A bilateral agreement was signed on Tuesday by Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, UAE, in Abu Dhabi. According a statement by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the pact between the two countries is to cover finance, trade and judicial matters. Adesina explained that Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs…
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Olubadan Passes On At 101
Oba Samuel Odulana, the Olubadan of Ibadan land, has been reported dead. The respected monarch breathed his last on Tuesday evening at his palace at the age of 101. He passed on 86 days to his birthday and his remains taken to a morgue. Oba Odulana ascended the throne in 2007 as the 39th Olubadan…
Metuh Returns To Prison
Shortly after the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, was granted bail in the sum of N400 million on Tuesday, he was driven back to Kuje Prison in the evening in a prison vehicle with registration number PS 682 AA and with inscription, Kuje Prison, FCT Command, Abuja. His bail…
Court Grants Metuh Bail
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday granted bail to the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh. The court ordered Metuh to pay the sum of N400 million and provide two sureties in like sum. According to the court, the sureties must live in Abuja and swear affidavit…
PDP Warns Mischief-makers, Says Party Still United
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it is aware of efforts of some elements to rubbish the party, especially through the ordeal of some of its leaders with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. In a statement issued on Monday night by the National Secretary of the party, Prof. Adewale Oladipo, the PDP said…
Buhari Won’t Congratulate Dickson—Minister
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari will not send a congratulatory message to Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on his re-election recently. Lai Mohammed made this disclosure on Monday in Abuja while addressing newsmen. He explained that the President decided not to follow the practice of his…
How Jonathan Paid Okupe To Hack ‘Unfriendly’ Websites
A report by Premium Times claimed the immediate past administration of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan paid some companies traced to his former attack dog to bring down online media platforms critical to his government. Below is the full report: Two companies linked to Doyin Okupe, a former media aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, got at least…
DSS-Turned-Cobbler: Group Defends Minister
A northern youth group has backed Minister of Interior, Abdulrahaman Dambazzau, over the cleaning of his shoe recently in public by a security official attached to him. An officer of the Department of State Services, DSS, was pictured cleaning the shoe of Dambazzau with a white piece of cloth at a function in Abuja, which…
NSCDC Boss Praises Nigerian Navy
Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has commended the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas and his personnel for the synergy and partnership with the Corps in tackling the issue of pipeline vandalism, oil theft. Abdullahi stated that while the core job the Corps…
Buhari Names New NDLEA Chairman
A new Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has been announced and he is Muhammad Abdallah. He was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Monday by the Director of Press in the office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation, Bolaji Adebiyi.…