A former Niger Delta militant leader named Aboy Francis Muturu, has been apprehended by Nigerian military. The suspect was arrested last Friday at his residence in Bomadi Town of Delta state The latest development is coming after the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, said the Federal Government was dialoguing with the Niger Delta…
A bank account belonging to Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Fayose disclosed this development on Monday, June 20, 2016, via his official Twitter handle. The governor said the account placed embargo on by the anti-graft agency is the one he operates with Zenith Bank…
Former Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Austin Okpara, has learnt his voice to the allegation by the Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party that the All Progresses Congress, APC, is fuelling the crisis in the PDP. Okpara stated this when a group of PDP youths, known as Rebisi nu Obio/Akpor PDP Support Group,…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State has elected a candidate for the September 2016 governorship election. Last Saturday, the All Progressives Congress, APC, chose its candidate for the polls, which is gradually getting closer by the day. Delegates at the PDP primaries held on Monday, elected Osagie Ize Iyamu to battle it out…
Workers of the Federal Ministry Finance, on Monday, staged a peaceful demonstration at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja, demanding the removal of the Minister, Mrs Kemi Adeosun. The aggrieved employees accused the Minister of not paying their allowances to the tune of N1.2 billion. They claimed that Adeowun has already collected N30 million as annual…
A former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petropeum Corporation, NNPC, Andrew Yakubu, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The ex-NNPC boss was brought to court on Monday, June 20, 2016, by the EFCC alongside Jide Omokore, who is believed to be a close associate of the immediate past…
A “spiritual book” suspected to be used by Boko Haram to hypnotize their victims has been discovered by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in Borno. The agency disclosed this on Sunday through its Commandant in the state, Ibrahim Abdullahi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. Abdullahi said that…
The decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to float the country’s currency last week has received the backing of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, which once advised Nigeria to take such decision last year. The CBN announced last Wednesday that the market will now determine the exchange rate for the Naira, a decision…
n Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, has disclosed that his agency is ready to automate its payment collection processes for greater efficiency and eliminate revenue leakages. Peterside noted that the current practice is being reviewed to ensure greater efficiency. He made this known when he hosted representatives…
A 7-day mourning period has been declared by the FCT Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, for its immediate past chairman, Comrade Chuks Ehirim, who died some days ago. A joint statement by the Council Chairman, Comrade Paul Ella and Secretary of Council, Rafat Salami, disclosed that the mourning period began on June…