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The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has said that the £4.2 million Ibori loot said to have been returned to Delta State has not been returned. Mr Ahmed Idris was reported to have told federal legislators on Tuesday that the money had been returned to Delta State. However, the Delta State Government […]
Organised Labour may be heading for a showdown with governors over its recommendation that the price petrol be raised from N162/litre to N408.5/litre. On Wednesday last week, a committee set up by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) pushed for the immediate removal of petrol subsidy and recommended that the product be sold between N380/litre […]
There is palpable apprehension and uncertainty among governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State over the mode of primary election the party’s hierarchy would use to choose its flag bearer today. The Anambra State’s wing of the APC Patriots raised this concern in a letter it addressed to the Chairman […]
Mr. Ahmed Idris, the Accountant General of the Federation, has disclosed that the controversial £4.2m looted by the Delta State ex-governor, James Ibori has since been transmitted to Delta state government. The Chief Accountant of the federation, revealed this to the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on “Assessment and Status of all Recovered […]
The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), USA Chapter, has called on the Federal Government to urgently probe the recent recurring military plane crashes in the country. NIDO, in a statement by its Chairman, Dr Eromosele Idahosa, and the Executive Director, Ms Patience Key, on Sunday said the incident was a “national disaster,” adding a […]
About 12 persons, mostly males, were reportedly abducted by gunmen in Madalla, a major town near Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, on Thursday. According to residents and police officials,the gunmen stormed Kwankashe, an area located along Suleja expressway on Thursday morning. A resident who preferred not to be named for security reasons, said about 12 […]
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has notified the commissioners of police in the Federal Capital Territory and Plateau State over imminent attacks by Boko Haram members. The alert contained in a May 19, 2021 circular addressed to the two commissioners of police and signed by the Principal Staff Officer to the IGP, […]
One person has been confirmed dead in a gas explosion that occurred at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The incident occurred around 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at the Marcque Event Centre within the library. Mr. Atom Lim, an aide to former President Olusegun Obasanjo who confirmed the explosion in a […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is silent on timetable for its congresses and national convention. The National Secretary, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Senator John Akpanudoedehe, however, faulted media reports that the ruling party would kick-start the exercise this week. He described the speculators as “political jobbers bent on undermining the Governor Mai Mala […]
Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has come under mounting pressure from critics and allies alike as the country reels from multiple security crises that have claimed hundreds of lives in recent weeks. An alarming wave of violence has left millions in Africa’s most populous country in uproar at the collapse in security. Attacks by jihadist […]
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