with a honourary doctorate degree award by the Kaduna State University (KASU) on Saturday 8 December, 2018. Amaechi was conferred with a honourary doctorate degree in Unity and Development. Vice Chancellor of the school Prof.Muhammad Tanko said, Amaechi and …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria has set aside the order of a High Court of Rivers State which sentenced the Managing Director of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Osagie Okunbor, and two other senior officers of the company to three …

  Washington DC (Please click on pictures for full view) Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, the Imo State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, at a major policy speech at the prestigious National Press Club in Washington DC, unveiled a detailed plan on how he would grow the Imo State economy …