Reports reaching us indicate that former Inspector General of Police, Sunday Adewusi has passed away. The former police chief was said to have breathed his last on Tuesday evening at the National Hospital, Area 11, Abuja. Late Adewusi became police IG in 1981 and left office in 1983. He was born into the family of…
Day: January 26, 2016
Guinea Chase Nigeria Out Of CHAN 2016
Home based Super Eagles were on Tuesday eliminated by Guinea from the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) taking place in Rwanda. Nigeria was defeated 1-0 by Guinea in their last Group C match on Tuesday and qualified for the next round alongside Tunisia, the group leaders. Tunisia mauled Niger Republic 5-0, which got a red…
Borno Assembly Sealed By EFCC
Operatives of the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday invaded the Borno State House of Assembly and sealed it. Some members of the Assembly were also reportedly arrested by the anti-graft agency and taken away in their vehicles. It was gathered that the Assembly was sealed over an alleged fraud. It was also…
Alamieyeseigha To Be Buried In March
According to The Nation, the funeral rites for the late former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, have been released by his family after a long wait. The newspaper reports that the burial ceremony will commence on March 24 and ends on March 26, according to a family source on Tuesday. The former governor died…
$3.4b Fine: We Won’t Forgive MTN—FG
Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, on Tuesday in Abuja said the Federal Government was yet to agree an out-of-court settlement with telecoms firm, MTN, over the $3.4 billion fine slammed on it in December 2015. MTN was fined $5.2bn by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, in October 2015, for regulatory infractions. The fine was later…
Fayose Visits Aregbesola In Osun (Photos)
On Tuesday, governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, shocked many observers when he met with his Osun State counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola, in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Both governors belong to two different political parties. Governor Fayose is of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while Aregbesola belongs to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Fayose has…
Tony Elumelu Foundation, UBA, US Dept. Of Commerce Partner To Enable Entreprenurship in Africa
The Tony Elumelu Foundation and United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) partnered with the United States Department of Commerce to host a panel and roundtable discussion between members of the U.S. Presidential Council on Doing Business in Africa (PCDBIA)and a diverse community of African entrepreneurs. The 11 person U.S. delegation, along with representatives of several…
EFCC Seizes Dasuki’s Properties In Kaduna
Properties believed to belong to former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, have been confiscated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Kaduna. It was gathered that the properties include a hotel complex on Rabah Road, Malali GRA and a mansion under construction on Sani Sami Road, also in Malali GRA. It was further…
Dwindling Economy: Okupe Offers To Help Buhari
Spokesman to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he (Okupe) is available to help revive the economy. Okupe, who served Jonathan as his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, said through his Facebook post on Monday that the failing price of crude oil in the international market has threatened…
Alleged N1tn Fraud: Lamorde’s Absence Halts Probe
The Senate on Monday said the absence of erstwhile chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, has delayed investigation into his alleged diversion of N1 trillion recovered stolen funds. Lamorde has been invited by the lawmakers about three times, but he has not yet honoured them and this has caused a…