Fayose makes N100m provision for stomach infrastructure in his 2016 budget
The Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday presented a budget proposal of N67billion to the State House of Assembly for the 2016 fiscal year. Presenting the budget, Mr. Fayose said the...
View ArticleI won’t trade words with Faleke, says Yahaya Bello
Kogi Governor-elect Alhaji Yahaya Bello has called on Hon James Abiodun Faleke to sheathe his sword for the good and peace of the State. Faleke has gone on the record a number of times to say he...
View ArticleFederal government slams Dokpesi with six counts of money laundering
Former chairman of DAAR communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi has been hit with six counts bordering on money laundering, by the federal government. Alongside Sambo Dasuki, Attahiru Bafarawa, Bashir...
View ArticleIt’s unfortunate that the Kogi and Bayelsa elections were marred by...
President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented the widespread irregularities that characterized the conduct of elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States recently, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and...
View ArticleWhy we reduced MTN’s fine–NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has explained why the fine levied on telecoms giant MTN for flouting its directive on deactivating unregistered lines, was reduced from N1.4trillion to...
View ArticleWhy we haven’t decided on a new date to conclude Bayelsa election, by INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is still mulling over a new date for the elections in Southern Ijaw, Bayelsa State. Ballot box snatching, violence and a host of other malpractices...
View ArticleSaraki denies owning the N310m stolen by DSS operatives as alleged by...
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has dismissed claims by SaharaReporters that he was the owner of the N310million stolen during a robbery operation involving some military and State Security Service...
View ArticleI have done a lot of good for Chelsea, so Abramovich won’t fire me–Mourinho
Chelsea play Mourinho’s former club Porto today looking to put Premier League woes aside by reaching the Champions League knockout stages. Mourinho was subject to the first managerial vote of...
View ArticleRenown Professor, Eskor Toyo, is dead
Professor Eskor Toyo who lit up the academia in Nigeria, is dead. He was aged 86. Born in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, in 1929, Toyo was a professor of Economics and a national trustee of the Academic Staff...
View ArticleBabatunde Fowler has been confirmed FIRS chairman by senate
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Babatunde Fowler as chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS. Mr. Fowler was appointed acting chairman of the agency by President Muhammadu Buhari on August...
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Raymond Dokpesi appears in court [PICTURES]
DAAR communications founder, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, was arraigned before a federal high court today on a six count charge bordering on money laundering and financial crimes. Alongside Dasuki,...
View ArticleREPORT: How Jonathan, Okonjo-Iweala illegally diverted N61.4 billion Abacha...
The immediate past Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, illegally approved the transfer of at least N61.4 billion ($300 million and £5.5 million) from funds recovered from late dictator, Sani...
View Article“They abused trust and it’s difficult to keep quiet”| Buhari speaks on the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said (without mentioning names) that all those indicted in the arms procurement scandal which has taken over the front-pages for a little over a fortnight now, abused...
View ArticleOsinbajo slams the EFCC for not doing enough to secure convictions against...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday lamented the delay in court processes which often get high profile corruption cases stalled. He said the development had left the various anti-corruption...
View ArticleCaptain Idris Wada of the PDP says the election tribunal will declare him...
Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, lost the governorship race in his State to the opposition APC and he’s certain the election petitions tribunal would reverse the situation. Addressing PDP stakeholders...
View ArticleWe’ll replace Faleke if he remains headstrong–APC
The APC has said it is weighing its options with regard to Hon James Abiodun Faleke who has vowed not to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Kogi Governor-elect Yahaya Bello on January 27, 2016 even as...
View ArticleI find it offensive when Governors say they can’t pay minimum wage–Oshiomhole
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has broken ranks with his colleagues who have insisted they can no longer put up with paying the N18,000 minimum wage to workers; owing to dwindling revenues from...
View Article100 terrorists fleeing Sambisa forest were gunned down by soldiers
By Abdulkareem Haruna Scores of Boko Haram fighters, who were on the run after the bombardment of their hideouts in Sambisa forest, were yesterday gunned down by soldiers manning their secret escape...
View ArticleHold Yahaya Bello responsible if I’m assassinated–Faleke
APC deputy governorship candidate in the just concluded Kogi elections, Hon James Abiodun Faleke has alleged threat to his life by Alhaji Yahaya Bello who is now Kogi Governor-elect. Following the...
View ArticleGovernor Ambode lays out N666bn budget; promises better days ahead for Lagosians
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday presented the Year 2016 Budget proposal of N665.588billion to the House of Assembly, with a pledge that his administration would not only implement...
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