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Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, SAN, has said his involved in the diversion of $1.6billion is untrue. Adoke who reacted to report in an online publication stressed that detractors wanted to use the recent administration’s war against corruption as an avenue to nail him. Adoke said in a […]

The federal government has said it will sanction banks and telecommunication companies that are still carrying on with retrenchment despite the directive to halt it. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, issued the warning at the 105th session of the International Labour Congress (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland. The minister noted that the banks […]

The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari, saying he is not mentally and physically ready to rule Nigeria. The opposition party took to its Facebook page on Wednesday, saying that the President and his party, the All Progressives Congress, (APC)  have failed to accomplish most of their campaign promises. PDP recalled […]

‎‎Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of an Abuja Federal High Court on Wednesday granted the cousin to former President, Goodluck Jonathan, Mr Roberts Azibaola and his wife Stella, bail in the sum of N500m. The Judge in his ruling ordered the couple to provide two sureties who must own  land property in Abuja. He held that the […]

The Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) today declared as illegal the caretaker committee constituted by the National secretariat of the party. According to a statement issued by Sheriff’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Inuwa Bwala, the senator remains the party chairman. “We state as a matter of fact that […]

Following their recent attacks on Agip, NNPC and Chevron petroleum facilities in the Niger Delta region, the Niger Delta Avengers have announced yet another attack. The militant group announced on its Twitter page that it has attacked yet another Chevron oil facility. “At 1:00am today, the @NDAvengers blow up Well RMP 20 belonging to Chevron located 20 […]Read More

Former Super Eagles captain and former coach of the team, Stephen Keshi, has died.  According to his family, he died in the early hours of Wednesday June 8th after suffering from Cardiac arrest in Benin, Edo state.  He was 54 years old.  His demise was announced by his family in a statement. “With thanksgiving to […]

The government has said that military deployment on the waterways in the Niger Delta will continue to man installations belonging to the Federal Government in the oil rich region, even though the presence will be de-escalated. The decision was made at a meeting of the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and state governors from the […]

The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) has decided to embark on a nationwide strike on Thursday, 9th June,  the National President, Dr Muhammad Askira, announced on Tuesday. NARD said that the decision was taken at the ordinary general meeting of the National Executive Council of the association held between May 30 and […]

Mrs Florence Anyanwu has been appointed as the acting Auditor-General of the Federation.   The appointment was approved by The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) on Tuesday  Mrs Florence Anyanwu’s appointment was as a result of the retirement of Mr Samuel Ukura, who attained the mandatory age of 60 years on June 5, 2016. The appointment […]Read More

Although President Muhammadu Buhari told the Senate that the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo will act on his behalf as President for the 11 days that he would be on medical vacation, he did not tell the assembly his destination. In a letter addressed to the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, Buhari on Tuesday said […]

Operations and Logistics Officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across the country will converge in Lagos from the 12th to 18th June 2016 for a-one week workshop that will lead to the development of Electoral Operations Road Map for the 2019 General Elections, to be submitted to the Commission for consideration. The workshop, […]