Buhari Returns 2016 Budget To National Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned the controversy-ridden 2016 budget to the National Assembly, pointing out areas of concern in the document and demanding adjustment. The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Abdurazaq Namdas, (APC-Adamawa State) confirmed this to journalists on…
Reps Grill Police IG, Solomon Arase, Over Reopening of Kogi Assembly
The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Kogi Assembly Crisis on Thursday quizzed the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, over the re-opening of Kogi House of Assembly complex. The House had through a resolution directed Arase to seal off the…
No Chance for Saraki to Give Statement Before Trial – Witness
A prosecution witness on Thursday said the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, was never interrogated by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) before the commencement of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Saraki is standing trial for alleged false…
Alleged N754.7m Theft: ExNIMASA DG, Akpolobokemi, Others’ Trial Stalled
The absence of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, prosecutor, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, who is prosecuting the former Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Patrick Ziadeke Akpolobokemi and seven others, stalled the continuation of trial…
5 Court Officials Docked for Setting Court’s Exhibit Facilities Ablaze
An Assistant Chief Registrar, ACR, Salman Adeoye, 55, and four other officials of Lagos state magistrate court, were on Thursday, arraigned before an Ebute-metta Chief Magistrate’s Court, on charges bordering on conspiracy, arson and negligence. Others charged alongside Adeoye…
DSS Arraigns 2 Traders for Cloning Ambode’s Phone Number
The Department of State Security (DSS) on Wednesday, arraigned two traders before an Isolo Magistrate Court for allegedly cloning the mobile line of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. The suspects, Rilwanu Jamiu and Balogun Stanley Oyewole, who claimed to…
Saraki: Your Trial Must Be Daily – CCT Insists
In a continuation of cross-examination of the prosecution witness at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in a case against the Senate President, Dr Bukola Abubakar Saraki, on alleged false asset declaration, the Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal re-affirmed the Tribunal…
Transmit Prosperity Dividends To Grassroots, Osanebi Charges Political Appointees
The Deputy Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Friday Ossai Osanebi has charged political appointees in Delta State to be reliable channels of conveying the dividends of the prosperity agenda of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa to the people in…
Ekweremadu Not Anti-Corruption Ambassador – EFCC
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied decorating the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, as “Anti-Corruption Ambassador”. The anti graft agency in a statement by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, noted that the statutory responsibility of the commission…
How EFCC Uncovered 37,395 Ghost Civil Servant- Magu
The Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has revealed how the agency uncovered thirty-seven thousand, three hundred and ninety-five (37,395) ghost workers in the Federal Civil Service. He also warned that violators of the provisions…
Capacity Building Key To Achieving 10,000mw By 2019 – Fashola
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, has emphasized that the target of 10,000MW by 2019 will not be realized except skill man-power needs are addressed in the sector, adding that design, building of plant, its…
