Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, and his successor, Adams Oshiomhole, have expressed different views on the crisis in the Edo State House of Assembly. Reacting to the moves by the House of Representatives ...
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Mali’s standoff time bomb for Nigeria, others, ECOWAS warns as parliamentarians decry aloofness, urge swift resolution
The Parliament of the Economic Community of West Africans States (ECOWAS) has raised the alarm over the isolated treatment of the Malian impasse by member-states, warning that the rest nations in the sub-region were sitting on a keg powder on ...
Read More »SERAP takes Federal Government to ICC over 13.2m out of school children
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the Federal Government for allegedly leaving 13.2 million children out of school. The group’s request was contained in a petition to the ICC prosecutor, ...
Read More »NAMA splits Lagos airspace control centre to boost traffic services
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has successfully split the Lagos Sub-Flight Information Region (Sub-FIR) airspace into two sectors, as part of a move to enhance air traffic services. The two sectors – Lagos West Area Control Centre on 120.9MHz ...
Read More »Kidnappers Demand Thirty Million Naira Ransom, From 19year Old Victim
The Operatives of the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB), in following up a petition referred to the Command, by the Force Headquarters Abuja to Ibadan Oyo State, has arrested two suspects namely : (1) Thoa Akorede ‘m’ and (2) Alhaji Muhibudeen ...
Read More »Economic Sabotage: Two Arrested As Nigeria Customs Apapa Seize Ambulance Carrying Ten Cartons Of 225mg Tramadol Tablets Worth N2.8m
The Nigeria Customs Service Apapa headed by controller Muhammad Abba- Kura had arrested two male suspects named Micheal Ajibade (Driver) and Olatunde Emmanuel (Escort) along with an ambulance discovered to be carrying ten cartons of 225mg Tramadol Tablets, valued at ...
Read More »Nigerian Navy confirms abduction of 10 Turks by pirates in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Navy has said 10 crewmembers of the Turkish-flagged general cargo vessel, MV PAKSOY 1, attacked by pirates at the weekend in the Niger Delta was still missing. Waylaid South West of Brass, the naval high command said the ...
Read More »Federal Government to supply 10 per cent of India’s oil needs
Nigeria is to supply 10 per cent of India’s crude oil requirements in the face of competing for the demand for the product from other countries. Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, dropped the ...
Read More »Federal Government withdrew graft charges against me to save face, says Danjuma Goje
Former Governor of Gombe State, Danjuma Goje has declared that the Federal Government withdrew corruption charges against him to save face. Goje, who withdrew from the Senate Presidency race shortly before the June 11, 2019 inauguration of the Ninth National ...
Read More »Kwara assembly investigates illegal acquisition of state owned property
The Kwara State House of Assembly has set a five-man Ad-Hoc Committee to probe illegal acquisition of government property by individuals in the state. This followed matter of general public importance on the sudden change of government-owned Tourist Kitchen to ...
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