A group of elders from Anambra North Senatorial Zone in Anambra State, has described former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, as the most credible person to represent the region in the Senate come 2015. At a meeting held over the weekend, the elders said they might consider the controversial ex-minister for the position, which is…
Month: August 2014
Ribadu Dumps APC For PDP
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, has quit the All Progressives Congress, APC, to pitch tent with the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. There have been speculations before now that the former presidential candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in 2011, which formed the APC with other…
FG Bans Use Of Non-Revenue Staff As Tax Collectors
The Federal Government has directed that henceforth, non-revenue officials should no longer be used by federal and state tax agencies for collection of taxes. This decision was reached at the National Economic Council, NEC, meeting presided over by the Vice President, Namadi Sambo. It would be recalled that the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, had…
Doctors Fire Back, Vow To Continue Strike
Medical doctors in Nigeria under the auspices of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, have reacted to the directive of the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Health, to suspend the residency programme of its members. Addressing the media in Abuja on Friday, the association further said it will not end its industrial action, which caused…
Arik Launches Flights To Dubai In Grand Style
Foremost airline operator, Arik Air, recently launched its flights from Lagos to Dubai through Abuja. This was done in a colourful way. Passengers could not hide their feelings as they hailed the airline for finally giving them hopes of expanded tourism and business growth to Dubai. The event took place on Monday, July 28, 2014…
Boko Haram Abducts 100 Boys In Borno, Kills 10
Members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, have kidnapped about 100 young men in a village in Borno State. The latest development is happening more than four months after the insurgents carried out a similar attack in Borno, where no fewer than 250 schoolgirls in a Chibok secondary school were abducted. It was learnt that…
FIFA Did Not Reinstate Maigari–NFF
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has cleared the air on a letter received on Thursday, which a section of the media claimed asked the Federation to restore its former president, Aminu Maigari, to his position. In a swift reaction, NFF acting president, Mike Umeh, in a statement, explained that there was no where FIFA told…
Jonathan Sacks Striking Doctors
Striking resident doctors across federal hospitals in Nigeria have been sacked by President Goodluck Jonathan, reports reaching our desk indicate. The action was taken following the present challenge biting hard on the country and the health sector, ostensibly over the outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD. In a letter issued on Wednesday by…
Ebola: 2 Die Drinking Hot Salt Solution In Benue
Director of Public Health in the Benue State Ministry of Health and Human Services, Joseph Kumba, has confirmed that two persons have died in the state after drinking and bathing with hot salted water due to the fear of contracting the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, which has killed many in West Africa. Some days ago,…
Boy R.apes Dog In Benin
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a teenager in the state capital, Benin City, for allegedly having s3x with a dog in an uncompleted building. The boy, Osagiator Ighodaro, 19, a resident of 13, Midwest Lane, off New Lagos Road, Benin City, was trailed to the unfinished building by a man who thought he…