Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has visited Kajuru where 66 people were reportedly killed on Friday and warned against politicising the issue. Spokesperson to the governor, Samuel Aruwan, stated that his principal was accompanied on the trip by the GOC ...
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Court halts Senator Nwaoboshi’s arrest by SPIP over assets declaration
Former Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Peter Nwaoboshi (PDP Delta North) got a reprieve from arrest and other punitive actions being planned against him by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel (SPIP) for recovery of public property. ...
Read More »Maritime workers threaten to shut seaports over unpaid wages by IOCs
• Completion of $99m Ibadan dry port sacrosanct, says NSC boss The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has vowed to shut down the nation’s seaports over unpaid wages by International Oil Companies (IOCs). It issued a 14-day ultimatum to ...
Read More »Anti-piracy bill will combat maritime crime as sector creates 7,000 jobs new jobs in six months
Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, has said the agency was taking strategic steps to deal with maritime piracy. He disclosed that the anti-piracy bill, sponsored by NIMASA, has been passed by the ...
Read More »Nigeria prepares for Ebola, signs health security agreement with Germany
Following the two deaths and infection of three others by the raging Ebola outbreak in Uganda that spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has intensified preparedness for infectious diseases. However, the ...
Read More »Defence Headquarters flays troops caught on video maltreating suspects
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has described as highly regrettable the conduct of troops caught on video maltreating suspected bandits arrested along Kaduna/Abuja road. Acting director, Defence Information, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, while reacting to the trending video, stated that “the Chief of ...
Read More »Sacked Oyo council chairmen petition Buhari on Governor Makinde
Sacked chairmen of Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Oyo State have reported Governor Seyi Makinde to President Muhammadu Buhari for removing them from office. The chairmen, under the auspices of Association of Local Government ...
Read More »Ihedioha raises panel to probe Okorocha, review last minute appointments
NMA suspends strike as state, doctors reach accord Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has set up a panel to probe immediate past governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha and review appointments and recruitments carried out from 2015 till date. Ihedioha ...
Read More »Zamfara State Governor suspends emir, district head
Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has suspended with immediate effect the Emir of Maru, Alhaji Abubakar Chika Ibrahim, and the District Head of Kanoma, Alhaji Ahmad Lawal. A statement by the Director General, Government House Press Affairs, Alhaji ...
Read More »SEEDi seeks speedy constitution of next Federal Executive Council
The Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Initiative (SEEDi) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to speed up the constitution of his next Federal Executive Council (FEC). According to the non-profit organisation, the nation’s economy faces a myriad of challenges impacting ...
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