…firms sue NPA The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has accused three drilling firms- Sedco Forex, Noble Drilling and Pacific International Drilling- of evading payment of charges to the Federal Government for drilling in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The firms had sued NPA at the Federal High Court, Lagos, challenging imposition of the charges on […]
Kayode Adelowokan The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James F. Entwistle, has urged Nigerians to eschew violence during or after the forthcoming 2015 general elections. Entwistle said this during his first visit to Makurdi, capital of Benue State, which in his continuing tour of northern part of the country to interact with the people, learn […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu A youth body, under the auspices of the South-East Youth Consultative Forum, (SEYCOF) has condemned the recent verbal attack on President Goodluck Jonathan by the youth wing of apex Igbo socio cultural organization, “Ohaneze Youth Council” (OYC), describing it as “misdirected and unwarranted”. Newly elected Youth Leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Okechukwu […]
The Deputy Chairman of the National Conference; Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi has denied reports that a plate of lunch for delegates costs N60, 000. He said the plate of food serve by the Transcorp Hotel, Abuja to each delegated cost only about N4, 000, which he stressed was certainly not enough. Akinyemi said this, following an observation […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The World Bank has approved US$140 million additional support for community development in Nigeria with 26 states to benefit from the project focus on the most vulnerable households. According to a statement by the bank, the additional financing is expected to fund micro-project such as rehabilitation and construction of school class rooms, […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned a traditional ruler, Cornelius Nwoga, Nze Obi the (IV), before Justice Agishi of Federal High Court, Enugu, on a 8-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretense. The accused is alleged to have conspired with a syndicate to defraud one Okey […]
Soldiers, fully armed on Tuesday invaded the site of a Lagos State Housing project on Lagos Island, Nigeria and sealed off the place after driving away construction workers on site. The soldiers were said to be acting under the instruction of the Federal Government saying they are members of the Presidential Taskforce. Secretary of Lagos […]
By Prof R.A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria An Empire consists of two or more countries governed by a single supreme authority. The World has witnessed several empires before. Unfortunately most of those empires remain just in a few history books and with only woe tales to tell. Empires were never centres of excellence or […]
The Police Command in Taraba have confirmed that gunmen on Tuesday killed 10 people in Jibu village in Wukari Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesman, ASP Joseph Kwaji, told newsmen in Jalingo that the suspected assailants also burnt more than 20 houses. “Yes, I can confirm to you that at about 5 […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Asaba The Delta state Government has refuted claims by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) that the State paid the sum of N500 million naira ransom for the release of Mr. Ebikeme, son of elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, who was recently kidnapped and released last week. African Examiner, […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Tension in Enugu over brutal murder of 17-year-old secondary sch boy by staff of Enugu govt. Agency. Serious tension has enveloped Enugu metropolis, following the alleged gruesome murder of a 17-year-old secondary school student, Ede Chidiebere, by the enforcement team of the Enugu State Waste Management Authority, ESWAMA. The brutal enforcement team […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the re-deployment of five permanent secretaries. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the Director of Communication in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Tope Ajakaiye. According to the statement, Mr Linus Awete, presently in the office of the Secretary […]
By Oyewale Oyelola The PDP governorship candidate for August 9 Osun State gubernatorial election, Senator Iyiola Omisore has disclosed that he is rescue mission. This was contained in statement signed by his Media Assistant, Diran Odeyemi. The statement reads in part: “my programme for the state is development and prosperity that will leave no one […]
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Ikechukwu Oguine as the Coordinator, Legal Services and Company Secretary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Mr. Oguine who has over 29 years of legal experience, hails from Anambra State. He was previously the General Counsel of Chevron Nigeria Limited and has been a […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has described the rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the country, which showed that the Nigerian economy has overtaken South Africa’s as the biggest on the continent as a facade. The Federal Government while presenting the outcome of the preliminary estimates of the GDP, said that […]
Kayode Adelowokan As part of aid to fight insurgencies in Nigeria, the Federal Government has entered into partnership with the Pakistani government to fight terrorism in the country. Nigeria and Pakistan both face a common problem of insurgency and terrorism by Al-Qaeda and Boko Haram terrorist groups. Addressing journalists, the Pakistani Ambassador to Nigeria, Lieutenant-General, […]
Mona Ogbeidi, Washington DC The Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have pledged to shelve their political differences and work together to make the 2015 election violence free. Dr Doyin Okupe, Senior Special Assistant to the president on Public Affairs and the interim national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alhaji Lai […]
The Federal Government has released the white paper on the report of the presidential committee on restructuring and rationalization of Federal Government parastatals, commissions and agencies, rejecting most of the recommendations as contained in the Steve Oronsaye report. In the document released by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, […]
MEND’s Revelation: Edwin Clark’s Son Plans Own Kidnap …Released After N500 Million Ransom Paid The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has released a damning and fraudulent revelation that the son of Edwin Clark, Ebikeme planned and orchestrated his own kidnap to defraud the Delta State Government. MEND reveals that N500 million […]
The reprieve he recently obtained from the court against his prosecution notwithstanding, the former Governor of the Central Bank, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is now to contend with a new attempt to expose his alleged misdemeanour in office at a World Bank/IMF Meeting in the United States. Some Civil Society groups are already on their way […]
