The administration of sports in the country is gradually being affected following the failure of the former Minister of Sports and Chairman National Sports Commission (NSC), Bolaji Abdullahi to handover the running of the sports commission to his successor, Dr Tamuno Danagogo. Abdullahi was fired last week Wednesday, March 5, 2014 by President Goodluck Jonathan and sworn in Danagogo immediately ... Read More »
While the release of Chief Inengite Nitabal, the cousin of President Goodluck Jonathan is being discussed in and around Otuoke community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Street Journal has gathered that a kidnap attempt on yet another cousin of the President was foiled on Wednesday night by the Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield. Findings revealed that ... Read More »
The Forum of Commissioners of Finance from the 36 states of the federation on Thursday, in Abuja, passed a resolution for the removal of fuel subsidy. The Chairman of the forum, Mr. Timothy Odaah, told journalists shortly after this month’s Federation Account Allocation Committee’s meeting, that the resolution was passed following irregularities observed in the fuel subsidy regime. The forum ... Read More »
The Lagos State Government has said that it would close both Dopemu and Iyana- Ipaja bridges from March 15, 2014 to April 5, 2014 to pave way for their maintenance. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Transportation and signed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa, the state government will begin maintenance work on the bridges and they ... Read More »
Dr Kunle Olajide from Ekiti State has been named to replace Chief Afe Babalola on the request of the elder statesmen as delegate to the National Conference. This is contained in a statement signed by Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, Secretary to the Government of the Federation in Abuja on Thursday, announcing minor adjustment to the list. Similarly, Alhaji Ibrahim Yaro, ... Read More »
A 29 year-old warder with the old Abeokuta Prisons, Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Joseph Emmanuel is presently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly assisting a prison inmate in carrying out fraudulent financial transactions, as well as using the name and documents of an illiterate taxi driver, to open a First Bank account for ... Read More »
The special operations launched by the anti-Kidnapping squad of the Nigerian Police have rescued the abducted 70 year old cousin to the President, Chief Inengite Nitabai. Inengite Nitabai Chief Nitabai was kidnapped on February 23, 2014 by about 10 gunmen from Otuoke community in Ogbia Local Government of Bayelsa State. No ransom was reportedly paid. Read More »
The report by an online medium earlier today that the Minister of Defense, Lt.-Gen Aliyu Gusau (rtd.) has resigned is untrue. General Gusau remains in Office as Minister of Defence. His absence from today’s meeting of the Federal Executive Council which was cited in support of the false report of his resignation was with the permission of President Goodluck Jonathan. ... Read More »
We have noted with disappointment, the unrelenting attempt by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to falsely portray his recent suspension from office as an attempt by the Presidency to bury his allegation that huge sums of money due to the Federation Account are unaccounted for by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The Presidency ... Read More »
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