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The House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement summoned the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun on Thursday for allegedly paying N17 billion for procurement of office equipment. The committee also summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris, and former Accountant-General of the Federation Mr Jonah Otunla, over the transaction. The summoned officials […]

Troops of Operation DELTA SAFE (OPDS) on Tuesday ambushed a gang of sea robbers along KM-45 AWOBA Waterways in Rivers State. During the ambush operation, 4 robbers met their waterloo. Items recovered include; 2× AK-47 rifles, quantity 3× AK-47 magazines, quantity 22 ammunitions and one speed boat mounted with one 200 Horse-Power engine. Similarly, troops […]

The Nigerian Senate has approved the nomination of 15 out of the 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) sent to them for confirmation. The 15 Resident Electoral Commissioners were confirmed on Thursday by the Senate, following the adoption of the report by the Senate Committee on INEC led by, […]

With effect from Thursday, Nigerians and other non- United Kingdom must pay £5.48 before they can make any form of British visa enquiry through electronic mail.  Also, all visa enquiries outside the United Kingdom will be handled by a new contractor, Sitel UK.  The new move was communicated in a terse statement made available by […]

The 40-years-old Nigerian medical doctor accused of pestering his patient with love advances has been banned from practice in the UK for one year. The Mailonline reports that Dr Chris Uzoh, the obsessive doctor had flooded a terrified patient with chat-up texts and tried to woo her with flowers. Dr Uzoh, from Cheshire, sent her […]

A member of the House of Representatives representing Sumaila/Takai federal constituency of Kano state, Garba Durbunde, was on Wednesday kidnapped by gunmen. Multiple sources reported that the lawmaker was abducted along Kaduna-Jere road on Tuesday while on his way from the federal capital territory to Kano. Durbunde, who is an ally of former Kano governor, […]

The Nigerian Army Special Board of Enquiry on allegations of Human Rights abuse against some personnel of the Nigerian Army has submitted its report to the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TY Buratai, today Wednesday 31st May 2017, at the Army Headquarters, Abuja. It will be recalled that the Special Board of Inquiry which […]

The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has granted permission to the Lagos State Government to embark upon a total reconstruction of the International Airport Road from Oshodi. In a Press Statement signed on Wednesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello, the State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode who made the disclosure, commended […]

It is sad that many Nigerians today talk glibly about the possibility of a coup or of military intervention in politics.  They make it seem as if this democracy is something we can exchange for something else. We need to be reminded, as we celebrate democracy day 2017, how we got to this very moment, […]

“There are two basic questions that must be answered by all Nigerians. One, do we want to remain as one country? Two, if the answer is yes, under what conditions?” – Chief Bola Ige Introduction To paraphrase the historian, mathematician, journalist, Marxist, and progressive thinker, Edwin Madunagu, every political history has its significant dates, landmarks […]

A condemned prisoner, k/22c Rabi Ismail who escaped from lawful custody in Hadejia prison on the 16th December 2011 has been recaptured by the Intelligent Unit of the Nigerian Prisons Service with the support of men of the State Security Service. The Prisoner k/22c Rabi Ismail was sentenced to death by hanging for culpable homicide […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to resign if he truly loves the country, as ill-heath is not allowing the President to effectively discharge his constitutional duties. Fayose, who addressed newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday, said being an avowed corruption fighter, Buhari is now under moral burden to save Nigeria […]