Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has called on legal practitioners to join hands with the Commission in its bid to free Nigeria of corruption. He gave this charge on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at the opening of a one-day workshop organised by the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in…
Those suspected to have abducted the Deputy High Commissioner of Sierra Leone to Nigeria last month have been apprehended by the police. The suspects were paraded by the police before newsmen on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at the Peace-Keeping Hall, Force Headquarters in Abuja.. It was disclosed that the 11-man kidnap gang terrorizing Kaduna, FCT…
There was pandemonium on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday when members of the red chamber disagreed on the face-off between the Senate and the Presidency. It was reported that Melaye had called on the Senators in attendance to fight the presidency to a standstill. In his rant, he allegedly issued a wide variety…
There are strong indications that the Senate may move a motion to remove President Muhammadu Buhari from office in the coming days. This plan, according to SaharaReporters, may see the light of the day if the criminal charges against the Senate leadership are not dropped by the Federal Government. It would be recalled that the…
Nigerians have been given the assurance by the Federal Government that from next season, there would be plenty of food in the country. The FG, through the Minister of State for Agriculture, Heineken Lokpobiri, made this known on Monday while speaking with State House correspondents after he led a foreign agro-investor, Wells –San Carlos Agro…
from July 1, 2016, activate the DO NOT DISTURB facility which gives subscribers the freedom to choose what messages to receive from the various networks. With this Direction, operators have been mandated to dedicate a common Short Code (2442) which will enable subscribers take informed decisions. Director of Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Tony…
Members of the Niger Delta Avengers have been urged to sheath their sword and allow Federal government time to fashion out solutions to their grievances. This was the opinion of a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Prince Chibudom Nwuche, while addressing newsmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State recently. He noted that blowing…
Federal Public Servants in the country have been advised taught ways to add value to their income in order to meet up with the present economic challenges facing the country. This lecture was given by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, in Abuja when she declared open a one-day…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says the recent comment by the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, John Odigie-Oyegun, that the continued rumpus in the Senate, including the alleged harassment of its leadership and the recent arraignment of its presiding officers on criminal charges of conspiracy and forgery, was all about the emergence…
The Benue State Police Command has reacted to reports that about 81 persons were feared dead recently when some suspected Fulani herdsmen stormed communities in the state. In a statement issued by the PPRO Benue Command, ASP Moses Joel Yamu, the police claimed that only 22 persons were killed during the attack. Yamu described the…