IS SIMON LALONG, GOVERNOR OF PLATEAU STATE, A ONE-TERM GOVERNOR? PART ONE(1)
By Emmanuel Ado But for what most Plateau State indigenes perceived as David Jona Jang’s “Berom Supremacy Agenda”, Simon Bako Lalong, wouldn’t have been elected Governor of Plateau State in…
Shuaib vs Okonjo-Iweala: Court Orders FG to Reinstate NEMA Spokesperson 4 Years After Compulsory Retirement, FG to pay his Salaries and Allowances within one Month
Justice David Isele of the National Industrial Court (NIC) has ordered the immediate reinstatement of former Spokesperson of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Yushau A. Shuaib back into the public…
GEF/SGP spends $39,000 on reclamation project in Delta
November 22, 2017 The Global Environmental Facility/Small Grant Programme (GEF/SGP) says it has spent $39,000 dollars (about N14 million) to execute land reclamation in Delta. Mrs Ibironke Olubamise, the GEF/SGP’s…
Buhari vows to check looting of public funds
November 22, 2017 President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday inaugurated a 3-man Audit Committee on Recoveries made by the federal government and vowed never to allow wanton diversion and embezzlement of…
Senate investigates alleged EFCC, DSS, NIA fued
November 22, 2017 The Senate on Wednesday announced that it would probe alleged feud among Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), Directorate of State Security (DSS) and National Intelligence Agency (NIA)…
Inflationary pressure: Expert lauds MPC retention of interest rate at 14%
November 22, 2017 A financial expert on Wednesday commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for retaining the interest rate, saying easing monetary policy at the moment would increase inflationary…
Mnangagwa to be sworn in as president on Friday: state broadcaster
November 22, 2017 Zimbabwe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in as president on Friday following the resignation of Robert Mugabe, state broadcaster ZBC reported on Wednesday. Mnangagwa,…
Army order officers, soldiers to learn Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa in 1 year
November 22, 2017 The Army has given its personnel one year to learn and be proficient in the three major Nigerian languages – Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa. “Invariably, by December…
Reps flay CBN, FIRS over alleged missing $60bn petroleum profit tax revenue
November 22, 2017 House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions says it will investigate alleged missing 60.3 billion dollars Petroleum Profit Tax and Royalty revenues at the Central Bank of…
U.S. Navy plane crashes in Philippine Sea with 11 crew, passengers
November 22. 2017 A U.S. Navy transport plane carrying 11 people crashed in waters southeast of Japan’s Okinawa island on Wednesday as it flew to the aircraft carrier the USS…
