National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, has been remanded in Kuje Prisons by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Metuh was arraigned on Friday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over an alleged fraud linking him with the $2.1 billion arms deal scandal. The opposition’s spokesman was brought…
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, has been invited to appear before the Senate next Tuesday to answer questions concerning the increasing Naira depreciation lately. At the parallel market, the Nigerian currently sells above N300 to a Dollar and this has given many concerned citizens sleepless nights, including the lawmakers. As…
Immediate past president of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, was on Thursday, January 14, 2016, recognised in the United States of America, USA, by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, SCLC, in Atlanta, Georgia. The SCLC was founded by the late American Civil Rights leader, Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Jonathan also had the opportunity to meet…
Former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi, appeared in court with the help of a walking stick. Akpobolokemi was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged fraudulent land deal of the Nigerian Maritime University. He was arrested by the agency in December 2015. At a…
**Orders Fresh Probe A fresh investigation has been ordered into the kidnap of over 200 students of the Government Girls Secondary School, GGSS, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014, by Boko Haram members. A statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, disclosed that the probe panel would be chaired by…
**Advises Finance, Budget Ministers, CBN Governor To Resign A call has been made to the National Assembly to start the process to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. This was made by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after its National Working Committee, NWC, rose from a meeting held on Thursday in Abuja. The opposition party wants the…
The committee constituted on Wednesday to investigate controversy trailing the alleged missing 2016 Appropriation Bill has submitted its report. According to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, the committee found out that two versions of the 2016 budget were submitted to the National Assembly. Saraki posted on his official Facebook page on Thursday outcome of the…
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, claims credible information it received indicates that the Icelander cult group and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area have met and agreed to commence the immediate elimination of APC leaders of ONELGA origin irrespective of where such APC members reside in Rivers State.…
Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has alleged that half of the members of Governor Nyesome Wike’s cabinet have indicated interest in defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to join them. Rivers State APC disclosed this in a statement, while welcoming the latest set of PDP chieftains and about 500 decampees from…
A fresh review of the famous Siemens and Halliburton cases has been ordered by the Federal Government, Daily Trust has learnt. Former Managing Director and Director of Finance of Siemens Nigeria Ltd, Edward Seidel and Klaus Gilbert respectively in collaboration with some consultants bribed top Nigerian officials to the tune of $17.5 million. The Halliburton…