President Muhammadu Buhari has reversed the dismissal of Marilyn Amobi as the managing director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company Limited (NBET). The directive is in a memo issued by the office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF). This newspaper learnt that the agency has …
Read More »Police chief warns kidnappers, cultists to leave Lagos or write their will
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, CP Hakeem Odumosu, Wednesday sounded a note of warning to kidnappers and cultists, to either leave the state, renounce their membership or be prepared to write their will, threatening that the command would make their stay regrettable. Odumosu gave the warning while briefing …
Read More »$24,000 extortion: EFCC combs Shehu Sani’s houses, office
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday searched two houses and an office of the embattled Senator Shehu Sani in Abuja. The action, it was gathered, was part of the ongoing probe of the former lawmaker for alleged extortion of $24,000 from the Chairman of ASD Motors, …
Read More »Finally, British MPs prepare to seal Brexit deal
After years of bitter arguments, British MPs will on Thursday finally approve the terms of Brexit, paving the way for the UK to leave the EU on January 31. The House of Commons will complete its scrutiny of a bill ratifying Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s European Union divorce deal, …
Read More »Supreme Court Upholds Governors Ikpeazu, Okowa, Ishaku, Sani’s Elections
The Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the election of governors Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and Darius Dickson Ishaku of Taraba State, a development that resulted in jubilation to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) camp. But the All Progressives Congress (APC) won Niger State, as the …
Read More »Breaking: EFCC invades Shehu Sani’s residence
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly invaded the Abuja residence of Senator Shehu Sani over alleged extortion. It was gathered that the EFCC stormed the apartment in Wuse, Abuja at about 3:30pm on Wednesday to look for incriminating evidence against the former Kaduna senator. The …
Read More »Kano Emirates: Court hears elders’ suit January 20
Our Reporter Kano High Court on Wednesday fixed January 27 for hearing in the motion on notice filed by some elders seeking an order stopping the implementation of a new law creating four new Emirates in Kano. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suit, filed by Alhaji Bashir …
Read More »Double registration: INEC to prosecute Kogi Gov after tenure
…implicated officials dismissed Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, said it has not abandoned the criminal case of double registration against the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Voters Education and Information Committee, Festus Okoye, said the Kogi …
Read More »Buhari Seeks Peace, Stability in W’Africa
Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari at the weekend in Abuja received the president-elect of Guinea Bissau, Mr. Umaro Embalo, and prayed for stability, peace, progress and prosperity of the entire West African sub-region. A statement by a presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, said Embalo came to Nigeria on a “thank-you …
Read More »UBA recruits 4000 new staff, promotes over 5,000 …increases salaries up to 170%
Over 5,000 staff of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, started the new year with a lot of cheer as the bank yesterday announced its promotion to new grades as well as salary upgrades with immediate effect this January. Those who are beneficiaries of this exercise will receive up …
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