An extraordinary virtual summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has agreed on the need for a rapid establishment of a National Unity Government in Mali in line with the recommendations of its Special Envoy/Mediator, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan.ECOWAS Chairman, who is…
The Edo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged the immediate past national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole to account for N42 billion security vote collected in his tenure as Edo state governorAddressing journalists yesterday in Benin, the state publicity secrtary of the party, Chris Nehikhare, urged Edo people…
The Senate on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei-led Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over alleged financial recklessness. The Senate also recommended that the NDDC should be returned to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) for proper…
The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei, collapsed today at the public hearing by the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC. The Commission wishes to disclose that Prof Pondei has been ill for the past two weeks. This morning, his condition deteriorated, and his doctors advised against attending…
The acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Daniel Pondei, Monday slumped during investigative hearing while answering questions from lawmakers at the ongoing N40 billion irregular expenditures in the commissionPondei, who was challenged with questions by other members later fainted and was immediately rushed to the hospital.Mr Pondei’s unfortunate incident may lead…
Senator representing Anambra state South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Ifeanyi Ubah has stated that he is the highest individual patroniser of Innoson Motors in South East,and he cannot work against the brand he patronises so much . Ubah in a statement, he personally signed while reacting to media claim that he rejected patronage…
A prior presidential panel, which investigated the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, indicted him, a report published by the News Agency of Nigeria has alleged. The report, according to NAN, noted that the embattled EFCC boss had been unable to account for the interest generated from N550bn cash recovered from…
By Our Reporter The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu has been invited before a panel probing the activities of the agency. The panel is said to be sitting at the Banquet Hall wing of the Presidential Villa. Magu was stopped in traffic while moving out of the Wuse…
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state has ordered the reinstatement of four out of seven lecturers demoted by the management of the Federal University, Otuoke, in Ogbia local council area of the state and awarded N20 million fine to the school as damages to affected lecturers.The University management had in…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit by three members of the All Progresives Congress (APC) accusing Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State of certificate forgery Justice Anwuli Chikere on Monday struck out the suit after counsel to the applicants, Kingsley Idahosa moved the application for discontinuance of the suit.The judge…
