FOI: Transparency International Attacks Proposed Hungarian Law
Transparency International (TI) said a proposed law in Hungary could sharply restrict the public’s access to information about government dealings, creating a serious risk corruption by public officials will go unchecked, insisting the law must not be passed. The body,…
Ohaneze Ndigbo Broke, Can’t Pay Rent – President Says
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Anambra State Chapter, has been hit by a financial crisis, with five months unpaid salaries and unable to pay office rent for two years, News Express reports. President of the organisation in the…
How Boko Haram Kill 150 Villagers, Injured Many Others in Borno Unchallenged
Members of the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect laid a siege to some Borno communities between Tuesday and Wednesday night, killing no fewer than 148 persons and injuring several others. Some of the deceased were killed in mosques where the…
President Buhari Sacks DG SSS, Appoints Daura As Replacement
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS), Mr Ita Ekpeyong, appointing Mr Lawal Daura as his replacement. Mr Ekeyong’s sack was contained in a statement released and signed by the Head of…
JAMB Releases Cut-off Marks July 14
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will hold its 2015 Policy meeting on July 14 to determine cut-off marks for admission of candidates into tertiary institutions. The board said it has concluded all arrangements to commence the…
BVN: Persons With Disabilities Protest Discrimination
Following the extension of the Bank Verification Number (BVN) exercise to 31st October, 2015, hundreds of persons with disabilities also known as physically challenged persons have protested being discriminated against in the exercise, Daily Trust reports. The protesters under the…
Traffic Law: Ambode Reads Riot Acts To Okada, Keke Operators, Issues 21 Days Ultimatum
As the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode administration hits the ground running in governance of Lagos State, the state government has issued a 21-day ultimatum to motorcycle popularly known as Okada riders and their tricycle counterpart to vacate all restricted routes in…
Ufuk Dialogue Foundation Holds Dinner, Award Ceremony
The fourth Ufuk Iftar Dialogue and Award ceremony was held on the 30th June, 2015 at the Abuja Sheraton Hotels. The Foundation launched in 2011, aims to foster inter faith and cross cultural dialogue across board to facilitate peaceful coexistence…
Read Full Text of Femi Fani-Kayode’s Moving Press Statement On His Court Victory Over Corruption Charges
Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted, humbled and relieved by this verdict. In the last seven years, I have been subjected to the most malicious, vicious, sinister, well-orchestrated, insidious and devastating form of political persecution and wickedness. The whole process…
Fani-Kayode Celebrates As Court Clears Him of Corruption Charges
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has discharged and acquitted a former aviation minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, of all corruption charges. In her judgment, the judge, Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, said the prosecution’s case was “feeble” and failed to provide “copious…
Fayemi Wasted Ekiti Resources On White Elephant Projects, Fayose Won’t, Says Ekiti Govt
The Ekiti State Government has said that the State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose will not spend the State’s scarce resources on execution of white elephant projects, declaring most of the unfinished projects of the immediate past All Progressives Congress (APC)…
