For Nigerians to have confidence in the service provided by the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, the organization must curb activities of touts procuring fake travelling documents for people. This was the observation of Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, when the Passport Control Officer of Alausa Passport Office, Alhaji…
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FRSC To Prosecute Late Ocholi's Driver
Driver of late Minister of State for Labour, James Ocholi, Taiwo James Elegbede, will be taken to court on allegation of overspeeding and driving without a license, the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, has hinted. Presenting the accident’s Road Traffic Crash Investigation Interim Report to the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting at the Presidential Villa,…
Alleged Perjury: Aluko Loses Bid To Stop Arrest
Former Secretary of the Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Temitope Aluko, has lost his attempt to halt his arrest to answer allegation of perjury against him. In February 2016, Aluko confessed on a live television that the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State, which produced Ayodele Fayose as winner, was rigged.…
Ondo Assembly Reverses Speaker's Impeachment
The removal of Mrs Jumoke Akindele as Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly has now been reversed. On Tuesday night, 18 of the 26 members of the Assembly signed the impeachment notice of the Speaker and her deputy, Fatai Olotu. They did not give reasons for their action then. But on Wednesday, the…
Guinness Nigeria Resolves Dispute With NAFDAC
Guinness Nigeria can now confirm that a Notice of Discontinuance of the court action instituted against the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Attorney General of the Federation has been filed. The action was started following the receipt by the company of a letter dated 9th November 2015 from…
FG Tracks More 11,000 Ghost Workers
The Federal Government has disclosed that it is investigating additional 11,000 ghost workers on its payroll. This is after about 23,000 ghost workers were recently discovered on the payroll of the federal civil service. Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, said on Wednesday that, “We are using computer techniques to identify those who we need to…
NNPC Workers Suspend Strike
The industrial action embarked upon by employees of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, nationwide has been called off with immediate effect. On Wednesday morning, the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas, NUPENG, and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASAN, shut down NNPC locations in the country to protest…
Severe Heat, Blackout, Fuel Scarcity Inflict Pains On Nigerians
These are surely not the best of times for Nigerians who have to go through the present harsh weather condition in agony without choice. Our correspondent gathered that what has made the condition worse is the fact that they have been in total blackout for days without electricity. Another salt added to their injury is…
VIDEO: Okorocha Disgraced In London
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State may have got more than he bargained for in far way London, England, when he was embarrassed by a young man. The vibrant governor was at the Royal Institute Of International Affairs, London also known as Chatham House on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, where he delivered a presentation on…
MUSIC REVIEW: Korede Bello’s ‘Mungo Park’ Is Another Beautiful Nonsense!
No doubt, Mavin Records gives beautiful works at times but, truth be told, some of the singles we get from Mavin Records acts can be best tagged as “Beautiful Nonsense.” Korede Bello hits us with another single, we like the vibe, the comic visuals, the amazing production which again, caps Don Jazzy as a well…