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President Buhari To Officiate First Oil Drill In Northern Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Tuesday, supervise the first oil drill in oil fields located in Bauchi and Gombe States. The ground-breaking ceremony of the Kolmani Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 809 and 810 at the Kolmani field site will be the first oil drilling in Northern Nigeria. Oil was discovered in commercial volume in the region about two years ago. While Nigeria...
No Work, No Pay Policy Should Begin With Buhari — Sowore
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, while speaking on the issues between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, said the ‘no work, no pay’ policy reportedly enforced on the lecturers ought to be applicable to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Sowore, who spoke at the presidential town hall organised by...
I’ve Stopped Reading Social Media, It Gives Me High Blood Pressure – Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he has stopped reading social media. Tinubu, who frequently updates verified social media handles under his name, said this in a video currently trending online. “I don’t read social media anymore; they abuse the hell out of me. If I read it, I get high blood pressure and angry....
Abia Commissioner Of Police Visits State Commander Nigerian Correctional Service
The newly deployed Commissioner of Police in Abia state, CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala has paid a courtesy visit to the state Controller Nigerian Correctional Service, Kalu Uche at Service's headquarters in Umuahia. This visit was part of his ongoing tour to seek synergy and support from sister agencies to strengthen security in the state. Speaking during the visit CP Mustapha...
Instead Of Lifting 100m Persons Out Of Poverty As Promised, Buhari Threw 133m Into Poverty — Shehu Sani
Senator Shehu Sani has mocked the present administration for failing to lift one million Nigerians out of poverty instead threw 133 millions into abject poverty. President Muhammadu Buhari had unveiled government’s plans to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ms Kachollum Daju, had told newsmen in September that the Federal...
Court Strikes Out Nnamdi Kanu’s N20bn Suit Against Malami
A Federal High Court Abuja, on Friday, struck out a N20 billion suit filed by the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, SAN. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kanu, through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, had sued Malami and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency...
Court Discharges, Acquits Babachir Lawal Of N544m Grass Cutting Scandal
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has discharged and acquitted a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, and five others from the N544 million grass-cutting contract fraud offences brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The Court on Friday held that the anti-graft agency failed woefully to establish...
Over 2000 APC Supporters Decamp To PDP In Sokoto
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Sokoto State, Saidu Umar, has welcomed 2,343 supporters of the All Progressives Congress who defected to his party in the state. Umar received the new PDP members on Thursday at the inauguration of the Ubandoma/Sagir Mainiyo Old Market Development Association. This was contained in a statement by Umar’s aide, Nafiu Lema, made...
Ikpeazu Receives Deputy, Oko Chukwu Describes Him As Strong Political Ally
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has extolled the performance of his Deputy, Ude Oko Chukwu in office, and described him as his strong political ally and partner in progress. Ikpeazu, who disclosed this during a solidarity visit by the Deputy Governor and members of a political family at the Government Lodge, Aba, further described Oko Chukwu as an emerging...
Abia CP Bala Pays Familiarisation Visit To FRSC Sector Commander, NSCDC Commandant (PHOTOS)
The commissioner of police Abia State CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala on Thursday paid a familiarisation visit to the Sector Commander RS9.3 Abia State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Paul I. Ugwu and the Commandant in charge of Abia command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Mohammed Hassan Sanyinna. The CP said the visit...
