The names of 19 state governments given the Federal Government bailout have been released by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the agency in charge of its disbursement. According to the country’s apex bank, which released the names on Friday, the 19 states were the ones which applied for the money out of the 36…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki is yet to be arrested by the Nigeria Police as ordered by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja on Friday. This is because, according to what we gathered, the Force is yet to receive the directive to carry out the action. Saraki was taken to the CCT by…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, which recently acquired a new equipment to combat oil pipeline vandalism in the country, has begun the testing of the gadget, a drone outfitted with an infrared camera and the Corps’ logo. The drone is designed to GPS to document evidence of vandalism and then used to…
The Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola, has express joy and relief with the family of Steve Nwosu, the Deputy Managing Director of The Sun newspaper, following the release of his kidnapped wife, Mrs Toyin Nwosu, in the early hours of Thursday by her abductors. Reacting to the news of the release of…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, September 17, 2015, met with members of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, who paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. The doctors, led by their president, Kayode Obembe, expressed joy in Saraki’s leadership style in the National Assembly and urged for more support of the lawmakers in growing the…
The kidnapped wife of Deputy Managing Director of Sun newspaper, Steve Nwosu, Toyin, has been released. The woman was freed on Thursday morning by her abductors after about three days in their den. Her kidnap had raised reactions from a cross section of Nigerians, who appealed to the kidnappers to free her unconditionally. It was…
The Presidency has again denied reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to relocate the Chapel at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Few weeks ago, there were reports that the President ordered worshippers at the Chapel, including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, not to be allowed into the Chapel. It was also reported then that the…
A bloody shootout between men of the Department of State Security, DSS, and suspected oil vandals in Lagos on Wednesday, which lasted several hours, left no fewer than eight of the security officials dead. It was gathered that the DSS officials had stormed Konu area of Arepo after NNPC reportedly informed the agency of activities…
On Wednesday, September 16, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria from his three-day visit to France. While at the European country, the Nigerian leader met with the French leader, François Hollande, where they discussed issued bordering security and Boko Haram. On his return, he was welcomed by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the…
The presentation of candidates for the vacate Ooni of Ife stool from the Giesi Ruling House has suffered a setback. This followed a court injunction on Wednesday evening ordering a halt to the process. On Monday, kingmakers in Ile-Ife made a formal announcement requesting nomination of candidates from the Giesi Ruling House for the selection…