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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Friday, April 1st, 2016
Minister strikes deal with marketers to end fuel scarcity — 1st April 2016 •IPMAN to flood stations with petrol From Dennis Mernyi, Abuja & Dennis Mernyi, Awka MINISTER of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has moved to end the leadership tussle in the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN). His peace deal and intervention would get IPMAN […]
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Economy, Latest Politics
Friday, April 1st, 2016
FG injects N350bn in economy to pay contractors — 1st April 2016 From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja IT was a big relief local contractors who had abandoned their sites over three years ago due to lack of funds, as the Federal Government, yesterday, said it has injected N350 billion into the economy to enable them go back to work. […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics
Friday, April 1st, 2016
Niyi Odebode and Adelani Adepegba The United States has acknowledged Nigeria’s challenges and told President Muhammadu Buhari administration that building Nigeria would not be “an overnight operation.” The US Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry, who stated this on Wednesday at the US-Nigeria Binational Commission’s meeting in Washington, said America wanted Nigeria to succeed. He […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, April 1st, 2016
Friday Olokor, Abuja A civil rights organization, Transition Monitoring Group, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on the unemployment situation in the country to regain public confidence. The group also expressed concern over the lingering fuel scarcity in the country, warning that if the scenario and poor power supply […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, Party Politics, Raw Politics
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
Resign honourably now, APC vice chairman tells Kachikwu Written by: Kolawole Daniel – Abuja Monday, March 28, 2016 advertisement TO THE All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday, asked the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachukwu, to honourably resign his position if he is not capable of doing his part, by efficiently […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
A group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has demanded that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), enforces the verdict of a Federal High Court, Lagos, on making public, details on how recovered looted funds were spent since the return of civilian rule. A judgment by Justice Mohammed […]
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First Ladies, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, Latest Politics
Sunday, March 27th, 2016
Wife of Nigeria’s President, Aisha Buhari has reacted to the Peoples Democratic Party that she is not involved in foreign exchange dealings and could not have been a beneficiary of an alleged $22million allocation from the Central Bank of Nigeria. Recall that the PDP on its Twitter posts yesterday had alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari, his aides and […]
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Latest Politics, State News
Sunday, March 27th, 2016
The Federal Government has yet to receive any formal request for fresh bailout from any state government,SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. Findings by our correspondent from top government officials at the Ministry of Finance on Saturday revealed that since the last bailout exercise where about 19 states got a total of about N348.6bn, no state has made […]
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Economy, Latest Politics
Thursday, March 24th, 2016
agos—Worried by the economic downturn in the country, Oba of Lagos, Oba Riliwanu Akiolu yesterday urged Nigerians to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari, saying; “He needs God’s intervention to address the country challenges.” Oba Akiolu Akiolu who made the appeal during a courtesy visit by a delegation from Kebbi State led by the state governor, […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Corruption Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, March 24th, 2016

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Former Director of Finance and Accounts at the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Air Commodore Salisu Abdullahi Yushau (retd), yesterday, revealed before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, that all past Air Chief Marshals, diverted N558.2 million monthly from funds meant for the payment of salaries of Nigerian Air Force officials. Badeh […]