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…
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.…
The Nigeria Customs Service has been directed to take all the confiscated relief items in their various warehouses to designated officials for onward distribution to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the country. This order was handed to the customs by President Muhammadu Buhari. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Sunday…
Wife of former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Muhammadu Uwais, Maryam, has been appointed as Special Adviser to the President on Social Protection Plan. The appointment was made by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, some weeks ago, according to what a source told Premium Times. Mrs Uwais is a lawyer based in Abuja and she has since…
Foremost Elder statesman, Olu Falae, said on Sunday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, did not order him to return the N100 million he collected from former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tony Anenih as being speculated. Falae, who is the National Chairman of the Social…
Embattled former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, well known as Tompolo, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over an alleged plan to kill and implicate him (Tompolo) by some new members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa and Delta States. Tompolo, who has a bench warrant on his, claimed that the defectors from the Peoples…
Former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, commonly known as Tompolo, says he has no hand in the bombing of oil facilities in Delta State on Friday morning. Some suspected militants had attacked Escravos gas pipeline in the Warri area of Delta State barely 24 hours after a court in Lagos directed the police to…
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, says its men are now required to declare their assets as part of measures to promote transparency. A statement signed on Friday by the Public Relations Officer of the service, Wale Adeniyi, on behalf of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hammed Ibrahim Ali, disclosed that all “Officers are to comply…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been directed to beam its searchlight on the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces and Defence sector from 2007 to 2015. This order was given by President Muhammadu Buhari in a press statement issued on Friday in Abuja by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu. According…
Barely 24 hours after a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered the arrest of former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, some suspected hoodlums blew up strategic pipelines in Warri South West local government area of Delta State. Tompolo failed to show up in court on Thursday when he was supposed…