The Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson says even before the birth of the APC and its change mantra, his restoration administration had started the process of changing Bayelsa for good since its inception in 2012. The Countryman Governor said the massive infrastructural development of the state and attitudinal re-orientation of Bayelsans institutionalized […]
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Governors Forum, has expressed its condolences to the Federal Government and family of Amb. Adebowale Adefuye, Nigerian Ambassador to the United States. Adefuye, reportedly died on Thursday at an undisclosed hospital in Washington DC. In a statement by Chairman of the Forum, Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, on Friday […]
BY IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The Youth Wing of the apex Igbo Umbrella body, Ohaneze Youth Council, OYC, has expressed deep anger over President Muhammadu Buhari’s latest appointment for the positions of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, as well as his Chief of Staff. It noted that recent developments had indications […]
The ambassador of Nigeria to the United States, Prof Adebowale Adefuye is dead. Adefuye, whose tenure as ambassador ends on August 31, 2015 died after suffering from an heart attack in a Washington, DC hospital. He was born in Ijebu-Igbo, in 1947, he received his First Degree in History at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, […]
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the appointment of 9 special advisers to strengthen governance and assist in the realisation of his administration’s development aspirations. According to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Sola Isiaka Gold, the appointments, which follow the State House of Assembly’s approval of Governor […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the following appointments: Engr. Babachir David Lawal – Secretary to the Government of the Federation Alhaji Abba Kyari – Chief of Staff to the President Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.) – Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service Mr. Kure Martin Abeshi – Comptroller-General, Nigerian Immigration Service Senator Ita S.J. Enang – SSA […]
By Ayo Balogun – The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as deceitful, obstructionist and provocative the petition written to President Muhammadu Buhari by the 16 PDP Federal Lawmakers from Rivers over the State’s Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, declaring those who are blatantly obstructing the course of justice are the same ones trying to […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The members of the Unity Forum Senators, loyal to Senator Ahmed Lawan has said that probing the EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde is a breach of the Senate Standing Rules. A statement issued by the Pro-Lawan Senators said that “In a standard parliamentary practice, a petition is routed through either a senator […]
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari will fire Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde today, Thursday, August 27, 2015. According to multiple sources, the unceremonious firing of Lamorde became inevitable following a mind boggling trillion naira fraud scam hanging on the head of the EFCC chairman. The […]
By Tom Garba, Yola – Fifty American medical personnel, including 23 doctors, nurses and medical photographers, have been engaged by District 9125 of Rotary Club International to train Nigerian doctors in two designated teaching hospitals of Ilorin and Abuja to offer expertise on surgery related issues. The District Governor of the Rotary Club,Dr Mike Omotosho […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), were on Wednesday sent out of the public hearing session of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition on N1trillion scam leveled against their Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde. This was even as the image of the agency they represented, was […]
From Agabus Pwanagba – Following the ongoing killings in some LGAs in Plateau State, some concerned citizens of State have taken opportunity of the visit of the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-Moon to Nigeria to stage a peaceful protest in Abuja, to draw his attention to the development. Specifically, the protest […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The Enugu State Police Command has discovered another baby making factory where five pregnant girls and nine babies of less than one year were recovered. Our Correspondent gathered that the alleged illegal maternity home, known as “Daughters of Divine Home Pro-live” is located at Aria Road by cemetery axis of […]
A female member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Koku Obiyai has explained the reasons for the N25 billion loan approval that was given to the State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson to complete ongoing projects in the State. She said that although the timing of the Governor’s request and the approval may have […]
IMPRESSED with the philanthropic activities of the Dangote Foundation to improve human condition in Africa and the rest of the world, United Nations Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki Moon yesterday in Abuja commended the Chairman of the Foundation, Aliko Dangote and urged him not to relent because posterity will be kind to him. Ki Moon […]
Ayodele Afolabi Abuja – The immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, has been charged to court by the Department of State Services (DSS). According to a statement on Monday by the Acting spokesman of the DSS, Tony Opuiyo, Dasuki was charged to court based on evidence relating to possession of firearms without license. […]
By Niyi Adeyi – The sack last week Wednesday, by President Muhammadu Buhari of the immediate past Managing Director of the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr. Mustafa Chike-Obi, has taken a new dimension, as a prominent Nigeria Legal Practitioner, Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has filed a suit before a Federal High Court in […]
The ambition of a former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Ndutimi Alaibe to contest the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa State may have turned controversial with a socio-cultural group, Ijaw Patriotic Front, accusing him of using the name of President Muhammadu Buhari and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to raise funds in a […]
Ayodele Afolabi Abuja – United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon has called for the unconditional release of the over 200 girls abducted in their school in Chibok, Borno State last year. Ban Ki-Moon made the appeal while addressing State House correspondents shortly after having a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, […]
Ayodele Afolabi Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Security Adviser to convene an investigative committee on the procurement of hardware and munitions in the Armed Forces from 2007 till now. A statement by President’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, said, “The investigative committee’s mandate is to identify irregularities and make recommendations for streamlining the […]
