June 19, 2012 by Niyi Odebode and Adelani Adepegba 113 Comments Three policemen consisting of a superintendent and corporals have been detained for allegedly allowing the suspended Chairman of the House of Representtaive Ad hoc Committee on fuel Subsidy Regime, Mr. Farouk Lawan to go home at night while in detention. It was learnt on […]
The Federal Government has taken of about N100 billion in loans in the past one year. The borrowings were inclusive of external and domestic financial facilities for the running of the administration. The figure was disclosed by the Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Dr. Abraham Nwankwo in an official statement yesterday. The statement contained […]
Borno elders, led by a former Minister of Petroleum, Dr Shettima Monguno, has said the face-off between the aggrieved sect of the Jama’atu Ahlus Sunnah Lid da’waati Wal Jihad a.k.a Boko Haram and federal law enforcement agents has denied the people of the state the peace they had enjoying and almost brought the society to […]
NIGERIAN and Pakistani army have agreed to partner on areas of professional interest, in furtherance of their long standing cordial relations. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Azubike Ihejirika, who began a working visit to Pakistan on Thursday, discussed with his counterpart, Pakistan Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, on areas of mutual […]
Passing out Batch ‘B’ corps members in Ekiti State, who served in public schools, protested at the parade ground on Thursday and called officials of the state government names for withholding their three-month allowance. At the ceremony in which the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin, represented Governor Kayode Fayemi, the […]
By PETER EGWUATU & MICHAEL EBOH LAGOS — Acting Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Daisy Ekineh, two other Executive Commissioners of the commission and the entire SEC Board were, Thursday, relieved of their duty by the Federal Government, as their tenure expires June 15, 2012. Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has […]
By Nadahi Marama MAIDUGURI—AN Elder statesman and former Minister of Petroleum, Dr. Shettima Monguno, has said the type of government being practised in the country was not democracy but “democorruption,” as according to him, the present administration was doing nothing to tackle the high level of corruption in the country. Mungono spoke at his residence, […]
June 14, 2012 by Adelani Adepegba, Abuja Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the probe of fuel subsidy mismanagement, Mr. Farouk Lawan | credits: File THE Chairman of the House of Representatives probe panel on fuel subsidy management, Farouk Lawal, on Wednesday failed to show up at the police headquarters for interrogation. An […]
By Sam Eyoboka LAGOS — KANO State branch of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to treat the state as a special case by beefing up security in the area, pointing out that silent killing of Christians is ongoing in parts of the metropolis. In a telephone interview, the state […]
INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega | credits: File copy Registered voters who change their residential addresses before 2015 have been assured they will vote. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, Section 13 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) has made provisions to enable such voters to exercise their franchise in their new location. […]
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