Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, has threatened to sue the 8th National Assembly to court, if they fail to maximally slash what he described as the ‘bogus’ salaries and allowances they earn, which takes up 25 percent of the country’s national budget. Speaking at a news conference on Friday, in Lagos, Agbakoba, who advised ... Read More »
The All Progressive Congress caucus of the Kaduna state House of Assembly lawmakers, on Friday, threatened to impeach the outgoing state Governor, Ramalan Yero. This is coming just two weeks to the handover of government to the newly elected governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai. Mr. Yero, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, was defeated in the April 11 election by ... Read More »
This is to alert concerned Nigerians that after several failed attempts to remove the leader of the Odua Peoples Congress by expelled members of the Congress,security report at our disposal revealed that a top Lagos based politician has devised ways to create chaos and attack the convoy of Otunba Gani Adams soon after the handover of Government to Gen. Buhari. ... Read More »
An Aide of the Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly has threatened to deal with Kenneth Uwadi, the President of Youths for Human Rights Protection and Transparency Initiative (YARPTI) who is also the Coordinator of YAHVCP . The offence of Uwadi was the petition he sent to the Nigerian President Elect where he called for the rejection of the nomination of ... Read More »
A Civil Rights Group, Transparency Coalition of Nigeria (TCN) has called on the President-Elect, General Mohammed Buhari to insulate the EFCC from being manipulated by politicians to witch hunt perceived enemies when he assumes office. In a statement issued by its Secretary General, Mr Peter Gimba in Abuja on Tuesday, the TCN said it was concerned about the use of ... Read More »
The man who blew open the corruption saga that rocked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Emir Muhammed Sanusi, has once again restated that the NNNPC failed to remit billions of dollars to the federation account. In a piece for Financial Times, Sanusi states that he can be suspended as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria but that the ... Read More »
There is currently a fire outbreak at the Federal Ministry of Education in the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. It is difficult to ascertain the cause of the fire as the place and its environs are in confusion. The fire, which was said to have started by 2pm, has affected some items at the Ministry of Education. Special Assistant to the Minister ... Read More »
According to a report by National Mirror, president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has reportedly approved plans to have special courts for hearing tax evasion and corruption cases. The courts will be set up in FCT and will deal with the aforementioned cases involving companies, individuals and government officials. Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering and Cyber Security Coalition at the National Assembly, Senator ... Read More »
Kaduna State governor-elect, Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i has hinted that he may probe the outgoing administration of Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero. According to El-Rufa’i, “The APC-led government will ask politicians who stole government money to return such funds.” The governor-elect spoke yesterday when executive members of the National Union of Textile Garments and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria paid him a courtesy ... Read More »
Gov. Oshiomole of Edo State, who lost his wife two years ago to cancer, has found a new lover, a young pretty lady in the African lineage, Lala Fortez, and the duo are expected to formalize their relationship this Friday 15, 2015 in Iyamo, Edo State. It was gathered that twenty exclusive invitation cards have so far been distributed to ... Read More »
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