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BY EMMA UJAH, CLIFFORD NDUJIHE, HENRY UMORU, INALEGWU SHAIBU, BEN AGANDE OSCARLINE ONWUEMENYI, PAUL ODENYI ABUJA — NIGERIANS, yesterday, hailed President Goodluck Jonathan’s removal of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Chairman, Mrs. Farida Waziri, saying it was long overdue. Waziri was eased out of the commission after three-and-a half years on the saddle with […]

Nigeria improves on FIFA rankings

NIGERIA moved a step upward in the  latest FIFA ranking released by the world’s football governing body yesterday. Ranked 44th in October, the two-time Africa Cup of Nations champions reclaimed the 43rd position which it occupied in September and this is as a result of the Super Eagles performance in its last two international friendly […]

Reps drop motion to probe oil theft, amnesty programme

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, threw out a motion seeking to probe the hijack of oil supply vessel “MV Endeavour”, the kidnapping of three expatriates off Niger Delta coastline and the implementation of the amnesty programme. The three expatriates were reportedly kidnapped on November 18 while working in a vessel serving at the Chevron oil […]

BPE Report: Senate orders sack of DG

HAVING completed  its  investigation,  the ad hoc committee on privatisation and commercialisation set up by the  Senate  to investigate the  privatisation and  commercialisation activities of the Bureau of Public Enterprises  (BPE)  from  1999 to date submitted its  report on Wednesday and recommended  the sack of the Director-General  of BPE, Ms Bola Onagoruwa. The setting up […]

HID clocks 96 tomorrow •Communion service holds 7.30a.m

THE Matriarch of the Awolowo dynasty and Yeye Oodua of Yorubaland, Chief (Mrs) Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, will tomorrow mark her 96th birthday at her home in Ikenne. The holy communion service will be held at the Awolowos’ residence in Ikenne Remo, Ogun State, at 7.30a.m. Affectionately  referred to as the “Jewel of Inestimable Value” […]

Kogi gov poll: PDP is stockpiling arms, ammunition

AS the people of Kogi State prepare for the forthcoming governorship election, the issue of alleged stocking of arms and ammunition has become a subject in the state, as the leading political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) take  centre stage. However the Wada/Awoniyi campaign organisation has debunked allegations  that […]

UK Justice Ministry partners Nigeria’s judiciary on terrorism

The nation’s judiciary and the United Kingdom Justice Ministry have commenced talks on the possibility of judicial cooperation on terrorism and terrorism-related cases. Top on the list is the possibility of training selected Nigerian judges particularly in the area of case management, a relatively new genre in the judicial process and an area in which […]

725 ghost workers discovered in Bauchi LGAs

ABOUT 725 ghost workers have been discovered to exist in the 20 local government areas of  Bauchi State. Revealing this while submitting its report to the state Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Faggo, the chairman of the task force set up by the ministry to verify workers of the local government councils in […]

Robbery: Banks close for business in Akure

Aftermath of the bank robbery in Akure, Ondo State, many banks in the town, on Wednesday, did not open for business for fear of another attack by the robbers. Some of the banks located on Oba Adesida and Oyemekun road locked their gates, while their workers were also locked inside their premises. However, some other banks that […]

23 die in Katsina, Edo auto accidents

TWENTY-THREE persons reportedly died in three auto accidents that occurred on Tuesday across Edo and Katsina states. Nine persons were confirmed dead in separate road accidents that occurred in Jattu in Estako West Local Government Area and Aduwawa in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. According to reports, while six persons, made up […]