A human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has advised the federal government to immediately appeal the order of a British court, seizing Nigeria’s foreign assets to satisfy a $9 billion judgement debt. In a press statement, titled “The recent British court order of seizure Nigeria’s foreign assets to satisfy a $9 billion judgement debt:Continue Reading
A bloody clash on Wednesday at Abakpa Main Market in Ebonyo State left one unidentified person dead. The person was allegedly killed by the task force working for the state government for an alleged refusal to pay taxes to the government. The market is located at the centre of theContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has shifted the date for the Bayelsa governorship primary from Thursday, August 29 to Saturday, August 31, 2019. This was contained in a terse statement on Wednesday by the National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu. “The party has also adopted the Direct mode of primary inContinue Reading
The recent publication of the list of about 80 Nigerians arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States is a great embarrassment for our nation and more so for Nigerians living in the diaspora. Although I am not holding brief for Festus Keyamo, SAN, and MinisterContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a new board for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) with an Urhobo from Delta State, Bernard Okumagba emerging as the managing director. The composition, according to Olusegun A. Adekunle, Esq, (KJW), Permanent Secretary (General Services Office) on behalf of the Secretary to the GovernmentContinue Reading
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced an increase in the price of visa for Nigerians with effect from Thursday in retaliation to the increased cost of obtaining Nigerian visa by its citizens. With the announcement, Nigerians applying for tourism, student and business visas will not only pay theContinue Reading
Nigeria’s Federal Government on Tuesday linked the contract which led to a judgement debt of $9.6 billion (N3.5 trillion) by a UK court to the administration of ex-President Umaru Yar’Adua. An Irish-owned firm, Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID) was granted court permission to seize up to $9bn (£7.4bn) inContinue Reading
A Dangote company truck fully loaded with cement has had a head-on collision with a Primero blue Mass Transit bus in Lagos. The incident occurred Tuesday morning. The bus with registration number LSR-228XS was conveying 40 seated and 20 standing passengers. Eyewitnesses said the Dangote vehicle had a brake failure.Continue Reading
Minister of State for Niger Delta affairs Festus Keyamo, has confirmed that he is friends with Jerry Ikogho (pictured wearing glasses), one of the cyber fraud suspects apprehended by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). A picture of Keyamo and Ikogho has been trending online, sparking different reactions. Ikhogo isContinue Reading
Tonye Princewill, former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, has said the Governor, Nyesom Wike used the 2019 governorship election in the state to teach Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation a lesson. He said Wike and Amaechi’s enemies taught the Minister a lesson and theContinue Reading
