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
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate termination of the appointment of Rev. Tor Uja, as the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC). A statement by the Director (Information) at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, said the termination was in lineContinue 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
The Senior Pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo, is currently being interrogated at Police Force CID Headquarters in Abuja over rape allegations made by Mrs Busola Dakolo. Mr Fatoyinbo is being interviewed by a team of Four led by Asst Commissioner of Police Adaku Uche Anya. Mr FatoyinboContinue 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
A week after former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, was assaulted by some members of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in Nuremberg at an event organised by the “Ndigbo Germany in Nuremberg, Germany, IPOB and Ohanaeze Ndigbo are still in war of words, even as other leaders and ordinary citizensContinue Reading
Mrs Maryam Uwais, Special Adviser to the President on Social Investments, says the Federal Government will prosecute saboteurs of its Social Investment Programmes (SIPs). NAN reports that she said this following reports that she accused monarchs and other traditional rulers in the country of collecting bribes from beneficiaries of theContinue Reading
