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A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi (Rtd) has revealed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo was brought into power as a means of guaranteeing a sure return  for retired General Ibrahim as president. The revelation came in Bamaiyi’s  book “Vindication of a General”. He said the issue of who would take over […]Read More

The Nigerian Navy has released the list of candidates who are successful in the aptitude test for the Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 24 held on 17th December 2016.  The Navy said applicants should check www.joinnigeriannavy.com or www.navy.mil.ng for the list.  “Successful candidates are to report at the Nigerian Navy Secondary School Ojo, Lagos […]Read More

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continued boosting the country’s foreign exchange liquidity by pumping in $240 million more, part of which $150 million will go to dealers in the interbank wholesale window. Those who stand to gain from the sales which was initiated on Monday through the interbank wholesale auction window include manufacturers, importers […]

The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has accused his predecessor, Kayode Fayemi of trying to bring back a stale matter in order to seize power from him. Fayose made the accusation in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital on Monday while briefing the press. He urged Nigerians to ask Fayemi when he would allow an end […]

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki says he does not have the power to reverse the suspension of a former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume. Saraki said this in an interview with State House correspondents on Monday after meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said he would only […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved appointments into the executive management of some government agencies and parastatals. Agencies affected include the Nigerian Television Authority, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, National Emergency Management Agency, and the Nigerian Film Corporation among others. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the  President on Media and Publicity, […]

Operatives of the Police Intelligence Response Team have arrested a gang of criminals specialising in defrauding foreigners using the names of high profile politicians in the country. According to police source, the suspects had been parading as special advisers to chief of staff to the President, national security adviser, minister of petroleum, minister of Finance, […]

The Presidency has said President Muhammadu Buhari has not changed his plan to return to his doctors in London, United Kingdom for follow-ups. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in an interview with journalists on Thursday. The media aide said it was not true that Buhari […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned  a serving member of the House of Representatives,  Nse Bassey Ekpenyong  before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State  on a 9-count charge of forgery and uttering of documents. Ekpenyong, member representing Oron Federal Constituency of Akwa- Ibom […]

Ifeanyi Ubah, the owner of Capital Oil, has on Thursday been arrested and detained by Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS). The reason for his arrest is not yet known. The businessman had been previously implicated in a fraud saga with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. Ubah’s company, Capital Oil was accused of expropriating […]

As part of the ongoing repositioning of the Service, the Comptroller-General of Customs Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) has approved the redeployment of 337 Assistant Comptrollers of Customs to various Commands across the country with immediate effect. NCS announced the redeployment in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Deputy Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Dalhatu. […]

Japanese companies are invited to take advantage of the various business opportunities that will be presented by the Special Economic Zones being established in various parts of the country. The zones which will serve as manufacturing hubs will have the necessary infrastructural facilities to support the country’s industrialization drive. Budget and National Planning Minister, Senator […]