As forensic audit begins Godswill Akpabio By Chris Ochayi – Abuja Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Dr. Godswill Obot Akpabio, has directed the immediate recall of all staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, sent on compulsory leave, in April 2020. The Minister made this pronouncement while receiving the Interim Report of the …

Maina As EFCC applies for arrest warrant, forfieture of N500m bail bond By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, alleged that former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who is facing trial on money laundering charges, has jumped bail. The anti-graft agency, in a 12-count criminal charge …

Bishop Matthew Kukah The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to look inward into Nigeria’s problem and find a lasting solution to it. This is just as he called on the President to reset the clock before it is too late, adding that “Nigeria is literally a pool of …

U.S. President Donald Trump wears a mask while visiting Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., July 11, 2020. PHOTO: Reuters US President Trump on Friday was being taken to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, after contracting COVID-19. Trump is expected to remain at the hospital “for the …

A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retired), on Friday said he was petrified when he emerged Nigeria’s Head of State at age 31. The retired army general became the third Nigerian president and the youngest ever, on Aug. 1, 1966, before his 32nd birthday on Oct.19, 1966. Also read: Buhari must heed Gowon, …

As Gov Tambuwal calls for deployment of ICT to tackle insecurity By Charly Agwam – Bauchi The Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, Friday, hosted leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in his state for a solidarity visit and what to discuss what they called ‘internal matters’. The PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, who disclosed …

A Senior Magistrates’ Court in Lokoja on Friday ordered that a 69-year-old traditional ruler in Adavi Local Government, Asema Uka (Otumi-Ajoko) Momoh Nasir and 10 others be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged homicide. The police charged the traditional ruler and his alleged accomplices with Criminal Conspiracy, Attempted Culpable Homicide, Aiding and Abetting, contrary to sections …

Former military leader, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, rtd, has expressed optimism that there will be more coups in Nigeria. ALSO READ: Nigerians disappointed as Google Search shows Agbani Darego as ugliest Miss World Babangida, in an ongoing interview with Channels Television, said no military personnel would want to drag the nation back again …

By Tordue Salem,Abuja The management of National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) on Friday, approved the appointment of Mr Chinedu Akubueze as the substantive Clerk of the House of Representatives. The Commission also confirmed the appointment of Mr.Amos Olatunde Ojo, as substantive Clerk of the National Assembly. Mr Akabueze’s appointment according to the Commission takes effect …

Former military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) has started Nigeria should be ready to focus on the big picture of matching with other developed countries of the world. This is just as he noted that with the teeming youth population of Nigeria, all focus should be on technology-driven governance. ALSO READ: Why FG …

Former Military President, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, retd, has expressed optimism that there will be no more coups in Nigeria. Babangida, in an ongoing interview with Channels Television, said no military personnel would want to drag the nation back again by getting involved in coups. Details later: The post There will be no more coups in Nigeria – IBB appeared first …

Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi Former Minister, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi has described late Professor David Tinakpoevwan Okpako as the foremost Pharmacist and one of the best pharmacologists that Africa has ever produced. He said this in a statement released during the burial ceremony of Prof. Okpako in Owhawha town in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. …

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado Ekiti A gang of robbers on Friday attacked a second-generation bank at Iyin Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun local government area of Ekiti State, and carted away several millions of naira. The 6-man gang armed bandits besieged the bank around 3.30 pm and blasted the security door with an explosive device suspected to …

Gov Emmanuel urges entrepreneurs to embrace Ibom Entrepreneurship Society Initiatives Mr. Udom Emmanuel made the call during the official unveiling ceremony of the Ibom Entrepreneurship Society which took place Wednesday in Uyo with the theme: The need For Third Catalyst In Strengthening Entrepreneurship Development In Akwa Ibom State. The Akwa Ibom Governor has called on entrepreneurs …

The Town of Milton proclaimed October 1st as Nigeria Day. A flag-raising and ceremony was held to celebrate the country’s Independence Day. Milton Mayor Gordon Krantz is proud to see the diversity of culture in Milton. He thanks the Association of Nigerian Community Milton for all that they do. At the beginning of the pandemic, …

By Evelyn Usman An 11-year old girl, Favour Okechukwu, was gang-raped to death in Ejigbo area of Lagos with the perpetrators on the run. The deceased, a Junior Secondary School 3 student was sent on an errand by her mother, by 3 p.m. She was said to have been lured into a building on Olarewaju …

1004 estate in Victoria Island, Lagos …Threatens to sue opposition to the court By Evelyn Usman The Board of Trustees, BOT and Executive Committee members of the 1004 Estate Home Owners and Residents Association, HORA, in Victoria Island Lagos, have described as false, an allegation of N8 billion financial impropriety against HORA, threatening to sue those …

Executive Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu …Commissions N800 million Bola Tinubu Youth Acquisition Centre at Ileoluji …As Osun Governor, Oyetola, drums support for Akeredolu Oluwarotimi Akeredolu the Governor of Ondo State, has sent a message of hope to the people of the state, declaring that Ore, a commercial town in Odigbo Local Government Area …

Dorathy By Benjamin Njoku First runner-up at the just concluded Big Brother Naija Lockdown edition, Dorathy, who was rushed to the hospital in the early hours of Friday, after coming down with an undisclosed ailment, is currently in a stable condition. Dorothy’s sister, Cynthia, had announced on Twitter that the reality TV star was down with …

Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has listed the benefits of the Kano-Maradi rail line and the economic importance of the Lekki, Bonny, and Warri seaports approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. He also highlighted the role the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line would play in boosting the country’s economy. Amaechi spoke during a …