There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court, Abuja during the arraignment of the publisher of the online news medium, Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, alongside Olawale Bakare. When the matter was called, the defendants expectantly mounted the accused box ...
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Western Marine Command makes Huge Poultry Seizure. By Chinyere Ejuka
The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has made a massive seizure of frozen poultry products worth #23.7million in just two separate raids. The seizure, according to information gathered is a total of two thousand, three hundred ...
Read More »NISER urges effective SDGs’ financing to eradicate poverty
The Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) has called for effective financing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to eradicate poverty in the country. It, therefore, stressed the need to commit a percentage of the federal and states’ ...
Read More »Era of bureaucracy in federal civil service over, HOS declares, plans establishment of innovation department
Acting Head of Service (HOS) of the federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, has declared that the era of bureaucracy that has held down performances in the civil service over the years is over. She said civil servants should brace up for ...
Read More »Presidency redeploys Keyamo to labour ministry, swaps postition with Alasoadura
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday approved the immediate redeployment of two ministers of state. A statement from the office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation (OSGF) said Festus Keyamo leaves the Niger Delta Affairs Ministry as minister of state ...
Read More »We will tackle corruption head-on, President Buhari declares at UN
President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his administration’s commitment in tackling corruption, insisting that the government under his watch will leave no stones unturned to rid the country of graft. He stated this at the 74th Session of the United Nations General ...
Read More »Police arrest robber who specialises in robbing commercial sex workers in Edo State
The Police in Edo State at the weekend arrested a 30-year old man identified as God’stime Ogechi, who specialises in robbing commercial sex workers at Ugbiyoko Community in Egor Council Area of the state. Parading the suspect at the police ...
Read More »Don’t put nation’s judiciary on trial, Ortom tells Nigerians
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has advised Nigerians against putting the nation’s judiciary on trial, saying they should rather have confidence in it and separate it from politics. Ortom, who gave the charge at the weekend, while declaring the Benue ...
Read More »High court refutes alleged plot to frustrate Acting CJ’s appointment
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed claims of alleged plans to frustrate the appointment of Justice John T. Tsoho as substantive Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court. It distanced itself from groups and individuals making public statements on ...
Read More »Army launches ‘operation identify yourselves’ to track fleeing terrorists, others
The Operation Lafiya Dole has launched ‘Operation Identify Yourselves’ aimed at tracking and arresting fleeing terrorists and criminals from the North East region. Its Commander, Major General Olusegun Adeniyi, disclosed that the terrorists were fleeing following last week’s ground and aerial bombardments ...
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