Year: 2016

Army Ordered Us To Detain GEJ’s Ex-ADC—EFCC

Though many have kicked against the continued detention of a former Aide de Camp to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Col Ojogbane Adegbe, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, but the anti-graft agency says it never acted on its own. The EFCC said authorities of the Nigerian Army gave their approval for his detention in…

Dates for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States have now been released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. According to the electoral umpire, while the gubernatorial poll in Edo State is slated for September 10, 2016, that of Ondo State will take place on November 26, 2016. Both present governors of the…

Fast-rising dancehall act, Cynthia Morgan has appealed to Peter and Paul Okoye of P-Square to bury their hatchet and embrace peace. The P-Square brothers have been locking horns for a while now, which reportedly cost them their brand ambassadorial deal with Globacom. Cynthia, who is signed by their elder brother and manager, Jude Okoye, urged…

Reports reaching us say a blast occurred at a police station in the capital city of Adamawa State, Yola. The incident, which happened on Thursday morning, left properties destroyed and also many people scampering to safety. The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, explained that the attack was not from Boko Haram group as being…

A call has been made to the developing eight countries called D8 to ensure unhindered movement of people and trade among member countries. On Wednesday, in Abuja, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, urged the group to cancel visa requirement among the members of D8. Countries under the group include Nigeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia,…

We Are Yet To Get MTN’s N50b—FG

The Federal Government says it is yet to receive the said N50 billion reportedly paid “in good faith” by MTN Nigeria after it dropped a court case earlier instituted against the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC. Earlier on Wednesday, it was reported that the telecoms giants has withdrawn the matter from court and had paid N50…