The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it is aware of efforts of some elements to rubbish the party, especially through the ordeal of some of its leaders with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. In a statement issued on Monday night by the National Secretary of the party, Prof. Adewale Oladipo, the PDP said…
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari will not send a congratulatory message to Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on his re-election recently. Lai Mohammed made this disclosure on Monday in Abuja while addressing newsmen. He explained that the President decided not to follow the practice of his…
A report by Premium Times claimed the immediate past administration of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan paid some companies traced to his former attack dog to bring down online media platforms critical to his government. Below is the full report: Two companies linked to Doyin Okupe, a former media aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, got at least…
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday, launched the ‘School Feeding Programme’ in public primary schools in the state. The programme is aimed at providing free one meal per day to about 1.5 million pupils public schools in Kaduna State. At the kick-off ceremony held at the Aliyu Makama Primary School, the governor expressed…
A northern youth group has backed Minister of Interior, Abdulrahaman Dambazzau, over the cleaning of his shoe recently in public by a security official attached to him. An officer of the Department of State Services, DSS, was pictured cleaning the shoe of Dambazzau with a white piece of cloth at a function in Abuja, which…
Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has commended the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas and his personnel for the synergy and partnership with the Corps in tackling the issue of pipeline vandalism, oil theft. Abdullahi stated that while the core job the Corps…
No fewer than two persons were said to have lost their lives on Monday when members of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, staged a protest in Aba, Abia State on Monday. The demonstration was to call for the release of the detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is also is the Director of Radio Biafra.…
The Federal High Court in Lagos last Friday struck out a contempt charge filed against Ecobank Nigeria Limited by Honeywell Flour Mills Plc. Justice Mohammed Idris held that the Form 48 and Form 49 (with which contempt proceedings are initiated) were not properly served on the alleged contemnors. The charge had been filed by Honeywell…
A new Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has been announced and he is Muhammad Abdallah. He was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Monday by the Director of Press in the office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation, Bolaji Adebiyi.…
With the current state of currency fluctuations and a Nigerian sugar industry that is still largely dependent on imported raw sugar, indications are that sugar refiners within Nigeria are set to discontinue credit facilities to their customers. This is expected to guard against any currency and transaction risks as well as prevent hedging. In the…