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First Ladies, General Politics, Headlines, House, Legislature, Patience Jonathan
Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
THE House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to make available the list of accounts belonging to former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan that are not under litigation. House of Representatives The lawmakers made the request following allegation by the petitioner that the EFCC has repeatedly […]
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Headlines, Niger Delta
Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
— 20th December 2017 From: Ben Dunno, Warri An environment rights group in the Niger Delta, the Oil Spill Victims Vanguard (OSPIVV), has threatened court action against the Federal Government over the latter’s alleged reluctance to commence work at the site of the Ogidigben Gas Revolution Industrial Park (OGRIP) for which, the group claimed, over […]
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Headlines
Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
Era of endless wait for Nigerian visa over in Amecia – CG — 20th December 2017 Acting Consul-General at the Nigerian Consulate in New York, Mr. Tanko Suleiman, has said that the era of endless wait to obtain Nigeria visa was over with the biometric system. Suleiman told the Correspondent, in New York, at the […]
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Headlines, House, Legislature
Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
— 20th December 2017 A non-governmental group, the Global Youth Scheme Acquisition and Poverty Eradication Organisation (GYSAPEO), has called on the House of Representatives to focus more on enacting people oriented laws rather than those that would cut off the people at the grassroots from governance. Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organization, […]
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Enugu, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
— 20th December 2017 …As banks hurry to make payment The Enugu State Internal Revenue Service in the early hours of Wednesday sealed up five hotels in a bid to recover the N6.6 billion owed the state government in taxes by companies and organisations doing business in the state. The five hotels that were affected […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, House, Legislature, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
— 20th December 2017 From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja House of Representatives members elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) staged a walkout from the plenary yesterday following the defection of Nnanna Igbokwe to the All Progressives Congress (APC). They were joined by their colleagues elected on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
— 19th December 2017 The Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Ms Christine Lagarde, says by 2030, over half of new workers entering the global labour force will come from Africa. A statement obtained from the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) website on Tuesday said Lagarde made the prediction at a special event hosted by […]
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EFCC Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Tuesday, December 19th, 2017
The chief executive of Innoson Technical Manufacturing Company, Enugu, Chief Innocent Chukwuma was yesterday arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged undisclosed financial deals. Chukwuma was arrested at about 11-30am from his Government Reserved Areas (GRA), Enugu residence by armed police officers after an initial resistance mounted by him […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, December 12th, 2017
— 12th December 2017 …As trailer crushes woman to death, injures 15 others From: Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa Less than 72 hours after a reporter with the African Independent Television(AIT) Miss Onisofie Owei survived after she was attacked and shot in Yenagoa, a former Commissioner, Mr. Ayakeme Masa has been shot dead by suspected gunmen. Masa, […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Tuesday, December 12th, 2017
Kano agog as African football legends play for IDPs — 12th December 2017 From Desmond Mgboh, Kano African football legends will be staging a charity game intended to raise money for thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) across various states in the North. Former Super Eagles captain and Arsenal FC great, Nwankwo Kanu, and Senegal’s former skipper, […]
