THE Delta State Government will receive nothing out of the £4.2m (N2.2bn) seized from former Governor James Ibori which will be repatriated from the United Kingdom, a development which has been rejected by the state government, The PUNCH has learnt. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), while thanking the UK,Continue Reading
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its allies are currently at the National Assembly Complex, protesting moves by lawmakers to remove minimum wage from Exclusive Legislative List to Concurrent Legislative List. The union had on Tuesday, mobilised its members across the country to embark on the protest today (Wednesday). ThoseContinue Reading
Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has ordered indefinite suspension of activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state. He directed all NURTW members are to immediately vacate all motor parks across the state. The Governor had last week said the suspension of NURTW and RTEAN activitiesContinue Reading
A Civil Society Organization (CSO), the Anti-Corruption Network, has called for further scrutiny of N797billion recently awarded as the cost of reconstruction of Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Road project to determine its actual cost. The Executive Secretary of the organization, Senator Dino Melaye, at a press briefing in Abuja, described the cost ofContinue Reading
The Osun State police command has confirmed the rescue of two travellers who were kidnapped along Ibadan/Akure road on Saturday evening. The Police spokesperson in Osun, SP Yemisi Opalola disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. It was gathered that the police, with other security outfits secured the release ofContinue Reading
The states controlled by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have agreed to adopt sustainable strategies and other initiatives for strengthening food production and food security. This was contained in a communiqué issued yesterday after the virtual meeting of secretaries to governments of APC states held on Tuesday and jointlyContinue Reading
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has stated that his refusal to cover the misdeeds of his predecessor, Senator Rochas Okorocha was the reason he had sworn to bring down his government. Uzodimma, who stated this in a statement signed by his Media Adviser and Chief Press Secretary, Mr. OguwikeContinue Reading
Bishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said Nigeria’s Presidents since independence came to power without preparing to solve the nation’s challenges. Kukah spoke during a virtual session moderated by Toyin Falola, a professor of History at the University of Texas in the United States (U.S.A), titled:Continue Reading
A foremost professor of Economics, Bismarck Rewane has lamented that discipline, research and hardwork which were the order of day in Nigeria’s higher institutions have long gone. Delivering a public lecture to mark the 64th birthday of the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, Monday, titled: “Building the FutureContinue Reading
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Saturday debunked reports that he beat his wife, Precious Chikwendu while she was pregnant with their triplets. The PDP Chieftain said his ex-wife was an ‘abuser and adulterer.’ He was reacting to a suit filed by his wife, seeking custody of theirContinue Reading
