Former Rivers State governor and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused his successor, Nyesom Wike, of lacking the political will and capacity to govern the state. Amaechi stated this on Sunday at an APC rally in Rumueme, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, ahead of the state and national assembly elections on Saturday. In a statement…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been directed by an Abuja High Court sitting in Jabi to release immediately former aide to the immediate past National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, Nicholas Ashinze. Ashinze had been in custody of the anti-graft agency since December 23, 2015. At the hearing on Monday, Justice Yusuf…
About 17 ships laden with petroleum products are expected to get to Lagos through the Apapa and Tin Can Islands from today, Monday, March 14, 2016. The arrival of the ships with the petroleum product will sooth Nigerians, who have been suffering scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol. The ships are also…
Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase, to ensure that those involved in the killings in Agatu, Benue State, which left many dead, face the full wrath of the law. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Minister’s Press Secretary, Osaigbovo Ehisienmen, Dambazau described…
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, Laolu Akande, has stressed that Nigeria will still participate in the India-Africa Summit as earlier scheduled. There were reports on Sunday that Nigeria will no longer be part of the programme. According to reports, this was because the Vice President would leave a…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday morning left Abuja, Nigeria, for a visit to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The Nigerian leader is travelling to the Central African country on a 2-day State Visit for talks on Maritime Security on March 14, 2016. He is expected to return to the country on Tuesday, March 15, 2016.
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has suspended one of its deputy governors as well as two directors over their alleged plot to defraud the bank of a huge sum of money. Top officials of the apex bank informed Punch that the suspension was ordered by the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, after preliminary findings revealed…
The Nigerian Police Force is getting set for weekend’s supplementary election taking place in Rivers State. Not giving any room for mistakes, especially with the volatile situation in the state at the moment, the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has ordered the AIG in charge of Zone 6, Calabar, Cross River State, Adisa Baba…
Men and officers of 254 Task Force Battalion, 25 Task Force Brigade in conjunction with vigilantes have conducted clearance operation of remnants of Boko Haram terrorists at Gwashari village along Damboa-Bale road. During the patrol, the troops encountered some elements of the Boko Haram terrorists in which they killed one and captured 3 others. They…
President Mohammadu Buhari is expected to leave the shores of Nigeria and be in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Monday. The Nigerian leader will hold bilateral talks on regional security with his counterpart in the Central African country, Nguema Mbasogo. Also, they will discuss the rescheduling of the joint summit of the Economic Community of West…