Reports reaching us indicate that former Inspector General of Police, Sunday Adewusi has passed away. The former police chief was said to have breathed his last on Tuesday evening at the National Hospital, Area 11, Abuja. Late Adewusi became police IG in 1981 and left office in 1983. He was born into the family of…
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Alamieyeseigha To Be Buried In March
According to The Nation, the funeral rites for the late former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, have been released by his family after a long wait. The newspaper reports that the burial ceremony will commence on March 24 and ends on March 26, according to a family source on Tuesday. The former governor died…
$3.4b Fine: We Won’t Forgive MTN—FG
Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, on Tuesday in Abuja said the Federal Government was yet to agree an out-of-court settlement with telecoms firm, MTN, over the $3.4 billion fine slammed on it in December 2015. MTN was fined $5.2bn by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, in October 2015, for regulatory infractions. The fine was later…
Fayose Visits Aregbesola In Osun (Photos)
On Tuesday, governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, shocked many observers when he met with his Osun State counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola, in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Both governors belong to two different political parties. Governor Fayose is of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while Aregbesola belongs to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Fayose has…
EFCC Seizes Dasuki’s Properties In Kaduna
Properties believed to belong to former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, have been confiscated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Kaduna. It was gathered that the properties include a hotel complex on Rabah Road, Malali GRA and a mansion under construction on Sani Sami Road, also in Malali GRA. It was further…
Dwindling Economy: Okupe Offers To Help Buhari
Spokesman to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he (Okupe) is available to help revive the economy. Okupe, who served Jonathan as his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, said through his Facebook post on Monday that the failing price of crude oil in the international market has threatened…
Alleged N1tn Fraud: Lamorde’s Absence Halts Probe
The Senate on Monday said the absence of erstwhile chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, has delayed investigation into his alleged diversion of N1 trillion recovered stolen funds. Lamorde has been invited by the lawmakers about three times, but he has not yet honoured them and this has caused a…
Clark Writes Buhari On Tompolo
Renowned Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari on the recent bombing of oil installations in the Niger Delta by some suspected militants as well as other issues relating to the region. Clark, in a letter to the President dated January 22, 2016, urged Buhari to be very weary of those around him,…
God Behind Nigeria's Economic Woes–Oyegun
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, John Odigie-Oyegun said on Thursday in Abuja that the present predicaments in the economy of Nigeria may have the hands on God. The former Edo State governor shifted the blame from the past administration and told his guests that the present situation might also be God’s way…
Dasuki's Trial Fixed For Friday
Justice Baba Yusuf of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed Friday, January 22, 2016, for the trial of former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki. Dasuki is standing trial for alleged diversion of $2.1 billion meant for the procurement of arms to fight Boko Haram militants in the north east. The former…