Former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State, Tope Aluko, has stressed that he has no intention of joining the All Progressives Congress, APC, as being speculated in some quarters. Aluko, in an interview with SaharaReporters, disclosed that joining the APC is not in his plans, adding that the former governor of…
Members of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Capital Market chaired by Tajudeen Yusuf were shocked on Thursday to discover that the Investment and Securities Tribunal, IST, presented same copy of its 2015 budget in 2016. This detection caused the defence exercise to be halted. But the IST Chairman, Ngozi Chianakwalam, refused to speak with…
Former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, well-known as Tompolo, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. This followed his failure to present himself to the Nigerian government for prosecution. A bench warrant was first issued on him by the court, but the government could not get him. This forced…
Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has called on his men to ensure they work harder to make the society a better place. The Nigeria’s chief cop gave this charge at a workshop organised by the office of the Vice-President, Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with the Munk School…
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has expressed disgust over the proposed procurement of computers for the News Agency of Nigeria, and the Film and Video Censors Board at the sum of N398 million. Mohammed, while defending his ministry’s budget before the Senate Committe on Information, noted that the said amount is strange to…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday night, arrived Nigeria from his 5-day vacation in the United Kingdom. The President had on Friday went on a holiday in the UK, which generated concerns in Nigeria, with some alleging that Buhari had gone for a medical check-up abroad. But his media aides played down on such speculations, saying…
Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, Mohammed Bello, has been removed from office. Bello was ejected from the position on Wednesday by the BoT. Secretary of the PDP BOT, Walid Jibril, announced the removal of Bello in Abuja at a meeting with newsmen. Jibril, who will also act as Chairman…
President Muhammadu Buhari has completed his 5-day holiday in the United Kingdom and he is on his way to Nigeria, according to reports. Last Friday, the Presidency announced that Buhari was embarking on the vacation and that he was handing over his powers to the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. It was reported by SaharaReporters that…
The N10 billion padding reported to be discovered in the education budget meant for the Universal basic Education Commission has been described as a typographical error from the office of the National Planning and Budget. Chairman of Senate Committee on Higher Education, Binta Masi Garba, made this disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja after the commissioning…
Senate Leader, Mohammed Ali Ndume has maintained that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, will not bow to pressure to tender his resignation letter due to his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. Ndume made this known on Tuesday while addressing State House correspondents in Abuja. The senator from Borno State gave condition for…