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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday  expressed concerns over the statement by Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Benjamin Dikki, who was reported to have announced that plans have been concluded by the BPE to privatise refineries and commercialise the Nigerian Television Authority, the Federal Radio Corporation, the News Agency […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly warned against any attempt to put pressure on the Federal House of Representatives committee is currently probing the disturbing jet scandal involving Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said […]

An attempted Jail break by  members of the terrorist Islamic group, Boko Haram, held at headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS), in Asokoro,Abuja, led to sporadic shooting within the premises of the security agency, Sunday, morning. A statement issued by spokesperson of the DSS, Marilyn Ogar, said the gunshots were triggered by attempted […]

The management of TALEVERAS has reacted to an erroneous news report in a Nigerian news daily of March 25, 2014, which wrongly published that the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) credited the group with 152,308,878 litres of undelivered gasoline under the federal government’s Crude Oil Swap Arrangement whereas what NEITI listed against TALEVERAS in […]

A suit filed by the 79 lawmakers who defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to restrain the PDP National Chairman, Senate President, House of Reps Speaker, the PDP and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from declaring their senatorial seats vacant has been struck out. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, the […]

The Rivers State has condemned the decision of the National Judicial Commission (NJC) to suspend recently-sworn-in Chief Judge of the state, Justice P.N.C Agumagu. Agumagu — a former President of the Rivers Customary Court of Appeal — was sworn in as substantive Chief Judge of the state on 18th March 2014. But NJC kicked against […]

The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has served the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) and its executive secretary, Mr. Jim Obazee a court order on the application of suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. According to the legal document issued upon application of Sanusi through his counsel, Mr. Kola […]

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed has confirmed yesterday’s huge explosion in the Area 1 Shopping Centre of the city. But against widespread insinuations, Mohammed said the explosion — which occurred at a shop located at Shagari Plaza, opposite the Area 1 Shopping Centre at Garki District, Abuja — was not a bomb […]

If the Senate is to act by the testimonies of those who were invited to explain what they know about the recent tragedy that befell the aptitude test conducted by the Nigerian Immigration Service, then Minister of Interior, Abba Moro may be in for more troubles. Those who testified before the Senate Committee on Interior […]

Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice P.N.C. Agumagu has been suspended by the National Judicial Council (NJC). According to a statement issued by the commission’s Acting Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, the Council arrived at the decision at its emergency meeting. Agumagu — a former President of the Rivers Customary Court of Appeal — […]

The Shell Forcados Sub-C pipeline located in the Western Delta has been attacked by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). MEND, which earlier sabotaged the same pipeline on 1st March 2014, caused damage at about 3am on Thursday, as its scuba divers launched the attack. Earlier in the month, Shell was […]

About 200 protesters on Thursday afternoon stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja demanding fresh governorship election in Kogi State in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment of 27th January 2012. In the verdict, the apex court declared as null and void, the continued stay in office of the governors […]