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Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Mr Askia Ogieh may have hinted a plan to wicked attacks on Nigerian citizens who are going by their honest daily activities. The indication of such impending vicious attacks came on Monday evening during an encounter with the Editor In Chief of […]

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) says it will not tolerate any mistreatment of civilians by its cadets. NDA authorities gave the affirmation on Thursday in response to a viral video of cadets torturing civilians. NDA also said it will probe the assault on the two civilians by some of its cadets. The academy’s leadership also […]

Investigation has revealed that the suspended Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Peter Olu Jack, allegedly spent N630million in two months “without due process”. The revelation was documented in the report of an audit committee set up to investigate the activities of Jack while serving at the helms of NITDA affairs. Jack was […]

Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have hailed the Supreme Court for upholding the elections of all its governors, saying the court has saved democracy in the country. A PDP Governors’ Forum statement issued after the court upheld the elections of Governors Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom and Okey Ikpeazu of Abia State, noted […]

Barely two weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari signed a Mutual Legal Assistance agreement with the United Arab Emirate on the repatriation of stolen funds and extradition of indicted officials, the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, today met with the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Mahmud Muhammad Al- Mahmud in his office […]

After several hours of trial, the Supreme Court on Wednesday night, affirmed the electoral victories of Governors Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State. The two governors emerged victorious as candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 governorship election. In the judgement on the Akwa Ibom election, […]

The Committee for the Protection Of Peoples Mandate (CPPM), on Wednesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to set up a commission of inquiry into the alleged manipulation of the Ekiti governorship election in 2014. Former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ekiti chapter, Dr. Temitope Aluko, days ago spilled the beans, with evidence, of […]

In order to challenge the $3.9 billion fine slamed on them by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for failing to disconnect unregistered users, MTN Group has hired a former United States Attorney, General, Eric Holder. According to sources close to the organisation, the Attorney pleaded with NCC officials last month on behalf of MTN. The fine […]

A civil rights organisation, Centre for Leadership Network Initiative, on Wednesday in Abuja advised President Muhammadu Buhari to caution the Minister of Communications Technology, Mr. Adebayo Shittu and reverse the suspension of the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency Mr. Peter Jack. The National Publicity Secretary of CLNI, Usman Abdulazeez, described the sack […]

Barely six months after a Bristow helicopter crashed in Lagos, killing some of its occupants, another helicopter, belonging to the same company has crashed in the state. Like the previous incident, the crash occurred at the lagoon in the Oworonsoki end of the state while the helicopter was on its way to the Murtala Mohammed […]

New perspectives have emerged in the trial of former Plateau State governor, Joshua Dariye as a witness presented by the prosecution detailed how Dariye shared the allegedly mismanaged N1.162billion originally meant to be the Ecological Fund for his state. For more than two hours on Tuesday, a witness in the trial gave details of what […]

Boniface Emenalo, one of the persons accused along with the former Chairman, House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, Farouk Lawan, has agreed to testify against Lawan in the  bribery case against himself and Lawan. The accused-turned-witness was deleted as one of the defendants on Tuesday after the prosecution lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo announced that […]