Buhari’s election has rubbished disintegration fear- Blair, ex-British PM
Former British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, Wednesday said the election of General Muhammadu Buhari in the March 28th presidential election and his inauguration as the country’s President billed for May 29th has rubbished predictions by a section of the international community that Nigeria would disintegrate in 2015, following its inability to effect a […]
Buhari’s election has rubbished disintegration fear- Tony Blair, ex-British PM
Former British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, Wednesday, said the election of General Muhammadu Buhari in the March 28th presidential election and his inauguration as the country’s President billed for May 29th has rubbished predictions by a section of the international community that Nigeria would disintegrate in 2015, following its inability to effect a […]
Buhari appoints Femi Adesina Special Adviser on Media & Publicity
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of The Sun newspapers, Mr. Femi Adesina, as his Special Adviser (SA) on Media and Publicity. The appointment which comes less than two weeks to the inauguration of Buhari, represents the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain’s first major appointments into his cabinet. Adesina’s appointment, […]
Mu’azu resigns as PDP National Chairman; deputy Secondus takes charge
Embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and head of the National Working Committee of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, Wednesday morning tendered his resignation. Although citing health challenges as reason for his surprise resignation, sources say the bauchi-born PDP chieftain’s decision may not be unconnected with the level of criticisms he […]
Jonathan’s cousins reportedly kidnapped in Bayelsa
Six unidentified gunmen stormed Patience Egbeni and Kate Eni’s provisions store at about 8.30am on Tuesday seizing the women, according to reports. The assailants then forced their victims into a speedboat taking them to an unknown location. Two cousins of President Goodluck Jonathan were reportedly kidnapped on Wednesday by armed men dressed in military […]
Wike Transition Committee alerts on hurried transactions by Amaechi’s government
The Transition Committee of the Governor-elect of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike has raised alarm over what it termed ‘hurried financial transactions’ by the out-going government of Rivers State. According to a statement by Frank Owhor, Secretary, of the Transition Committee, ‘some of these transactions are neither provided for in the state budget nor […]
N1.9bn Shell/Gbaran-Ubie Gas Project fraud: How Adabanya laundered project funds –Witness
Afanda Bashir Emmanuel, the first prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Chidi David Adabanya and 11 others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Tuesday, revealed how the accused persons squandered approximately N2billion meant for the community gas project, among Shell Consultants and officials of the Bayelsa state Urban and Regional Planning Department. […]
Interest of masses to be central focus of 8th NASS – Akpatason
AKHERE Godwin, Benin The re-elected lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency, Mr Peter Akpatason has said the the interest of the ordinary Nigerian would be the central focus of the 8th Assembly. The federal lawmaker who stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Benin, Tuesday, said the incoming 8th National Assembly (NASS) would witness more […]
Family begs kidnappers to release Bayelsa monarch
NEDU MARK Yenagoa Following the abduction of the Paramount Ruler of Biokpnga in Nembe Community, Chief Thirdman Lambert, his sons and other aggrieved family members have appealed to his captors to release the traditional ruler unconditionally. Mr. Idua Lambert, one of his sons, made the appeal for his father’s release, saying that the entire community […]
Super Falcons depart for Canada without Perpetua Nkwocha
The Super Falcons coach, Edwin Okon, has announced his provisional squad without the legendary striker to embark on a training tour in North America for the Fifa Women’s World Cup. Coach Okon named a preliminary 26-woman squad for the Nigeria senior women team ahead of the 2015 Fifa Women’s World Cup in Canada which […]
Child factory: UNICEF clears traditional birth attendants
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Tuesday, exonerated homes of Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) from involvement in child factory, rather the body, through its Communication Officer, Media and External Relations, Blessing Ejiofor, blamed maternity homes and other homes as culprits of child factory business. UNICEF said no government organ or international agency had criminalised […]
Nigerian universities rank low among Africa’s Top 70
An online rating of Africa’s top 50 universities on 2015 University Web Rankings Africa, ha s placed the highest ranking Nigerian university to be University of Lagos in lowly 20th place, with other varsities like the Obafemi Awolowo University of Ile-Ife in 23rd position, University of Ibadan in 38th , University of Ilorin 41st […]
Jonathan calls for ECOWAS, AU action on Mediterranean migration to Europe
President Goodluck Jonathan has told the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), that this is the time to stop the movement of youths from the sub-region to Europe through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea, which has resulted is several avoidable deaths. He […]
Health workers begin nationwide strike
Health workers, under the aegis of Nigerian Union of Allied Health professionals (NUAHP) in all government hospitals across the country, Tuesday declared the commencement of an indefinite strike. National President of the Union, Comrade Obinna Ogbonna, who called for the industrial action after a meeting with health professionals at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital […]
Unaccounted $20bn: Ask your finance commissioners–Okonjo-Iweala replies NGF
Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Tuesday, swiftly dismissed the demand by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) for her office to account for about $20 billion oil revenue from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) from June 2013 to April 2015. “There is no basis for the demand and […]
Court halts Jonathan from signing Amended Oil & Gas Bill
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained President Goodluck Jonathan, from assenting to the bill for an Act to amend the Oil and Gas Export Free Zone. The court, presided over by Justice Saliu Saidu, also restrained the National Assembly, the Clerk of the National Assembly from forwarding the Bill to Amend […]
Anambra Assembly Polls: PDP candidates withdraw cases at tribunal
Twenty-one Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates who contested for seats in the recent of Anambra State House of Assembly elections have decided to either withdraw their petitions from the Election Petitions Tribunal or stay action on any further challenge of their electoral losses in courts. In a Communiqué issued in Amawbia after holding fruitful deliberations […]
Boko Haram bomber kills at least six at Adamawa cattle market
A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber has blown himself up killing at least seven people, Tuesday at a cattle market in the rural town of Garkida, in Adamawa state, police said. Witnesses put the figure higher, saying up to 10 had been killed in the busy market when the blast stuck at shortly before 2 […]
Court clerks, prison warders aid 197 convicts out of jail–NDLEA
Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Ahmadu Giade, ha disclosed Tuesday, that a cartel comprising some court clerks and prison warders aided 197 convicted drug traffickers to evade serving their sentences”. The NDLEA boss who disclosed this while supervising the destruction of illicit drugs valued at N3.5 billion at Ibereko area […]
Shettima succeeds Aliyu as Northern Governors’ Forum chairman
Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, Tuesday, emerged chairman of Northern State Governors’ Forum. At the end of the meeting presided over by Niger State Governor and outgoing Chairman of the forum, Babangida Aliyu, the deputy governor and governor-elect of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, was also elected as the vice chairman of the forum. […]
Shettima succeeds Aliyu as Northern Governors’ Forum chairman
Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, Tuesday, emerged chairman of Northern State Governors’ Forum. At the end of the meeting presided over by Niger State Governor and outgoing Chairman of the forum, Babangida Aliyu, the deputy governor and governor-elect of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, was also elected as the vice chairman of the forum. Shettima […]
FCTA commences online tracking of buildings
The Department of Development Control of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has began online tracking all ongoing building developments in the territory. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Mohammed Sule, Chief Press Secretary to Sen. Bala Mohammed, FCT Minister in Abuja, Tuesday. “The scheme, known as Development Control Information System (DevCIS), and […]