President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a comprehensive relief package valued at over N400bn to put an end to the lingering crisis of unpaid workers’ salaries in the country. Vanguard gathered that a three-pronged relief package that will end the workers plight include: *The sharing of about $2.1b (N413.7bn) in fresh allocation between the states and […]
President Muhammadu Buhari ADVERTISEMENT President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said he inherited a country with virtually empty treasury from former President Goodluck Jonathan. Buhari, who met with State House correspondents on Monday to mark his first day in the Aso Rock office, said his administration was being weighed down by debts running into millions […]
By Festus Ahon OLOROGUN John Oguma, JP, is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Delta State. In this interview with select journalists, he spoke on the 2015 elections and other issues of national interests.Excerpts: What is your reaction to the outcome of the 2015 general election? We in PDP abandoned ‘we’ and […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, said it had arrested former Gov. Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the spokesman for the EFCC, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He added that former Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa was also being interrogated over corruption […]
Former Imo State Governor, Ihedi Ohakim A former Imo State governor, Ihedi Ohakim, was on Thursday arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Ohakim, who was scheduled to visit the EFCC office in Abuja on Wednesday, had shunned the anti-graft agency’s invitation to answer questions on fraud he allegedly perpetuated […]
Mbu THE Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of Zone Two, Mbu Joseph Mbu, has recalled how his men turned down a N50 million bribe allegedly offered by Bureau De Change (BDC) operators who swindled their clients of N624 million. Mbu was reacting to allegations of torture levelled against his men by two prime suspects […]
It has been difficult tracking Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo (former Governor of the Central Bank) since his bombshells before the general elections, but finally we tracked him down in his private library at his residence in Abuja on Friday, 5th June, 2015. He seemed unwilling to say much, at least for now. But it was […]
JOHN ALECHENU examines the likely shape of the Buhari cabinet and takes a look at individuals being considered to play a part After the euphoria of the May 29 inauguration ceremony, President Muhammadu Buhari and the governing All Progressives Congress are now faced with the task of delivering on promises they made to Nigerians during […]
There are strong indications that in fulfillment of his campaign promise to reduce the cost of governance, President Muhammadu Buhari may have concluded plans to slash his salary and reduce his personal emoluments. It was learnt that the President expected the Vice-President and other political appointees to take a similar decision. Saturday PUNCH gathered in […]
Timipre Sylva The Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr. M.S. Diri, on Monday withdrew the N2.45bn fraud charges instituted against a former governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Timipre Sylva. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on May 18, 2015 re-arraigned Sylva on six counts of fraud before Justice […]
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