NewsPol

Troops of joint operation DELTA SAFE have intensified raids operation against crude oil theft with destruction of 80 illegal refineries across Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States recently. In Bayelsa state, troops patrol around Obhoyohan and Ngiri Creeks in Nembe Local Government Area discovered and destroyed 7 illegal refineries containing 150,000 litres of suspected stolen crude […]

A Nigerian artiste, Stephanie Otobo has accused the Omega Fire Ministries General Overseer, Apostle Johnson Suleman of using the police force to harass her in addition to breaching a proposal to marry her. Solicitors for Otobo, Festus Keyamo Chambers made the issue public on Sunday, saying the clergyman had promised to marry Otobo and led […]

A Yola High Court on Monday sentenced a former  Governor of Adamawa state, Mr James Bala Ngilari, to five years in prison without the option of fine. He was found  guilty of the   corruption charge filed against him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The case was filed in September 2016. The court presided over […]

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) say the Kaduna International Airport is now set for international operations. The Managing Director of FAAN, Mr Saleh Dunoma, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said the organisation has installed all safety equipment needed for […]

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to call and speak to him if he really is hale and hearty.  He issued the challenge on Sunday, after the President was reported to have said he was returning soon to continue the project of fixing Nigeria after a time of rest in […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo to “urgently propose a bill that would specifically regulate and bring transparency to any future presidential library fundraising process, and make public disclosure of major donations towards the establishment of any such library mandatory.”  The organisation said that, “Osinbajo should work […]

Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has warned all contractors handling the “Whole School Approach Renovation” scheme in some schools in the state to keep to the project specification or have the contract terminated. Irked by the poor quality of work, use of sub-standard building items and non-adherence to project specification in two of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. In a phone call from London, where he is convalescing, President Buhari told the former military ruler (1976 to 1979) and democratically elected president (1999 to 2007) that a time like this provides opportunity to reflect on […]

A civil rights activist, Tonye Bob-Manuel, on Sunday took to the cleaners, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, for empowering his godson, George Turnah, rather unduly. Turnah (33), now under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, was conferred with the prestigious national honour of Member of Order of the Niger (MON) by Jonathan. He was reported to have […]

A civil rights movement, Concerned Citizens for Nation Building, on Sunday the arrest and detention of the National Commandant of Peace Corps of Nigeria, Dickson Akoh, by the police, advising him to “proceed to court and claim N100 billion damages.” The youth organisation criticised the garrison manner the police acted and warned that “should it happen agains, the […]Read More

While the Federal Government is intensifying efforts to rid Nigeria of corruption by encouraging whistle-blowers, some top government officials are trying to thwart. An assistant director’s career has been terminated because he raised the alarm that the sum of $229,000 and N800,000 had been diverted by key officials in the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in […]

The Federal Government has committed a sum of N702 billion to the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) as power payment guarantee support.  The step is part of government’s Economic Growth and Recovery plan.  According to spokesman for NBET, Etore E. Thomas the move comes as a recognition of the critical role that access to electricity […]