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UK Lawmakers Report Buhari To Commonwealth Over Killings In Nigeria
Some lawmakers in the United Kingdom parliament have reported President Muhammadu Buhari to the Secretary-General of Commonwealth over the unabating spate of killings in the country. The British lawmakers wrote the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland QC, over widespread violence in Nigeria. These lawmakers include Caroline Cox, David Alton, Jin Shannon and Helena Kennedy. According to them, thousands of civilians in Nigeria had...
I’ve Never Received Bribe All My Life – Magu
Suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu on Wednesday said he has never received bribe all his life. Magu was testifying before the Justice Ayo Salami panel probing allegations of corruption against him. The suspended EFCC boss said anyone who claims he had ever given him bribe should come forward before the panel to testify...
Buhari Commissions Road Named After Him In Guinea Bissau (Photos)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Guinea Bissau commissioned a road named after him in the West African country. The Nigerian leader departed the country, to participate in the Guinea Bissau National Day Celebration. Unveiling the road project with President Buhari was his Guinea-Bissau counterpart, Umaro Sissoco Embaló and that of Senegal, Macky Sall. The Guinea-Bissau National Day celebration, which marks the...
“Disband Market Unions That Observes Sit-At-Home ” – Ohanaeze Tells South-East Gov
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, has berated the call by the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, asking the people of South-East zone to observe a sit-at-home on October 1st Nigeria independence Anniversary. Ohanaeze called on governors of the south-east to disband any Market Unions in the region that adhere to the sit-at-home directive of the Pro-Biafra group. OYC, in a...
BREAKING! Judiciary Workers To Join Planned Labour Strike
Judiciary workers, under the aegis of Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, have said they would shut down courts nationwide on Monday in compliance with the directive by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union to embark on strike The NLC and the TUC had jointly declared the industrial action to press for the reversal of the recent hike in petrol...
Buhari’s Comparison Of Nigeria To Saudi Arabia Is Ridiculous – TUC
The Trade Union Congress, TUC of Nigeria has condemned the comparison between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia made by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, in his Independence Day address. The President, TUC, Quadri Olaleye, in a statement on Thursday, said the comparison was unnecessary as Nigeria was not at par in all ramifications with Saudi Arabia and other countries mentioned. He said the...
#ENDSARS Trends After SARS Officers Killed A Young Man, Fled With His Lexus Jeep (Video)
Some Nigerians have reacted angrily to the incessant killings and brutality by Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in the country after a young man was allegedly killed in Delta State. A team of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police allegedly killed a young man on Saturday. The incident occurred in front of Wetland Hotel, Ughelli in Delta State. The operatives...
Group Writes BPP, Seeks Details Of 27.4bn Project Loan By Abia Govt
Foundation For Environmental Rights, Advocacy & Development (FENRAD) has written the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) demanding details and implementation status of 27.4bn World Bank loan secured by Abia State Government. In a letter titled 'FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI) REQUEST ON THE WORLD BANK 27.4BN LOAN FOR THE WATERSHED PROJECT IN ABA, ABIA STATE EXECUTED BY NEWMAP' and signed by...
FEC Approves $3.02bn For Reconstruction Of Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Rail Line
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Gauge. The cost of the project was put at $ 3 . 02 bn. The decision was taken at the weekly meeting of the council presided over by the President, Muhammadu Buhari. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the...
“We’ll Launch Radio Biafra In Daura” – IPOB Tells Buhari
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Thursday dared the federal government led by President Muhammadu Buhari, to stop them from launching Radio Biafra in Daura, the home town of the President. Their challenge came barely twenty-four hours the federal government approved N654 million for the deployment of a hybrid spectrum monitoring system that would target illegal frequencies in the southern...
