Ijaw-youths-councilTHE Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has warned against an alleged plot by the Muhammadu Buhari-led government to reappoint the current Chairman and Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for another four years tenure contrary to the principles of rotation enshrined in the Act establishing the commission. The plot was allegedly being spearheaded
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has raised the alarm over a plot by some shadowy interests at the receiving end of the anti-corruption efforts of the agency, to frame its Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, by linking the ownership of properties in a number of foreign countries to him. Those behind the plot, which is
Following the directive of the Honourable The Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Honourable Mr. Justice W. S. N. Onnoghen, GCON, to the Heads of Court to compile and submit a compendium of all corruption cases being handled by their various jurisdictions. 1, 124 corruption cases have so far been
Former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, could not testify in the case of financial misappropriation against Olisa Metuh, former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday. The reason for his inability to testify, according to his lawyer, Ahmed Raji, was due to loss of memory. Raji argued that having been in detention
THE Federal Government (FG) has committed about $5million as counterpart contribution to the Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Nigeria (RUSHPIN). Nigeria secured the grant for the project through the National Task Group on Sanitation (NTGS). NTGS is a coalition body of the relevant government ministries, departments and agencies, development partners and civil society organisations
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given the go ahead for the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to sign agreement on behalf of the federal government for the repatriation of $321million Abacha loot from Switzerland. Malami submitted the memo for FEC’s consideration at its Wednesday’s meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has commended the courage and the boldness with which Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, openly declared his intention to contest the 2019 presidential election. The body also advised the governor not to be distracted by people who have nothing good to offer the country, saying; “the nation’s problems
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has lost his first son, Jide Tinubu. Chairman of APC in Lagos, Henry Ajomale, confirmed this in a short statement on Wednesday. “It’s with regrets that I inform you of the demise of Mr. Jide Tinubu, the Son of Our dear and esteemed Leader, Asiwaju
For about 10 minutes on Wednesday morning, top government functionaries watched a confrontation between Winifred Oyo-Ita, head of the service of the federation, and Abba Kyari, chief of staff to the president, inside the council chambers, Aso Rock. The reason is a no-brainer — a letter written by Oyo-Ita indicting President Muhammadu Buhari in the
In its commitment to ensure unimpeded supply of petroleum products and safeguard the environment through reduction of carbon emission, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ondo State government to establish 65,000 million litres per annum biofuel plant in Okeluse, Ondo State. Speaking when the