A former Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke, and his successor, Gov. Ben Ayade, have been locked in a serious crisis over a purported 20 percent consultancy fee to be paid from the Paris Club Funds recently refunded to states by the Federal Government, investigations revealed on Friday in Abuja. And according to […]
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) will hold its 1st annual conference today, Thursday, August 10 at Renaissance Hotel, Isaac John Street, Ikeja. The theme of the conference is: “Sustaining Growth through Diversification of the Economy.” Keynote Speakers at the conference are university teacher, Prof. Akin Onigbinde; the Managing Director of the News Agency […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is on a medical vacation in London, yesterday received top dignitaries from Nigeria. The delegation was led by the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Party, John Odigie-Oyegun and some governors elected on the party’s platform Those on the delegation were governors Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says government’s decision that any programme meant for Nigerians must be produced in Nigeria, is irreversible, as he responded to the controversy triggered by his earlier pronouncement on the issue. Alhaji Mohammed said there is no going back on the issue as he was not appointed […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted a committee to articulate its position on restructuring of Nigeria as agitations in that regard increases. The party`s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, stated in a statement on Wednesday that the decision to raise the committee was part of resolutions reached at a meeting between the […]
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) says it has no plan to postpone the July 22 council polls. The Chairman of LASIEC, retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, said on Saturday that rather than shift the election, preparations had been intensified to ensure that the exercise was successfully conducted. The commission is also stepping up awareness […]
The House of Representatives on Friday narrowly rejected a controversial defense spending bill amendment that would have required the Pentagon to determine which Islamic religious doctrines, concepts or schools of thought could be used by terror groups. The measure, introduced by conservative lawmaker Trent Franks, was defeated 208-217. It would have also required the Defense […]
The Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris has said the police would recruit 155,000 personnel within five years to bridge the gap of manpower shortage in the organisation. Idris, who made the disclosure Friday in Kano while briefing newsmen at Government House Kano, said 31,000 personnel would be recruited every year. He said the […]
The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Board (CDFIPB), at the end of its meeting held on Tuesday approved the regularisation of the dichotomy between holders of University degrees and Higher National Diploma (HND) in all the Services. CDFIPB, at the end of its meeting held on Tuesday, 11th July 2017, under the chairmanship of […]
A free-speech group on Tuesday sued U.S. President Donald Trump for blocking Twitter users from his @realDonaldTrump account, arguing the practice violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit, brought by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University in New York and joined by seven individual Twitter users, claims Trump blocked a […]