By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has pressed a former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, to account for the $308 million proceeds from the sale of the state’s power plants during his administration. Wike spoke on Sunday at a town hall meeting with leaders, elders and stakeholders of the Ogbakor […]
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The campaign organization also questioned how the President could seek a second term after what it described as his government’s failure to shield Nigerians from the consequences of its policies.
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Iniedu said the operations were conducted under the strategic leadership of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, as the Force sustained its intelligence-led and community-based policing strategy.
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Harry Kane said England’s 7-0 rout of Croatia in the Nations League served as a statement of intent to their European rivals.
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By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The Osun State Government has filed an application before the Federal High Court in Lagos seeking to set aside an ex-parte order freezing its accounts over a $13.9 million and N157.5 million arbitration award in favour of Gamji Nigeria Company Limited. Gamji, a contractor handling a water project in the state, […]
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By Maryam Abdul-aziz Usman DAMATURU — No fewer than 1,020 residents have been affected and 278 shelters damaged by flash floods that swept through six communities and an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Damaturu Local Government Area of Yobe State. The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) disclosed this in a flash flood incident […]
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By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory at Maitama has ordered the issuance of a hearing notice for the resumption of trial of a member of the House of Representatives, Amobi Ogah, who is facing trial for allegedly making a false declaration in an affidavit he filed in court. […]
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By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) governorship candidate in Bauchi State, Dr Yakubu Adamu, has launched a N200 million bursary scheme for indigenes of the state studying in tertiary institutions across Nigeria. The programme is aimed at easing the financial burden on students and encouraging them to remain committed to their education, […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised former Rivers State governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, over his reported claim that he could not afford medication for his late mother, saying the disclosure demonstrated his alleged unsuitability for the office of vice-president. The APC, in a statement issued on Sunday by […]
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“They are still demanding N5 million. They have come down to N5 million each.”
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