The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, has assured the international shipping community and stakeholders of the country’s determination to eliminate piracy and criminality within her territorial waters. Dakuku, who said this while addressing multilateral and development agencies on the sidelines of the on-going IMO/MOWCA sponsored integrated sub…
Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has been ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari to reopen investigation into murder of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Bola Ige. The President also directed Idris to reopen the case of late former Deputy National Chairman, South-South, of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Aminosari Dokubo. Idris…
Some women in support of Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday, July 18, 2016, took to the streets of Lagos to show solidarity for the former First Lady of the state. Last week, Mrs Tinubu had a bitter confrontation with her controversial colleague in the Senate, Dino Melaye from Kogi State. The former House of Representatives…
The National Judicial Council and the leadership of the National Assembly have been called upon to call Justice Adolphus Enebele of the Rivers State High Court and the Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly to without further delay effect the swearing in of both Victoria Nyeche and Andrew Miller who are two APC Members…
The High Tech Centre, HTC, for Nigerian Women and Youths, a non-governmental organisation in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, have concluded plans to host an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) stakeholders in the country at special forum across Nigeria. A press statement issued by the…
In 2004, a popular Nigerian pop musician released a song that took a swipe at Nigeria. Though many thought the lyrics to be satirical, but former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s reaction to Eedris Abdukareem’s ‘Jaja-Jaga’ made headlines in national dailies. The lyrics described how uncoordinated and hopeless the Nigeria project had become in the sense that…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has declared that the immediate past administration of Rotimi Amaechi, never frittered away N3 trillion in eight years as being claimed by the present Commissioner for Information and Communication in the state, Austin Tam-George. The opposition party in a statement signed by its spokesman, Senibo Chris Finebone…
Professor Nwaorgu Onyekwere Benjamin, a specialist and seasoned otorhinolaryngologist in the department of Ear, Nose and Throat (E.N.T) of the University College Hospital of Ibadan, Oyo State, has recommended accurate diagnosis in the treatment of diseases that affect the ear, nose and throat. Prof. Nwaorgu gave the recommendation during his inaugural lecture held at Trenchard…
The Senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Hamma Misau, has criticised his colleagues for leaking what they discussed at a closed-door session to journalists. On Tuesday, it was reported that the lawmakers were making moves to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. The issue caused rancour among the Senators, who were divided about…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday declared null and void the recent hike in electricity tariff in Nigeria by electricity distribution companies and backed by the Federal Government. Justice Mohammed Idris, in his ruling, explained that any hike that did not comply with the provisions of the Electricity Power Sector Reform Act…