NASS Probes Training Ship Puzzle at PTI
By Wisdom Patrick, Lagos The National Assembly has raised a panel to probe the controversy surrounding the award of contract and non-delivery of a multi-million naira training ship for the…
215 Mircofinance Bankers in Trouble Over N1.9Billion Fraud—EFCC
By Wisdom Patrick, Lagos Operatives of the Nigerian anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, are on the heels of some 215 Micro-finance bankers over fraud and misapplication…
Full List of Confab Delegates
The 492 delegates, which are classified into six different groups are listed below: ELDER STATESMEN S/N DELEGATES 1. Dr. Tunji Braithwaite 2. Chief Ayo Adebanjo 3. …
1000 People On Death Row In Nigeria—-Amnesty International
By Wisdom Patrick, Lagos Amnesty International has said that some 1000 people were on death row in Nigeria alone and could be executed anytime from now. The organization also said…
194 Policemen Forfeit Promotion Over Misconduct
By Wisdom Patrick, Lagos As 24, 118 policemen continue in the euphoria of the celebration of their new ranks, some 194 of their colleagues have forfeited their promotions, following their…
Jonathan Fires Sports Minister as Gusau Heads Defence
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday relieved the Minister of Sports and Chairman National Sports Commission, Bolaji Abdullahi, of his position. Abdullahi, who was deployed to Sports from the Ministry of…
Nigerian Editors to Raise N850m for Secretariat
The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, the apex body of media practitioners in the country, will on Thursday, April 10, 2014 host a fund raising dinner at the prestigious Transcorp…
Oduahgate: Jonathan Sacks Aviation Chiefs
Several weeks after the removal of former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday sacked her subordinates in the aviation sector. Those affected had been remotely or directly linked…
Car Snatchers Invades Borno State, Ferry 57 Vehicles Across Border—-Police
By Wisdom Patrick, Lagos The Police authority in Borno State has disclosed that there is a high incident of vehicle theft and car-jacking in the state currently compared to what…
Boko Haram: 600 Killed In Two Months—-Amnesty International
By Wisdom Patrick, Lagos Amnesty International said Monday that it was alarmed by the increase in attacks by unknown gunmen on people in North-East Nigeria and called on the government…