Encomium As Edo Deputy Gov Hands Over Constituency Projects
BENIN/By Nuel Suji – Edo state Deputy Governor Philip Shuaib has been described as a dynamic and accountable leader with the fear of God and respect for the people he represents. The former member of House More...
CBN Announces Twice Weekly Forex Sale To Bureaux De Change
By Sadiq Umar – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Friday announced a new sale amount to Bureaux De Change, saying it would commence twice weekly forex sales from Monday April 3, 2017. The amount to BDCs has More...
Electoral Act Amendment: INEC Gets Legal Backing For E-Voting, Empowers To Postpone Election For 21-Days
By Nuel Suji – The Senate on Thursday amended the Electoral Act 2010 to empower the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “to use any technology device it deemed fit” for elections. The amendment More...
Senate Suspends Ndume For Six Months, Clears Saraki, Melaye
By Nuel Suji – The Senate on Wednesday suspended former leader Muhammed Ali Ndume for six months for what it termed his failure to make due diligence before demanding the probe of allegations against Senate More...
Senate Suspends Screening Of INEC Commissioners Over Buhari’s Refusal To Remove Magu
By Nuel Suji – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday stood down the confirmation of 27 nominees for positions of Resident Electoral Commissioners, over refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Ibrahim Magu More...
Saraki Clears Of Controversial Senate’s N298m SUV Jeep, But Importer Says Vehicle Carried Fake Customs Papers
By Nuel Suji – Tokunbo Akindele, who imported the controversial N298 million armoured SUV Range Rover Jeep (Bullet Proof), allegedly belonging to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Monday admitted that More...
Customs Seizes 13 Vehicles From One Senator
By Nuel Suji – The Compliance Task Force of the Nigerian Customs Services has impounded 223 vehicles, 13 of which allegedly belong to a senator in Kano state. Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service The More...
Convicted Adamawa Gov. Ngilari Gets N100m Bail
By Tom Garba, Yola – A high Court sitting in Yola presided over by Justice Nathan Musa has granted bail to the convicted former Gov Bala James Ngilari to the sum of N100 million. Ruling on the bail application More...
Revolution In Agric Must Start With Availability Of Quality Seeds For Farmers, Says Dogara
By Sadiq Umar – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that the revolution in agriculture by the Buhari government would be meaningful when it start with the production and distribution More...
Crude SWAP: NNPC To Recover $184 Million Under-Deliveries From Televaras, Others
By Sadiq Umar – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), is set to recover over $184 million in product under-deliveries recorded against three oil companies in the course of reconciliation of transactions More...
Court Adjourns Aderinokun’s Daughter’s Suit Against GTBank Till March 28
By News Investigators – The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday adjourned further proceedings till March 28, 2017 in a suit filed against Guaranty Trust Bank and six others by Miss Oluwatise Aderinokun, More...
FG Flags Off Graduates Farmers Scheme In Niger Delta
By Sadiq Umar – The Federal Government has flagged off its 8th Graduates Farmers Youth Empowerment Scheme in Illah/Ebu community of Delta State. The Illah/Ebu Centre Pivot Irrigation system (CIPS) was also More...
Troops Rescue Four Females, Six Children From Boko Haram
By Sadiq Umar – Troops of 103 Battalion, 7 Division, Nigerian Army of Operation LAFIYA DOLE Friday, rescued four females and six children from the Boko Haram terrorists. The troops along with some Civilian More...
Your State Of Emergency On Education Makes No Impact, Teachers Union Chairman Tells Governor
ADAMAWA/By Ibrahim Gambo,Yola – The Chairman of Adamawa State Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Rodney Nathan said the state of emergency declared on education by the Adamawa State Governor More...
INVESTIGATION: Governors’ Forum, FG Opt For “Quiet” Settlement In Alleged Diversion Of Paris Club’s Consultancy/Legal Fees
…We Stand By Our Story, News Investigators Replies NGF …GTBank Says “We Owe Responsibility To Alert CBN” By Idowu John Bakare – The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has begun negotiation More...
Senate Rejects 82-Year Old Ambassadorial Nominee
By Nuel Suji – The Senate on Thursday rejected two out of the 47 nominees forwarded to it for confirmation as non career ambassadors by President Muhammadu Buhari two months ago but confirmed the nomination More...
Buhari Appoints 19 Resident Electoral Commissioners, 8 Commissioners Reappointed
By Nuel Suji – President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded to the Senate for confirmation, appointments of 27 resident electoral commissioners in 27 out of the 36 states of the federation. Buhari’s request More...
Certificate Scandal: Dino Melaye Files N5bn Libel Suit Against Sahara Reporters
By Nuel Suji – Embattled Senator Dino Melaye on Thursday instituted a N5billion libel suit against the Saharareporters Media organization and their sponsors for allegedly maligning his reputation with allegations More...
Alleged Contract Scam: Senate Denies Restraining Order To Probe SGF, Fix New Date
By Nuel Suji – The Chairman Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the northeast, Shehu Sani on Thursday said his committee is not aware of any court order stopping it from investigating More...
World Water Day: Adamawa SSG Urges Govt To Declare “Emergency” On Water
ADAMAWA/By Tom Garba, Yola – Secretary to Adamawa State Government (SSG), Dr Umar Bindir, called for the declaration of State of Emergency on portable water supply in the state. Bindir, who made the call in More...
Oxfam, EU, Adamawa Govt Distribute Farming Inputs To 625 Farmers
By Tom Garba, Yola – Oxfam, a global movement of people working to end global poverty, has distributed farming inputs to 625 dry season farmers from Guyuk and Fufore local government areas of Adamawa state Mr. More...
I Won’t Appear Before Your Panel, SGF Babachir Lawal Dares Senate
By Nuel Suji – Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), David Babachir Lawal may be on a collision course with the Senate following his decision not to honour the invitation to appear before More...
Senate Demands Resignation Of Customs DG, Hameed Ali
By Nuel Suji The Senate on Wednesday called for the resignation of the Comptroller General of Custom, Rtd Colonel Hameed Ali as he is unfit to hold and public office. Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service This More...
Saraki’s Dep. Chief Of Staff Fingered In N177million Bribe Case
By Nuel Suji – Gbenga Makanjuola, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Senate President, Bukola Saraki has been fingered in an alleged N177 million hazard allowance scam involving a former director of Institute of More...
Dangote In Trouble As Regional Admin In Ethiopia Demands Employment Of Locals
(News Investigators) – Ethiopian regional officials are demanding that foreign cement producers including Dangote Cement Plc hand control of some parts of their businesses to groups of unemployed youths. The More...
Saraki Says Seized N298 Million Range Rover Belong To Senate, Not Him
…As Senate Orders Probe Into Seized Jeep, Melaye By Nuel Suji – Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Tuesday dissociated himself from the alleged N298 million Range Rover Jeep seized by the Nigerian Customs More...
Senate Moves To Outlaw Tribal Marks In Nigeria
By Nuel Suji – A bill seeking to outlaw the practice of incising tribal marks of the faces of Nigerians has passed the second reading at the Senate. The bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to provide for the More...
Accused Ex-NNPC GMD, Andrew Yakubu, Gets N300Million Bail
By Sadiq Umar – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday granted bail to the former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Engr. Andrew Yakubu in the More...
Murray-Bruce To PDP: Resolve Your Differences Now Or Lose Anambra, Osun, Ekiti Elections
By Nuel Suji – A senator representing Bayelsa East at the National Assembly, Ben Murray-Bruce, has warned that unless the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) quickly resolve its internal crisis, it would More...
F.G Hails Dangote’s Self-Sufficiency Feat In Cement Production
By Nuel Suji – The Federal Government has officially confirmed that Nigeria has attained self-sufficiency in the production of cement and is now an exporter of the commodity, ascribing the feat to Dangote More...
Senate Erred By Using DSS Reports To Reject Magu, Says Former Leader
By Nuel Suji – Senate Committee Chairman on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Senator Muhammed Ali Ndume has questioned the decision of its colleagues to turn down President Muhammadu Buhari’s More...
Buhari Orders Release Of Second Tranche Of Paris Club Refund To Governors
By Sadiq Umar – President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to immediately release the second tranche of More...
Senate Walks Out Hameed Ali, Orders His Reappearance
By Nuel Suji – The Senate on Thursday walked out the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali from its plenary for failing to appear before it in uniform, directing him to reappear next More...
BREAKING: Ahmad Ahmad Defeats Issa Hayatou To Become New CAF President
By Nuel Suji – Confederation of African Football President, Issa Hayatou has been defeated by Ahmad Ahmad in a keenly contest election. Ahmad, a Madagascan born contender polled 34 votes as against Hayatou’s More...
The DSS Report That Costs Magu Senate Confirmation
The Senate for the second time Wednesday rejected the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), insisting the acting EFCC boss, by a security report, More...
BREAKING: Senate Rejects Magu Again, He Ceases To Be Acting EFCC Boss, Says Saraki
By Dipo Awojobi – The Senate has refused to confirm the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, as the substantive chairman of the anti-graft agency for the second time. Acting More...
Northern Group Wants Perpetrators Of Ile-Ife Clashes Prosecuted
…Appeals for northerners to remain calm By Sadiq Umar – The Northern Consensus Movement (NCM) has urged the Government to fish out and prosecute perpetrators of the crisis in Ile-Ife in which many loss More...
Apostle Suleiman Accuses El-Rufa’i Of Masterminding Smear Campaign
By Nuel Suji – Omega Fire Ministries has accused Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai of masterminding the recent series of spurious allegations of infidelity against its General Overseer, Apostle Johnson More...
ICPC Arraigns Ex-Skye Bank Official Over N78.5Million Fraud
By Sadiq Umar – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged a former staff of Skye Bank, Yemi-Aris Olaniran, to court for allegedly defrauding the Federal Government More...
521 Migrants Die In Mediterranean Sea In 9 Weeks, Mainly Nigerians, West Africans
By Nuel Suji – The International Organization for Migrants (IOM), has disclosed that no fewer than 521 migrants died in the Mediterranean Sea, so far this year, many of them Nigerians and its West African More...
S/East, S/South Professionals Plan To Form Economic Block, To Engage 11 Governors
By Nuel Suji – The South-East, South-South Professionals have concluded plans to form economic block in order to lead the way for economic emancipation of the region. Already, the group has already concluded More...
NEWS FLASH: Magu May Be Confirmed Wednesday As Substantive EFCC Chairman
By Nuel Suji – The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, may have been given the second chance for screening and possible confirmation, even as he is scheduled More...
Sunday Night Tragedy: 60 Dead In Adamawa Road Crash
By Tom Garba, Yola – No fewer than 60 persons are feared dead Sunday when a Trailer carrying scores of passengers crashed in Ngorore, a busy outskirt town in Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Eyewitness More...
Fraudulent Crude Swap: NNPC Set To Recover $42Million From Aiteo, Taleveras, Ontario
The Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr. Maikanti Baru, has set machinery in motion to recover the sum of $42,339,372.22 million as unpaid debts from fraudulent crude More...
APC, Atiku Celebrate Buhari’s Return
By Dipo Awojobi – The All Progressives Congress and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have expressed delight that President Muhammadu Buhari’s return has put to rest speculations over the President’s More...
Samuel Ogbemudia Is Dead
By Dipo Awojobi – Reports reaching us now indicates that former Military Governor of old Bendel State, Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia, is dead. He celebrated his 84th birthday last September. The cause of his More...
BREAKING: Buhari Returns Friday, Says Presidency
By Nuel Suji- President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to the country tomorrow, Friday March 10, 2017, the Presidency has announced. Buhari’s planned return was announced in a statement by Presidential More...
2019 General Elections: INEC Announces February 16, March 2 For Presidential, NASS
By Nuel Suji – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced February 16 and March 2 as dates for the 2019 general elections. The Commission fixed Saturday, February 16, as the date for More...
Adamawa LG Election: It’s Daylight Robbery, Says SDP Candidate
ADAMAWA/By Tom Garba Yola – Mr Vandi Zira, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) chairmanship candidate for Michika Local Government election held on Monday has rejected the result. Governor of Adamawa Zira More...
Coalition Of Civil Society Groups Demand Better Opportunity For Women
By Dipo Awojobi – It was a hectic day on Wednesday as some women stormed the streets of Lagos to celebrate International Women’s Day just as a coalition of civil society groups defied the light shower More...
US Travel Ban: Group Says Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Goeffrey Onyeama, Must Wake Up
By Sadiq Umar – The Nigerian Coalition for Quality Governance (NCQG) has faulted claims by Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, that Nigeria was not included in the recent U.S. travel ban, saying enough More...
Beggars, Physically Challenged Hold Lagos Gov. Ambode Hostage
LAGOS/By Dipo Awojobi – Hundreds of beggars and physically challenged people held Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, the entire Alausa Secretariat and the Lagos State House of Assembly hostage, while More...
Student Sent Out Of School Over Fees Crushed To Death By Truck
ANAMBRA/By Dipo Awojobi – A female pupil of Community Secondary School, Adazi-Ani, in the Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, who was sent out of school for not paying her school fees, was on Monday More...
Elumelu Foundation Partners General Electric On Advanced Training For TEF Entrepreneurs
By Sadiq Umar – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has partnered with the General Electric (GE) for an advanced manufacturing training program for up to 25 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs yearly. GE and TEF announced More...
Controversy Mars Reps Com’tee Report On Centenary City Probe
By Sadiq Umar – The report of the House of Representatives Committee Public Hearing on Federal Capital Territory on Centenary City Project, has been marred in controversy, with a minority report faulting the More...
Stay Away From U.S. For Now, Presidency Warns Nigerians
By Sadiq Umar – The Presidency on Monday advised Nigerians who have no “compelling or urgent” reason to travel to the U.S. to wait pending a clearer immigration policy on by the Donald Trump led administration. (Source: More...
Four Policemen Die In Lagos Accident
LAGOS/By Dipo Awojobi – Four policemen attached to the ‘A’ team of the Police X Squad at the Lagos State Police Command died on Sunday from a fatal accident while on surveillance and patrol duty. The Public More...
Onukaba Adinoyi Ojo, Killed Along Lokoja-Abuja Road
By Dipo Awojobi – Former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Daily Times of Nigeria, Dr Onukaba Adinoyi Ojo is dead. Dr. Onukaba was reportedly crushed to death by a vehicle while running away from More...
Adamawa’s Ex-Gov. Bala Ngilari, Bags Five Years Imprisonment
By Tom Garba, Yola – A Yola based High court presided over by Justice Nathan Musa has sentenced former Governor of Adamawa state, Barr. Bala James Ngilari to five year’s imprisonment without an option More...
UPDATED: “Controversial” Agric. Permanent Secretary, Shehu Ahmed, Redeployed
By Sadiq Umar – The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Shehu Ahmed, has been removed. He has been redeployed to the Ministry of Environment. Dr. Ahmed was removed from More...
Ndigbo United Declares Support For Defected Lagos Lawmaker
LAGOS/By Dipo Awojobi – Ndigbo United and other Igbo groups in Lagos have thrown their weight behind the defected Lagos lawmaker, Hon. Jude Idimogu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The More...
Adamawa Records 8 Child Rape Cases, Convicts 2
ADAMAWA/By Tom Garba, Yola – The Adamawa Government says it recorded eight child sexual violence cases in the state in 2016. The government also confirmed that it secured the conviction of two of the suspects More...
Sixteen Century World Heritage Site Destroyed By Boko Haram, Says Adamawa Museum DG
By Tom Garba, Yola – Nigeria’s first UNESCO’s World Heritage site in Sukur, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa has been destroyed by Boko Haram. Sukur World Cultural Heritage was an ancient settlement More...
How Fuji Music Was Formed -KWAM 1
By Dipo Awojobi – Fuji music sensation and international star, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall aka KWAM 1 has revealed that he knew the secret of the formation of Fuji Music. The celebrated musician, who clocked More...
NDDC Faults Itse Sagay, Says Commission Didn’t Buy Cars Worth Over N1billion,
By Sadiq Umar – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has dismissed as untrue reports credited to the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, that it has acquired More...
FG Has Empowered 150 Women In Adamawa –Minister
By Tom Garba, Yola – The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has trained and empowered 150 women under its small scale economic programme in Adamawa. Minister of Women Affairs The Minister, More...
Dangote Staff Stage Protest At Lagos Assembly Over Maltreatment
By Dipo Awojobi – About 100 sacked workers of Dangote Cement Factory on Thursday staged a peaceful protest to the Lagos State House of Assembly over allegation of maltreatment by the company. Protesting under More...
EXCLUSIVE: Governors’ Forum Of Fraud: How Abdulaziz Yari’s NGF Allegedly Stole $86Million, N19billion Of Paris Club Refund
By Sadiq Umar – It was a conspiracy against the Local Government Councils, carefully plotted and brazenly executed. Another sordid story of systemic corruption that has characterized official sleaze in Nigeria. More...
INVESTIGATION: Federal Character Boss, Shettima Bukar, In N800million Capital Project Mess
By Our Correspondents: These are odds moments for Dr. Shettima Bukar, acting Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC). The FCC boss who dual as the federal commissioner representing Borno state is being More...
BREAKING: Senate Confirms Onnoghen As Substantive CJN
By Nuel Suji – The Senate has confirmed Walter Onnoghen as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Mr. Onnoghen was confirmed Wednesday after going through the screening exercise during a Committee More...
2019: Tinubu Vows Not To Contest Against Buhari
By Sadiq Umar – All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain, Bola Tinubu has vowed not to contest against President Muhammadu Buhari, even as he declared his “unwavering support and confidence” in his leadership More...
Court Adjourns GTBank’s Equity Manipulation Case Till March 24
By Nuel Suji – A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned till March 24, 2017, hearing in the suit alleging manipulation of the shares belonging to late Tayo Aderinokun, founder and former Managing More...
