EFCC freezes Babachir Lawal’s accounts
As part of investigations into the immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen some bank accounts belonging to companies linked to him. A detective at the EFCC told our correspondent that the account of Rholavision Engineering Limited, at Ecobank with number 182001809 […]
FG Approves Integrated Maritime Security
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has disclosed that the Federal Government has approved an Integrated National Security Strategy (INSS) for the Nigerian maritime sector. The strategy which will be implemented in collaboration with other countries in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) is aimed to stem the tide of insecurity on the region’s territorial waterways. […]
Kaduna government to review teachers’ salaries
The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in Kaduna State, Alhaji Ja’afaru Sani, has said that plans are underway for an upward review of teachers’ salaries and other welfare packages that would make the profession more attractive in the state. Sani, who gave an update on the ongoing recruitment of teachers for public primary schools […]
yoruba elders berates minister for campaigning for Buhari
The Yoruba Council of Elders has described as sad and unfortunate the distribution of President Muhammadu Buhari 2019 re-election campaign materials by the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, during the Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. It was reported that shortly before the commencement of the meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the […]
Defence Minister Blames Anti-Grazing Law, Not Herdsmen for Killings
Concerned about US terms for Tucano aircraft sale Comments by prominent Nigerians on social media to be monitored Policeman, farmer killed in fresh Benue attack Omololu Ogunmade, Paul Obi in Abuja and George Okoh in Makurdi The Minister of Defence, Col. Mohammed Dan-Alli (rtd.), Thursday stoked the embers of fire, when he claimed that the […]
VIDEO: Clash with Davido, my biggest battle – Dele Momodu
For Ovation Magazine publisher, Dele Momodu, his scuffle with Nigerian star-singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, was bigger than his battle with the country’s former military Head of State, the late Gen. Sanni Abacha. Momodu made the declaration when he visited the Celebrity Housemates reality TV show housemates for a chat recently. The magazine […]
BREAKING: Trump apologises for retweeting far-right British group
US President Donald Trump has apologised for the first time for retweeting a British far-right group’s videos apparently showing Islamist violence, in an ITV interview aired in Britain on Friday. “If you’re telling me they’re horrible racist people, I would certainly apologise if you’d like me to do that,” he told Good Morning Britain’s Piers […]
Senate Issues Seven-day Ultimatum to NNPC to Clear Fuel Queues
The Senate thursday issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to ensure there is adequate supply of petrol nationwide in order to clear the lingering queues at the filling stations within seven days. The legislative body also directed security agencies to adequately police Nigerian borders to stop the smuggling of petroleum […]
APC Committe Submits Report On Restructuring
On Thursday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) committee on restructuring submitted its report to John Oyegun, national chairman of the party. The ruling party set up the committee after a national working committee (NWC) meeting in July. Speaking at the presentation of the report, Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna and chairman of the committee, said […]
$1.3b NNPC cash: I Acted On Jonathan’s Directives, says Diezani
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke yesterday said she acted on the instructions of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in directing the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to release $1.3billion to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). She said this in response to a report that she withdrew N1.3 billion from the account […]
