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 »
Beneficiaries of the Kwara State Community Health Insurance Scheme will hit 600,000 mark from the present 80,000 by the year 2018 when the scheme would have been in operation for about eleven years. Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed gave this indication yesterday at the flag-off of the Community Health Insurance Scheme in Share, Headquarters of Ifelodun local Government area and ... Read More »
In the build up to the June 21 Gubernatorial Election in Ekiti State and in their continued effort at strengthening electoral processes as well as actively engaging key stakeholders, leaders and institutions in Nigeria, the United States of America’s Consul-General in Lagos, Jeffrey J. Hawkins led his team to pay a courtesy visit to Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (MOB) yesterday at his country home ... Read More »
The captured terrorists | credits: Defence Headquarters The Defence Headquarters on Tuesday said soldiers of the Multi-National Joint Task Force have arrested unspecified number of Boko Haram attackers who had been wounded in the course of the renewed bombardments of their camps by the military. A statement on Tuesday by the Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, said ... Read More »
Iledare Oluwajuwonlo James aka Jaywon has written a letter via his lawyer requesting for his contract with Kennis Music to be terminated. JAYWON wrote,in the same letter, his readiness and willingness to pay off all costs therein accordingly. Meanwhile, Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria IBAN MEMBERS and all broadcasters on all platforms are hereby advised to Un-list the works (Either ... Read More »
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has fuelled recent speculation that he would soon dump the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the fast growing opposition, the All Progressive Congress, (APC). The Speaker who is also from the North-West zone, was conspicuously absent at the North-West rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in Kaduna ... Read More »
The Agile soldiers of the Nigerian army killed 215 members of the islamic terror group, Boko Haram in their latest offensive in their camps near Chad Republic border. The attacked backed by strong air assault has flattened the Sambisa Forest Camps on second attempt and five other hidden camps. In the last two weeks about 987 Islamic terrorist operating ... Read More »
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