Mass deployment in the Army; Attahiru takes over from Irabor as Theatre Commander, Operation LAFIYA DOLE
In a bid to re-strategize, the Nigerian Army has posted in 147 officers into Operation LAFIYA DOLE, some Divisions, formations and training schools. In a posting released by the Office…
How ex-minister’s N20,000 bank balance angered his captors
Mr Bagudu Hirse, former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, who was kidnapped in Kaduna last November, has said that his captors were angry when they confirmed that he had…
Heated debate in Senate exposes contract inflation at BPP: inquiry commissioned
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Public Procurement to investigate alleged irregularities in the award of contracts by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). The committee is to report…
Forex squeeze worries Microfinance institutions, association cries out to CBN
Microfinance institutions in Nigeria are bemoaning the current economic recession and the lingering unstable or unpredictable foreign exchange trend in the country as a great danger and huge obstacle to…
US commends Buhari on release of Chibok girls
The release of 82 of the Chibok schoolgirls by their Boko Haram captors, after three years, is heart-warming, the U.S. government declares. Mr Nathan Holt, the Deputy Director, Office of…
AU auctions Mugabe’s cow to raise funds
No fewer than 100 of the 300 cattle donated to the African Union (AU) by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe in 2016 have been sold through an auction as the continental…
Yudala gets new CEO: He’s Wole Ogundare
Yudala, Nigeria’s fastest growing composite e-commerce outfit, has announced the strategic appointment of Mr. Wole Ogundare as Chief Executive Officer. The appointment takes effect from May 1st 2017. Wole Ogundare’s…
All contracts will be tied to availability of funds – Okowa
Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has said contracts for the execution of projects will be awarded based on availability of funds. The governor in a no-hold-back town hall meetings…
Court orders six strokes of the cane for gas cylinder thief
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered that Ibrahim Bala should be given six lashes of cane for stealing a gas cylinder. The judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq,…
Bala Muhammed, ex-minister of FCT, to spend next 48 hours in jail for alleged bribery, abuse of office
Senator Bala Muhammed, the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja will spend the next 48hours in Kuje Prison. He has been detained for days. Justice A.M Talba of…