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General Politics, Latest Politics
Monday, December 16th, 2013
| credits: File copy Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, on Monday kicked against the Presidency’s threat to charge some members of the All Progressives Congress with treason. The President, through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, had on Sunday said that those “threatening fire and brimstone” and calling for […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Monday, December 16th, 2013
The Minister of the Interior, Abba Moro, has urged the Nigerian Immigration Service to impress Nigerians by making passports available to applicants under 24 hours. He said this would not only endear the service to Nigerians but it would also prove that President Goodluck Jonathan’s transformation agenda was realisable. Moro said this during the inauguration […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Raw Politics
Monday, December 16th, 2013
National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur The National Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has said that those calling for his removal are plotting to make President Goodluck Jonathan vulnerable. He said this based on the increased clamour by the PDP governors for his removal from office. The party […]
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EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics
Monday, December 16th, 2013
Chief Bode George THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has described as “unfortunate” that the Supreme Court set aside the court judgment that jailed former chairman of the board of Nigerian Ports Authority, Chief Olabode George and five former members. The five directors of the NPA whose sentensing was also quashed are Aminu Dabo, Captain […]
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Judiciary, Latest Politics, National Politics
Friday, December 13th, 2013
•Voids sections 104, 203 of criminal code From GODWIN TSA, Abuja Former Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority [NPA], Chief Ola-bode George and others were yesterday discharged and acquitted by the Supreme Court which quashed their conviction after holding that it was a complete mistrial by the lower courts.Others cleared with the chieftain of the Peoples […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, December 13th, 2013
» •Ask N’Assembly to conduct public hearing By ADE ALADE and NOAH EBIJE, Kaduna A cross section of Northern leaders have called for a thorough probe of the weighty allegations leveled against President Goodluck Jonathan by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. They said the allegations border on national security and capable of tearing the country apart.Obasanjo […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Friday, December 13th, 2013
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Lamido Sanusi The Northern Elders Forum and the Trade Union Congress have cautioned the Federal Government against ignoring calls by the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, for a probe into the oil $49.8bn fund unaccounted for by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Spokesman […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, December 12th, 2013
Former President of the United States, George Bush, on Thursday told the leadership of the country and its people to fight corruption, saying it had become the obvious challenge against its development. Bush, who is in Lagos as a guest speaker at the Access Leadership Conference 2013, said corrupt people, no matter how highly paced, […]
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Education, General Politics, Latest Politics
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
AT last the Federal Government and the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities on Wednesday reached a comprise to end the over five month old industrial action that had grounded Nigerian universities. This was sealed by signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the implementation of all contending issues in the 2009 […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has refuted reports credited to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, alleging that it withheld the sum of $49.8bn representing 76 per cent of the total crude oil revenues from January 2012 to July 2013. In a statement signed by the General Manager, […]
