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Oil workers to FG: Deregulate but don’t sell Nigeria’s wealth to exploiters

Posted by admin Headlines, Oil Politics Saturday, December 26th, 2015

By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor As Nigeria inches towards full deregulation of the oil sector, the National President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), FRANCIS JOHNSON, says its members are fully in support of the planned deregulation of the sector by the Federal Government. But he is quick […]

Budget: Buhari arrives N’Assembly as Reps debate Dogara’s birthday

Posted by admin Budget, Headlines, House, Legislature Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara John Ameh Tuesday’s presentation of the 2016 budget estimates to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari did not go without a dramatic twist when the President surprised Senators and members of the House of Representatives with his timely arrival for the event. The lawmakers were busy exchanging […]

Biafra: Kanu faces fresh charges

Posted by admin Biafra, Headlines Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

Ade Adesomoju The Federal Government has filed six counts including treasonable felony against the founder of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Two other persons charged along with Kanu are Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi. The fresh case against Kanu was filed on Friday, barely 24 hours after another judge […]

IG okays promotion of 558 police schoolteachers

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

Adelani Adepegba The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has approved the promotion of 558 teachers in police primary and secondary schools across the country. It was learnt that the promotion, which takes immediate effect, was meant to address the complaints among the teaching staff and also to motivate them to perform better. The Director, […]

Police admit killing UNIPORT student, SUG fumes

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police, Top Stories Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

Oghenekevwe Samson Folarin The Rivers State Police Command has admitted to killing a final year student of the University of Port Harcourt, Oghenekevwe Edah. It was learnt that the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Operations), A.A. Muhammed, who delivered a condolence message to the deceased’s family on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo, […]

Why Nigerians hardly survive cancer – Prof. Okoye

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

rof. Ifeoma Okoye is a radiologist at the Radiation Medicine Department at University of Nigeria College of Medicine (UNCM) and University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu. Okoye, who is also the founder of a non-governmental organisation, Breast Without Spot (BWS), in this interview, explains why Nigerians hardly survive cancer. She, however, says the situation […]

Aero, FAAN bicker over airport ladder incident

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

Olawunmi Ojo The management of Aero Contractors Airline has said it is not responsible for the unfortunate incident that occurred on Saturday in which passengers of a chartered flight disembarked from its aircraft using a ladder. The airline said on Monday that it was assured of adequate ground handling services by the Bauchi Airport Manager […]

Banks blame ATM card ban abroad on round-tripping

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

Deposit Money Banks in the country are recording unprecedented foreign exchange bills owing to heavy and frequent use of payment cards by their customers who travel abroad, it has been learnt. The development, which has created huge forex debts with the banks’ international financial partners, has forced many DMBs to stop their customers from using […]

Why Buhari is trusted in Yorubaland — Gen Diya

Posted by admin Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency Monday, December 21st, 2015

Nigeria may have problems producing Buhari’s successor Lieutenant General Donaldson Oladipo Diya (Retd) was Chief of General Staff, CGS, during the military regime of late General Sani Abacha (1993 – 1997). Earlier he served under the military regime of General Muhammadu Buhari as Military Governor of Ogun State between January 1984 and August 1985. Born […]

Court registrar jailed 10 years for defrauding Bamaiyi of $330,000

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines Monday, December 21st, 2015

Lagos—For defrauding a former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi, of 330,000 dollars, a court registrar, Mrs Oluronke Rosolu, was yesterday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of an Ikeja High Court. Rosolu was convicted on all the two counts charge of conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretences brought […]