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Buhari vows to punish ministers, MDAs for disrespecting NASS
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to punish ministers and chief executive officers of government agencies who henceforth disrespect members of the National Assembly.…
Lagos Govt rescues trafficked children, seals 4 estates, 22 buildings
Three trafficked children serving as workers in a construction site in Lagos have been rescued by the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory, LSMTL during enforcement visit to…
Saraki floors EFCC: Court orders return of his seized houses
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to return the two houses forfeited temporarily to the Federal Government to former Senate…
N3.4bn NSITF scam: Panel to probe Somefun, Kemi Nelson, others inaugurated
The Federal Government has set up a Presidential Joint Board Audit Investigation Panel to probe alleged N3.4 billion financial infractions levelled against the suspended Managing…
We are not convinced with NAF’s explanation – Sister of Tolu Arotile speaks
Damilola Adegboye, the immediate elder sister of Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile, has demanded a thorough investigation. Adeboyega, in an interview with PUNCH, said…
WTO: Okonjo-Iweala thanks Buhari, NASS, ECOWAS for support
Dr Ngozi Okonjo–Iweala yesterday expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly for nominating and supporting her candidacy for Director-General of the World…
Southsouth governors back agency’s forensic audit
GOVERNORS of Southsouth states on Thursday declared support for the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari. The states’…
Obi Onitsha tests negative for virus
THE Chairman, Anambra Traditional Rulers’ Council and Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, has tested negative for coronavirus pandemic. The monarch, made this…
N’Assembly Commission Queries Clerk for Rejecting Retirement
The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has queried the Clerk of the National Assembly (CNA), Mr. Mohammed Ataba Sani-Omolori, for rejecting retirement. The Executive…
Buhari Orders Speedy, Coordinated Probe of Corruption Allegations in NDDC
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja ordered a speedy and effective coordination among security and investigating agencies along with the National Assembly into the…
Akpabio after my life – Ex-NDDC MD speaks on police siege at residence
The former managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has narrated what happened at her residence in GRA, Port Harcourt, before the arrival of Nyesom Wike,…
BREAKING: NDDC acting MD walks out on Reps
Acting Managing Director of Interim Management Committee(IMC) the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei and his team on Thursday walked out…
UK’s new migration visa lures Nigerian doctors
• More health workers may ‘flee’ • ‘Nigeria can only achieve sufficiency in 100 years’ • ‘58 doctors stopped last week have left the country More Nigerian medical practitioners may…
BREAKING: Gov Wike storms residence of ex-NDDC MD, Nunieh over police siege [VIDEO]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has reportedly stormed the residence of a former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh, after police operatives laid siege to her house…
Combat pilot, Arotile, quarreled with commanders, may have been murdered – Group
A pan Yoruba group, Apapo O’odua Koya, (AOKOYA, made up of 18 Yoruba groups, has alleged that the late flying officer, Tolulope Arotile, who was the first-ever…
BREAKING: Police lay siege to ex-NDDC MD, Nunieh’s residence
Officers of the Nigerian police force have stormed the residence of Joy Nunieh, former acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The security agents arrived…
WASSCE: South West states agree to reopen schools
The six South West states of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti have agreed to reopen schools next month to enable Senior Secondary School 3 pupils sit for the West African Senior…
I have managerial capability to lead WTO, says Okonjo-Iweala
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance and one of eight candidates vying for position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said she is…
Schools will remain closed till safety is guaranteed – FG
The federal government says it is not yet safe for academic activities to resume in schools across the country. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, minister of state for education, said this while addressing reporters at the end of the eighth…
National Assembly Clerk rejects retirement by commission
’It lacks power to retire’ Sani-Omolori to 151 others: stay put The controversy over tenure elongation of the Clerk of the National Assembly (CNA), Alhaji Mohammed Sani-Omolori, has…
There can’t be crisis between Oniru and I, says Ajasa
A major contender for the Oniru stool, Prince Hakeem Ajasa, has urged members of the Oniru Royal Family to support the newly-installed Oniru of Iruland, Oba Abdul…
I did not sexually harass Nunieh, I’ve worked with several women – Akpabio
Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta affairs, says he did not sexually harass Joy Nunieh, former acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). THE WITNESS…
Mine is a case of ‘dog eat dog’, but I won’t give up – Magu
Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has described the allegations leveled against him as “nonsense”. Speaking with The…
Father of female combat pilot, Arotile, reveals shocking details about daughter’s death
Akintude Arotile, father of Tolulope, the late first female combat helicopter pilot of the Nigerian Air Force, has revealed some shocking revelations about the death of his…