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Former Director-General of the  Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi, has been arraigned  again by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for an alleged fraud of N8.5bn. Patrick Akpobolokemi was Arraigned along with former Commander of the military Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield, in the Niger Delta, Maj.  Gen. Emmanuel Atewe on […]

A coalition of over 14 Christian groups in Nigeria has raised the alarm over desperate plans by the Presidency to turn the country to an Islamic State, “through the backdoor”, warning that such action contravenes Nigeria’s secular status. According to them, the Bill in the House of Representatives proposing amendment to Section 262(1) of the […]Read More

No one should be surprised by the loud and widespread support that has attended the latest call by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that Nigeria needs to be restructured. In his words, “our current structure and the practices it has encouraged have been a major impediment to the economic and political development of our country. […]

Dr Friday Omolei, Chairman of Nasarawa State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and Secretary, Dr Peter Attah said at a news briefing on Friday in Lafia that Medical doctors in the State have commenced an indefinite strike over salaries. The doctors said that the strike was as a result of government failure to […]

Justice Jide Falola, of the Osun State High Court has said in a ruling on Friday  that Muslim female students in public primary and secondary schools in the state are free to wear hijab in their schools. This he said following a case filed by the Osun State Muslim Community against the state government. Hijab […]

The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) on Friday attacked Shell Petroleum Development Company’s Forcados 48″ Export line. This is coming less than 24 hours after the Federal Government launched the clean up of oil spills in Ogoni, in the South-South. The Niger Delta Avengers has claimed responsibility for the attack on its Twitter handle. “At 3:00 […]

The Oyo State House of Assembly has placed a ban on public smoking. This was done on Thursday through a bill that was sponsored by Mr Segun Ajanaku and Mr Segun Olaleye, representing Ibadan South-West II and Ibadan North II constituencies, respectively. The “Bill to Regulate Smoking in Public Places and for Connected Purposes’’ also […]

The supplementary test conducted by universities after candidates have scaled through Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) has been scrapped.  The Federal Government on Thursday ordered the scrapping of the post UTME test, saying it has full confidence confidence in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, gave the order at […]

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has has threatened to declare vacant the seat of the Reps who defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday.  The threat was issued in a statement signed by the Secretary of the BoT, Chief Ojo Maduekwe. Madueke said in the statement that there […]

Former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Mr. Mohammed Barkindo has been announced as the new Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Barkindo who served in NNPC from from 2009 to 2010 was nominated by the Federal Government for the position, and was chosen at the 13-member oil […]

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Thursday, demanded the immediate resignation of state governors who have not been able to pay worker wages despite the bail out they received from the Federal Government. Bobboi Bala Kaigama, the president of the Congress, made this demand while speaking at the 10th Triennial Delegates Conference of the […]

The Federal Government of Nigeria has formerly launched the clean-up of oil spills in Ogoni land, Rivers State, Nigeria, as recommended in the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report.  The clean-up which would cost at least $1billion, was formally flagged off on Thursday by  President Muhammadu Buhari who was represented at the event by Vice […]