Agabus Pwanagba, Jos A staff of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Mr. Auta Walbe has raised alarm that his life is in danger crying out that assassins have been trailing him with the aim of terminating his life. This is according to a memo addressed to the Inspector General of Police and […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Enugu state House of Assembly on Tuesday handed down a one week ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resolve the issue of de-registration of voters in 621 polling units in the state or face legal action. According to the House, the commission should also discard the issue of […]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed 118 people dead in the twin bomb explosions that rock the ancient city of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria on Tuesday. But the police disputed the figure, saying it is 46 people who died in the explosion, but noted that more casualties may have been recorded and that […]
Mona Ogbeidi The Nigerian Senate has approved the extension of the emergency rule in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, one week after it received the request by President Goodluck Jonathan. The upper legislative arm of government approved the request after series of meetings with service chiefs on Thursday, but deferred debate on the extension request […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Asaba As part of efforts to upgrade the knowledge of soccer officials in Delta, the leadership of the state Football Association (FA) has concluded arrangement for the arrival of three Britons into Nigeria who will conduct a week long clinic for coaches, referees, match assessors and Match Commissioners in the State. Soccer […]
….Warns Against Exchanging Girls With Sect Members Kayode Adelowokan The President of Woman Arise for Change Initiative (WACI), Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, has said until federal government expose sponsors of Boko Haram sects, there is no way it can achieve permanent solution in the fight against the terrorist group. Okei-Odumakin disclosed this while leading some women […]
Oyewale Oyelola Nigerian Army have handed over Three suspected oil thieves arrested by officers of the Guards Brigade to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) for further investigation and possible prosecution. The suspects: Gbenga Olusegun , Mohammed Yusuf, Auwal Abbas were arrested on May 12, 2014 at Toto Check Point, Keffi, Nasarawa State […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri Disturbed by the alarming spate of corruption and insensitivity of political leaders towards the plight of Nigerians, a civil society organization, ” Say No Campaign South East”, has declared war against impunity and corrupt leaders in the five states of the South East zone. The organization, warned that henceforth any leader […]
Ignatius Okpara, Owerri The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone“C”, Owerri, Imo state, says it has recorded 39 seizures of illegally imported goods with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N285, 806, 280. 00 According to the para- military organisation, the items which were impounded last month by its men, includes 17 vehicles […]
Kayode Adelowokan Every day may be for the thief but one day is surely for the owner; officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended a suspect described as a specialist in drug concealment. The suspect, Onyejiaju Chukwuemeka Augustine, who has been on the Agency’s wanted list was caught at the Murtala Muhammed […]
By Agabus Pwanagba and Kayode Adelowokan Report reaching us says Twin bomb explosions have occurred in the heart of the commercial center of Jos, Northeast Nigeria. The explosions, believed to have been caused by an improvised Explosive Device (IED), occurred around the busy Jos Main Market, between railway terminus and the temporary site of the […]
Kayode Adelowokan The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, has called on Nigerian youths to be disciplined and shun all acts of corruption. Lamorde disclosed this during the inauguration of EFCC Integrity Club at Police Secondary School, Ita-Ogbolu, Akure, Ondo State. The EFCC Boss who was represented by the Deputy Director, Public […]
Kayode Adelowokan The Guaranty Trust Bank plc has announced the semi final fixtures of the prestigious GTBank – Lagos State Principals Cup competition. The event is scheduled to hold on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Agege Stadium, Lagos. The Africa’s foremost financial institutions’ tournament which is in its 5th edition is an annual football competition […]
Kayode Adelowokan The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has flayed the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Mr. Ekpo Nta, over his comment that stealing is not corruption. The ICPC boss recently in Abuja, while hosting a delegation from the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, Nta […]
…As New DG Promises to Train 2 Million Skilled Youths Agabus Pwanagba The outgoing Director General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Prof. Longmas Wapmuk said he is leaving the organisation with over N10 billion in its account. Wapmuk disclosed this during his handing over address to the newly appointed Director General of the Fund, […]
Sixteen out of the 20 Committees set up by the on-going National Conference to consider certain critical national issues, on Monday submitted their reports at the resumed plenary session of the Conference for consideration and adoption. While 14 of the Committees submitted their reports during the sitting as demanded by the Conference Chairman and […]
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has taken responsibility for Sunday’s attack on pipelines of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) refinery in Okrika, Rivers State. MEND, in a statement on Monday dismissed speculations that the attack was carried out by vandals, claiming that the facility was infiltrated by the group. […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over the arrest and persistent harassment of its members in Bayelsa State by the PDP-led federal government, using the police as its arrowhead, in an attempt to clear the state of all the vestige of opposition ahead of the 2015 general elections. In a statement issued […]
Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Monday carpets Christian bodies agitating for a Christian governor in Lagos next year. The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has demanded for a Christian governor to pilot the affairs of the state next year. Fashola, while speaking at an inter-faith conference on “Peace, Religious Harmony and Good […]
The Yoruba race have threatened to break away from Nigeria if the ongoing National Conference does not grant them regional autonomy, accusing the northern delegates of trying to frustrate the Yoruba by kicking against their demands. At a news conference on Monday in Lagos, Nigeria, the Yoruba, under the aegis of The Yoruba People of […]
