FORMER Governor of Taraba State, Reverend Jolly Nyame, has been sentenced to a total of 28 years in prison, 14 years of which was for criminal breach of trust. An outraged Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the Federal High Court, while handing out the sentence, lashed out: “There’s no moral justification for the level of outright
ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 2018 DEMOCRACY DAY CELEBRATION, TUESDAY, 29TH MAY, 2018 My Dear Nigerians! Today marks the 19th year of our nascent democracy and the 3rd Anniversary of this administration. I am thankful to Almighty God for bringing us thus far. This administration
The immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has accused members of the National Assembly of being the most corrupt in the arm of government, by seeking for bribes to carry out their constitutional duties. He disclosed this on Monday while delivering this year’s Democracy Day lecture at the
The Snake Bite Treatment Centre, Kaltungo in Gombe, has alerted people in state particularly farmers, to be vigilant, due to the increased number cases recorded in the hospital. Dr Abubakar Balla, the officer in charge of the centre, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaltungo on Monday that 70 snake bite patients were
Not less than $670 million is spent on security votes in Nigeria every year, a new report by Transparency International Defence and Security (TIDS) and the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC) has revealed. The report, titled ‘Camouflaged Cash’, was launched in Abuja on Monday. According to the report, the $670m is more than the
PRIMATE of the church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion),Nicholas Okoh, has warned leaders against shifting blame to others after being elected into power. He said it is “moral evil” for an elected public servant to blame past administrations for challenges being experienced by Nigerians, rather than improve the lives of the citizens. Okoh said this on
Majority leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has triggered a barrage of attacks to himself after he surprised his wife, Yemisi, with a gift of Mercedes G-Wagon, selling for between N75m and N100m in Nigeria. The gift on 27 May was to commemorate the wife’s 50th birthday. A Mercedes Benz G-Wagon has a
Nobel laureate, Emeritus Professor Wole Soyinka, has advised the federal government to seek assistance from the international community to end the killings by suspected herdsmen. Soyinka described the killings in Benue and other states as ethnic cleansing, saying “there is no other word to describe it”. The professor made the comments on Thursday while speaking
Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, says the humanitarian crisis in the north-east “has turned into an industry”. He said the crisis in the region is now a source of money for government officials as well as local and international organisations. Shehu said this on Thursday while speaking at the launch of a new report
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Friday called on the Federal Government to cut down on recurrent expenditure to check the rising debt profile. MAN President, Dr Frank Jacobs said, in a statement in Lagos, that the savings could be channeled into sectors with multiplying revenue generation capacity like agriculture, production and manufacturing. Jacobs