BY ADOLPHUS DURU Force Commander Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj Gen Abdul Ibrahim has hailed the resilience of troops, sacrifices of wounded and slain military personnel in the war against terrorists around the Lake Chad region. Gen Ibrahim who visited headquarters of Sector 1, Mora in Cameroon and Bagasola,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The United States Government has returned $954,000 stolen by the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, to the state government through the Federal Government. US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard announced the development at a press briefing on Thursday afternoon in Abuja. She said theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday alleged that some Federal Government officials are seeking out-of-court settlement over the controversy trailing the naira redesign by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Earlier on Wednesday, the Supreme Court adjourned the suit filed by state governments to challenge theContinue Reading
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello BY GODWIN OBI The money laundering trial of two family members of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, his nephew, Ali Bello and wife, Rashida Bello reportedly at large will resume on Monday before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Ali Bello wasContinue Reading
The 36 state governors said the scarcity of naira notes has had far-reaching economic effects like naira black market, severe food inflation, amongst others. BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has warned that the continuous scarcity of the N200, N500 and N1,000 new notes may lead to economicContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A fresh poll by Bloomberg News has placed Labour Party (LP)’s Peter Obi as the leading presidential candidate ahead of this month’s election. The pre-election poll conducted for Bloomberg News by Premise Data Corp said the former Anambra governor was the preferred candidate for the nation’s topContinue Reading
NIMASA Deep Blue Project officials BY GODWIN OBI A total of 7 distressed workers have been saved by the prompt response of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) following a distress call to the Director General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR. The call, which came in at about 11.30Continue Reading
Nnamdi Kanu BY GODWIN OBI The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has granted an application by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to apply for an order of mandamus compelling the Department of State Service (DSS) to allow him to have unhinderedContinue Reading
The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari on Wednesday, shared a video of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State saying that elements in Aso Villa are working against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu ahead of the February 25 poll. Tinubu, a former Lagos StateContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Founder of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam has extolled the management prowess of the Area Controller of Tin Can Customs Command in the areas of revenue collection and accounting, Conflict Resolution, Industrial Harmony, Anti-Smuggling Functions And Trade Facilitation InContinue Reading