Former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki ADVERTISEMENT There are strong indications in Abuja that the Department of State Services will soon apply for a court order to freeze the bank accounts of a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.). The PUNCH learnt on Sunday that Dasuki’s bank accounts would be frozen because […]
CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele The naira fell further to a new record low of 235 to the dollar at the parallel market on Thursday, as dollar shortages persisted, foreign exchange dealers said. The President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators, Aminu Gwadabe, said people were holding dollars to protect themselves against further naira […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has turned down an offer by the Federal Government to procure five new armoured Mercedes Benz S-600 (V222) cars for his use. The cars which total cost is put at about N400m were planned to be purchased by the State House. A Presidency source told journalists on Thursday that Buhari […]
From MOLLY KILETE, Abuja The Police Force Headquarters in Abuja, yesterday, denied reports that it summoned Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, for interrogation over alleged forgery of the Senate Rules on election of its principal officers. It however, said it wrote a letter to the clerk of the National Assembly, to facilitate a meeting between police investigation […]
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 […]
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