A former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Mr. Ohakim, governor between 2007 and 2011, was arrested Thursday at about 10.05 am at his residence in the Asokoro district of Abuja. A source at the commission said an invitation was sent to the former governor but that he failed ... Read More »
By Kola Popson The Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Bukola Saraki has reacted to the alleged nine billion naira (#9, 000000000) allocated as wardrobe allowance for the new Federal lawmakers, noting that it is N506, 600 per senator as against N21million claimed by many. Reacting to this issue via his twitter handle, Senator Bukola wrote, “Chairman ... Read More »
The PDP Media Watchdog has reacted to the statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari in which he declared and admitted that age will limit the rate of his performance in office as President of Nigeria. The group while reacting to the statement on Wednesday June 17, 2015 said the APC and President Buhari are gang of hypocrites and liars. “The ... Read More »
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has been elected the chairman the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors’ forum. Mr. Mimiko was elected at a meeting of the PDP governors in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday. The Ondo governor was deputy to the former chairman of the forum, Godswill Akpabio, the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State. The coordinator of the ... Read More »
A FEDERAL High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered First Bank of Nigeria Plc to disclose details of the loan facility it granted the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for the 2013 purchase of two bullet-proof BMW cars for the then Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah. According to a statement, Justice Mohammed Yunusa issued the order while delivering judgment in a suit ... Read More »
United States has pledged a $5million contribution to the Nigeria led Multinational Joint Task force fighting Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast and some parts of the West Africa sub-region. The U.S embassy in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday said it announced $5million contribution and not $10million as reported by the media. Leader of the U.S government delegation ... Read More »
Nigeria’s new leader will meet the head of a leading global watchdog on corruption to see how billions of dollars in oil revenue leakage can be curbed. The head of Oslo-based the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is expected to meet Nigeria’s president or vice president this week, its local arm said on Monday. Stamping out corruption was one of ... Read More »
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has sacked 76 Managing Directors, General Managers and all heads of Government Parastatals and Agencies as he dissolves all boards of parastatals in the State. Affected by the sack are the General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA); former Governor Babatunde Fashola’s sisters, Ms Olayinka Fashola; Managing Director, Lagos Internal Revenue Service, Tunde ... Read More »
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to employ five proposed laws as his weapons in the fight against corruption, close associates of the President have disclosed. Presidency sources disclosed that a committee of legends in law, led by the vice-president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo identified the five bills which have been passed on to the President for further scrutiny. The President in ... Read More »
Officials in the office of the Head of Service of the Federation are to conduct a second round of examinations to select a new Accountant General of the Federation. The first round of the test held on Monday at the conference hall of the office of the Head of Service at the federal secretariat complex Abuja. All Directors of Finance ... Read More »
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