The House of Representatives, on Thursday, summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele; and the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, over alleged illegal withdrawal of $21bn from the Nigeria Liquefied and Natural Gas Limited’s …
Read More »Fans to Solskjaer: You’re unfair to Ighalo
Some football fans in Nigeria have criticised Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, for what they termed the poor treatment of former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo. The 31-year-old striker took a pay cut in January to join United on loan from Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua. But despite his …
Read More »Reps move to bar FG from entering agreements with sovereign clauses
The House of Representatives is making moves to stop Federal Government officials from entering into commercial agreements that tend to enslave the country or compel her to forfeit part of her sovereignty. The House, on Thursday, passed for second reading, ‘A Bill for an Act to Repeal Treaties (Making …
Read More »Buhari has failed, he needs to resign, ask for forgiveness – Sule Lamido
A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has said President Muhammadu Buhari needs to seek forgiveness from God because he has failed Nigerians. Lamido stated this during an interview with BBC Hausa. He lamented the killing of farmers in Borno State by Boko Haram and insisted “something is wrong …
Read More »$21bn Legally Withdrawn from NLNG Dividends Account, Says Kyari
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday defended the withdrawal of over $21 billion from the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) dividends account describing the transaction as legal. NNPC Group Managing Director, Malam Mele Kyari, spoke when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts in Abuja …
Read More »FG Dismisses Calls for Buhari’s Resignation as Cheap Politicking
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign every time there is a setback in the war against terror as a needless distraction and cheap politicking. Mohammed also dismissed claims that Boko Haram fighters are collecting taxes from the …
Read More »Buhari Got ‘Most Unenviable Job’ Despite Contesting Presidency 4 Times – Adesina
Femi Adesina addresses press. Presidential aide, Femi Adesina, has said although President Muhammadu Buhari contested for president four times, he ended up getting “the most unenviable job” in the world after winning the 2015 presidential election and was re-elected into same office in 2019. Adesina said even though President Buhari …
Read More »#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu gifts slain policemen’s families N60m Published
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, gave N60m to the families of policemen killed during the #EndSARS protest that rocked the state in October. At a meeting today, the governor presented a cheque of N10m each to the families of the late ASP Yaro Edward, Insp Ayodeji Erinfolami, Insp …
Read More »Money laundering: Judge gives EFCC March 3 to bring Diezani to court
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s request for more time to produce a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, to face her money laundering charges. The judge had on July 24, 2020, issued criminal …
Read More »Kidnappers demand N20m for abducted students
Endurance Bako (22), a 300-level student of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) and Happy Bako, an SS1 pupil, have been kidnapped in Wulko, Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa state. The victims are siblings to Francis Ewuga, a 2019 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Assembly aspirant. Their mother …
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