Reps to investigate alleged award of N19.2bn railway contract to non-existent company
The House of Representatives is set to investigate the N19.2 billion railway rehabilitation contract awarded to Eser Contracting Industry Company Incorporated in March 2011. The resolution followed the unanimous adoption…
Sanusi was never fit to be Emir – Ganduje; lauds President Jonathan on Almajiri reforms
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has described former CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, as a man unfit to be an Emir. He said former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso…
Man hired by Nigerian govt to fight Boko Haram stages a comeback
South African Eeben Barlow, the mercenary once recruited by Nigerian government to fight Boko Haram has staged a come-back with his ‘Executive Outcomes.’ Barlow is often described as a security…
Governors Visit to Jonathan: APC tells PDP, “You Are Rattled”
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is rattled by the recent visit of some of its governors to former President Goodluck Jonathan. Mr…
Buhari congratulates Jonathan on his 63rd birthday, lauds him for his life of service to the country, Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday congratulated his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, on the occasion of the latter’s 63rd birthday. The president’s felicitations were contained in a statement signed by his spokesman,…
#EndSARS protest: Buhari in consultative meeting with former leaders via video conferencing
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over a crucial virtual meeting with former Nigerian leaders at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. The former leaders participating virtually from…
PRESIDENT BUHARI INAUGURATES 326 KM ITAKPE-AJAOKUTA-WARRI RAIL LINE FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATION, ORDERS LINKING OF ALL PORTS TO THE RAIL NETWORK
After more than three decades delay, President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday inaugurated the 326 KM Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line for commercial operation as well as the ancillary facilities yard, at the recently…
Money Laundering: How ex-minister split N359m into various accounts- Zenith Bank staff
A compliance officer with Zenith Bank pic, Remigius Ugwu, on Wednesday, alleged that N359 million was moved from Special Duties ministry account and transferred to different accounts on the instructions…
Resist temptation of tenure elongation to avoid political crisis – Buhari tells ECOWAS leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to resist the temptation of elongating their tenure in office beyond what their constitutions…
Military, ECOWAS talks: No deal reached on return to civilian rule
Talks between West African nations and Mali’s new junta ended on Monday without a deal on how the country should return to civilian rule following last week’s coup, the two…