The Nigerian Army says it will from this weekend commence another training exercise code named ‘Exercise Crocodile Smile’ in 82 Division and part of 2 Division areas of responsibility traversing the South-South geo-political region. It explained that the aim of the exercise is to practice its Special Forces and other units of the Nigerian Army…
National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led by Ahmed Makarfi has maintained that the National Convention of the party earlier scheduled for August 17, 2016, will still go despite the ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday July 28, 2016. The party described the Justice Okon Abang ruling as…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been accused of announcing a wrong result for the Imo North Senatorial rerun election that took place on Saturday, July 23, 2016. INEC had declared Imo candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, as winner, but the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it totally disagrees with the announcement.…
A former Coordinator of Afikpo South Local Government Development Centre of Ebonyi State, Ugwuocha Okoroafor, was on Thursday, July 28, 2016, arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Okoroafor was brought before Justice E.A. Ngene of the State High Court, Afikpo, Ebonyi State, on a 15-count charge of conspiracy and stealing of public…
Five suspected oil thieves have been arraigned before Justice I.J.Watilla of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The suspects, according to information gathered by us, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, on a two count charge bordering on illegal dealing in petroleum…
Wife of Nigeria’s President, Aisha Buhari, has maintained that there is no going back on prosecuting the Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, for claiming she was the one mentioned in the Halliburton scandal. Mrs Buhari had threatened to sue the governor if he did not retract the statement, but the governor stood his ground. This…
Reports say the Federal Government has approved the closure of nine foreign missions and their conversion to non-residency representation or concurrent accreditation. This was what Daily Trust reported on Thursday. The paper said the closure was part of measures to reduce the cost of running Nigeria’s foreign representations in line with the economic situation. According…
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on the successful flag-off, on Tuesday, of the Abuja-Kaduna rail line. The party in a statement issued Wednesday in Port Harcourt by its State Chairman, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, described the development as a dream…
Former House Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Abdulmumuni Jibrin, has maintained that he will not retract his allegations against Speaker of the House of Representatives that he used his office to pad the 2016 budget. On Wednesday, the Speaker had threatened to institute a legal action against Jibrin if he fails to tender an unreserved apology…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has slammed the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government, saying it has nothing to show since clinching power from them, PDP, on May 29, 2015. The country’s main opposition party, in a statement issued by its chief spokesman, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, said the only thing the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration…