The organizers of the 40th Miss Nigeria pageant, Daily Times of Nigeria, on Friday unveiled the 38 contestants from among whom the Queen will be crowned on Dec. 19 in Lagos. A statement from DTN by eth Communications, said in Lagos that the contestants from the 36 states and the Federal Capital
A Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State has dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement application by Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, challenging the freezing of his account and threats of arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Justice E. A. Obile upheld the preliminary objection by the EFCC and struck out the matter on […]
The Senate yesterday refused to confirm Ibrahim Magu as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, upon a security report by the Department of State Services, DSS, sparking a verbal backlash from supporters of Magu. The 14-paragraph confidential report said that Magu has failed the integrity test and that if confirmed, he […]
Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday said incriminating evidence against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal on contract scandal at the Presidential Initiative on North East (PINE) would be forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senate ad-hoc committee on mounting humanitarian crisis in the North-east chaired by Senator
Its battles drawn between the Senate and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal, as the Senate has expressed displeasure at the statements credited to Mr Lawal in newspaper publications. Raising a point of order on the floor, Senator Dino Melaye drew the attention of the Senate to some newspaper publications […]
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose on Thursday stormed the Ado-Ekiti branch of the Zenith Bank to make withdrawal from his hitherto frozen account following a Federal High Court order asking the bank to de-freeze the Governor’s account. Governor Fayose, who made a withdrawal of five million Naira in cash, “I came to the bank […]
The Senate has rejected Ibrahim Magu’s nomination as Chairman of the EFCC. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, who addressed journalists after a closed-door session on Thursday, said the rejection was based on “security report.” He said the rejection would be communicated to President Muhammadu Buhari to take further action. Details later…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the leadership of the Nigerian military for the intellectual transformation of the officer corps. The president made the commendation at the decoration of two senior officers, including his Aide-De-Camp (ADC), at the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday. The newly-promoted officers include Air Vice Marshal Sadiq Kaita, the Commander of
The National project Coordinator of FADAMA Mr. Tayo Adewumi has said that Nigeria has partnered with a Ghanian Company that has indicated interest in buying Cassava leaves in commercial quantities from the country which he noted as a spur of the moment for the agency. Adewumi said this will earn foreign exchange for the country […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has presented a N7.298 trillion 2017 budget. Buhari while presenting the budget at the Senate on Wednesday said that “We will continue to fortify our defence spending till all our enemies within and without are subdued.” He said, “The people who voted for us are waiting for us to change the course […]
The senate today received the Interim Report of The Ad-Hoc Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North East. In the report, the committee indicted the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, of awarding contracts to a company which he has links to. Babachir is in charge of the Presidential Initiative on […]
The Nigerian President will on Wednesday present the 2017 appropriation bill to a joint session of the National Assembly. President Muhammadu Buhari has given the assurance that there will be no such thing as budget padding in the document. He condemned what he termed injecting rogue projects and figures into the financial document, saying it […]
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, yesterday debunked the claim in some quarters that one of his aides, who pushed him out of the collapsed church building in Uyo on Saturday, lost his life in the process. He said the only staff directly in his service, who lost his life was a driver who […]
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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has assured Nigerian workers of a pay rise next year. Ngige stated this in Awka, the Anambra State capital, in an interactive session with journalists on Tuesday. He said the various committees handling the minimum wage issue were working to arrive at something. He said the […]
Deputy President of Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu,2 has proposed a single term of six years for incumbent president and governors, just as he raised alarm that the independence of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC was dangerously drifting away. According to him, it has become imperative to go for a single term of office as […]
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang has explained that President Buhari will go ahead with the $29.9billion borrowing plans despite Senate’s rejection. Giving clarification on Senate’s stance, Ita Enang explained that the Senate needed some information that were strategic to the borrowing plans which the
Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi west senatorial district on Tuesday raised a Point of Order on the misappropriation of funds by the NNPC and NDPC over alleged non-remittance of $3.48b and $3.442 into the Government coffers. He said on the non-remittance of funds: “No Senator is distinguished until all Nigerians are Distinguished” “It is […]
The face-off between Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, and his predecessor, Dr. Gabriel Suswam, continued, yesterday, with the former claiming it had evidence that the latter mismanaged the $24 million (about N10 billion) the Federal Government refunded to the state as part of the Paris Club debt write-off. Ortom’s response followed Suswam’s claim earlier […]
It was a gory sight yesterday as members of staff and students of Command Secondary School, Ibadan, Oyo State woke up to find the dead body of the Commandant, Col. Anthony Okeyim, in his apartment within the school premises. Okeyim, who was recently promoted, was alleged to have been strangled by suspected assassins. Already, the […]