Mbah urged the PGs to speak to their people and make them understand that there was no such thing as a sit-at-home on Mondays or any other day. The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has said that the state loses over N10 billion every Monday to the sit-at-home enforced by a faction of the…
After appreciating against the dollar for two days in a row, the naira on Friday decreased by 7.72 per cent when compared with N746.28 for which it exchanged for the dollar on Thursday. The Nigerian Naira on Friday plunged against the US Dollar in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) arm of the foreign exchange (FX)…
The cleric also claimed that if the Nigerian government failed to negotiate with bandits, the Boko Haram terrorists would soon hijack them. An Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has stated that President Bola Tinubu must probe everyone who worked under former president, Muhammadu Buhari to “vomit what they have stolen.” The cleric also claimed that…
According to Komolafe, the new initiative will create a paradigm shift in oil-related revenue generation in the country. Mr Gbenga Komolafe, Managing Director of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), said new equipment has been acquired by the commission to monitor every litre of oil taken from Nigeria. According to Komolafe, the new initiative…
In its reaction, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue accused Alia of witch hunting his predecessor. The Asset Recovery Committee set up by Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, on Tuesday, raided an automobile shop owned by former Governor, Samuel Ortom, in Makurdi, the state capital. Some vehicles were seized during the operation as…
The vessel – MT TURA II (IMO number: 6620462) – belonging to Holab Maritime Services Limited, was apprehended offshore with the Captain and Crew members on board. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said that it intercepted a vessel with 800,000 litres of stolen crude oil.The vessel – MT TURA II (IMO number:…
The former YPP governorship candidate in Osun State, Dr. Bayonle, popularly called DAB has condemned the harsh decision of the past president, General Muhammadu Buhari to bid subsidy removal a farewell and the sustenance of the policy by the new president, Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu without any form of palliative to cushion the effects on…
The former governor of Kano state should be facing some corruption cases at the moment, which should include the viral dollar kick back if not first on the list of allegations against him now that he no longer enjoys immunity. It was reported that the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested the…
Ilediagu’s arrest followed the publication of a news item, titled, “Pandemonium in parts of Enugu as gunmen enforce sit-at-home, Airforce respond.” The dark days of dictatorial intimidation of the media may have returned to Enugu as Governor Peter Mbah has allegedly begun to implement a programme of indiscriminate arrest and intimidation of journalists for doing…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the disclosure of the spending details of about $5 billion Abacha recovered funds by the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan, and Muhammadu Buhari. The Freedom Of Information suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/407/2020 from which the order emerged was brought before the court by the…