Following another video on social media showing Nigerians who arrived in the UAE but were not let into the country, the Nigerian government has advised Nigerians going to the UAE to be honest with visa applications. “It is therefore instructive for prospective visa applicants to indicate clearly their visa preferences without any ambiguity and also … [Read more…]
A state High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Friday, discharged and acquitted a former governor of the state, Jonah Jang, of over the N6.3 billion corruption charges levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court presided over by Justice Christy Dabup also discharged and acquitted a … [Read more…]
The National and States Assembly Election Petition Trial Tribunal sitting in High Court 4, Jos has nullified the election of Hon. Musa Avia Agah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Court held that Hon. Agah was not validly nominated by the PDP for the Bye-Election conducted on February 26, 2022. Chairman of the tribunal, … [Read more…]
The recent statement by Ohanaeze Ndigbo calling for the Federal Government’s intervention in the travail of Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, in London revives some hope that the Igbo philosophy of “Onye aghana nwanne ya” (all for one, one for all). The Ohanaeze plea came on the heels of Attorney General and Minister … [Read more…]
National Chairman of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi, has said the north would not support any candidate based on clannish sentiments or someone who seeks to exploit the region’s ethnic and religious diversity. National Chairman of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi, has said the north would not support any candidate based … [Read more…]
The Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Mrs. Patience Oniha yesterday confirmed that Nigeria’s total debt profile as at March, 2022 stood at N41.60 trillion. Oniha said this during her appearance at the ongoing engagement on the 2023 – 2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Policy Paper held by the House of … [Read more…]
Military operations to wipe out terrorists ravaging North East Nigeria have continued to yield positive results with the bombardment of another terrorist stronghold in Sambisa forest, Borno State. Forty-nine Boko Haram fighters – Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād – were said to have been killed in the process after two Super Tukano fighter aircraft belonging … [Read more…]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has flown the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for interrogation. It was gathered that the embattled lawmaker is currently onboard an Abuja-bound aircraft over alleged misappropriation and embezzlement of funds An impeccable source within the … [Read more…]
The Enugu State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Mr. Frank Nweke II, has challenged the governorship candidates of other political parties in the state to a debate. Mr Nweke threw the challenge at a Leadership Retreat on Capacity Building Programme for Take Back Naija (TBN) leaders held, Wednesday, August 31, at … [Read more…]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has stated how his administration resolved a four-month old strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in one day. He said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the 70th birthday celebration of Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, organised by The Kukah Centre. University lecturers have … [Read more…]
The Chief of Air Staff Air (CAS) Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao has raised the alarm over the high cost of JET A-1 (Aviation fuel) in the country. Amao said the development, if not urgently tackled by the government, was capable of adversely affecting the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) operations. Since the anti-terror war commenced, NAF … [Read more…]
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions says its findings after interface with government agencies revealed that corruption is more endemic in the civil service than in other sectors. According to the chairman of the committee, Senator Ayo Akinyelure (PDP, Ondo), civil servants are more corrupt than the political class. He stated this … [Read more…]