The Management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Lagos Region, on Sunday announced a one-day power outage in some parts of Lagos on Monday to effect repairs. TCN announced the outage in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Mr Celestina Osin, in Lagos. The statement said the areas that would be affected include Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Alagbon, Apapa, Ijora, …
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How Presidency marred arms probe to shield Dambazzau and Buratai
Facts have emerged that high-wired politics, power play, intrigues bordering on vendetta and factional interests within the Presidency have marred the ongoing probe into the arms procurement between 2007 and 2015. It was gathered that not many even within the Air Vice Marshal (AVM) John Odeh-led Presidential Arms Probe panel were pleased with the eventual outcome of the report, which …
Read More »ND Avengers warns ExxonMobil not to fix Qua Iboe 48 pipeline
The Niger Delta Avengers has warned ExxonMobil subsidiary Mobil Producing Nigeria not to embark on the repairs of the blown up Qua Iboe 48” crude oil export pipeline, threatening that “something big and worst will happen” will happen if the oil copany does not heed the warning.
Read More »Coup underway in Turkey; president says he’s still in charge
ISTANBUL/ANKARA, July 15 (Reuters) – Turkey’s military said on Friday it had seized power but President Tayyip Erdogan vowed that the attempted coup would be put down.
Read More »EFCC Arraigns Contractor for N2.4bn ONSA Contract Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday July 15, 2016 arraigned one Olugbenga Obadina alongside his company, Almond Projects Limited, before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on an eight-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering to the tune of N2.4billion.
Read More »Halima, Buhari’s daughter, 2218 others called to bar
Halima, President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter was among the 2218 new lawyers that were called to bar on Thursday.
Read More »Is Oshiomhole, APC candidate in the September 10 Governorship election?
While it is acceptable for him to be interested in who succeeds him as governor, his conduct is beginning to reminiscence the do-or-die approach of former President Olusegun Obasanjo when he went all out to ensure that Late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua succeeded him. In his desperation, Obasanjo did everything inconceivable, resulting in the election being discredited by many credible …
Read More »Halliburton: Fayose justifies claim of Buhari wife’s involvement
Counsel to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has replied the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Aisha Buhari through her counsel, Mary Ekpere & Co, saying the governor’s claim as regards her involvement in the infamous Halliburton scandal was correct and justified in law. In the letter dated July 8, 2016, Ozekhome affirmed that the …
Read More »Police recovers N60.25m out of N100m stolen by Bullion van Driver in Port-Harcourt
The Police in Rivers State has recovered N60.25m out of the N100m stolen by a bullion van driver. The bullion van containing the cash was reported missing last week Friday after arriving Port Harcourt from Aba to deliver cash to Zenith Bank and Stanbic IBTC Bank.
Read More »Edo Governorship: INEC Accepts Ize-Iyamu, rejects Iduoriyekemwen
The Independent National Electoral Commission has rejected the name of candidate submitted for the governorship election of Edo State by the Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff faction of the Peoples Democratic Party.
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