The Supreme Court has refused an application seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow the Peoples Democratic Party to inspect its central server. The court said the matter was still pending before the Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the PDP’s decision …
Read More »Meet Kashifu Abdullahi, new DG of NITDA and ‘architect’ of cashless banking in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi as the new Director-General/CEO of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA. The appointment was disclosed by the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu. Below is the profile of the new NITDA helmsman Born on …
Read More »Why we queried FIRS boss, Fowler – Presidency
The Presidency has spoken on the query issued to the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. The Presidency’s position was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu. …
Read More »Buhari Summons FIRS Boss Over Decline In Tax Revenue
President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler, to the Presidential Villa Monday to explain tax collection variations between 2015 and 2018. Specifically, President Buhari in a letter alleged variations in budgeted collections and actual takings reported by the agency within …
Read More »Why we repatriated El-Zakzaky from India – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through Mrs. Grace Isu Gekpe, a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Abuja, has explained the hurried repatriation of the controversial IMN leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky. According to a press statement issued by her: “The Federal Government wishes to inform the …
Read More »Group asks court to nullify Gov.Okowa’s appointment of Ejele as DESOPADEC board chairman
An anti-corruption group, Centre for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Crusade (CHURAC) has approached a Delta State High Court sitting in Warri urging it to nullify the appointment of Hon. Michael Diden popularly known as Ejele by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as the Chairman of the Board of the State Oil Producing …
Read More »Little things that can change the world – Dr Arinze Madueke, Zidora Founder
The world can be a tough place but it doesn’t have to be, because we are all part of the human race and we must all protect and help each other. In today’s 21st century where the global world is faced with serial disasters and crises across different regions, love …
Read More »National Defence College honours DSS DG, Yusuf Bichi
The Director-General, State Services, YM. BICHI, fwc was on 2nd August 2019 honoured with the Distinguished Personality Award by the National Defence College, Abuja during its Course 27 graduation ceremony which was also attended by President Muhammadu BUHARI, GCFR, as Special Guest of Honour. This honour was bestowed on the …
Read More »Why we’re freezing Bauchi State govt account – EFCC
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, granted the EFCC’s prayer to freeze the FCMB Operational Account number: 0998552074 of the Bauchi State government. The EFCC, through his Counsel, Abubakar Aliyu, in an Exparte Order with file number: FHC/ABJ/CS/858/2019, sought the order of the …
Read More »Court frees Oyo Chief of Staff, Ilaka, over murder charge
Justice K.B Olawoyin of an Oyo State High Court on Monday freed and acquitted Chief Bisi Ilaka, the Chief of Staff to the state governor, Seyi Makinde, over a murder charge levelled against him by the state government in 2018. Justice Olawoyin also ordered the police to return to Ilaka …
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