The Police on Tuesday arraigned a former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, at a the Jigawa State Magistrate Court in Dutse over alleged inciting comments. The Chief Magistrate, Usman Lamin ruled that Lamido is to be in the Dutse prison until May 4 when the application for his bail will be decided. The magistrate…
A former foreign minister from Ghana, Hanna Tetteh, will lead a team of Commonwealth election observers to The Bahamas for the country’s general election later this month. This is the first time the Commonwealth will observe elections to The Bahaman parliament. The general election is scheduled for 10 May 2017. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland announced…
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson says priority attention will be accorded payment of arrears of salaries owed workers, as soon as the government receives the second tranche of the Paris Club loan refund. Represented by his deputy, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (Rtd), the Governor gave the assurance, during this year’s Workers Day Celebration…
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is building a productive Nigerian economy for a sustainable and inclusive economic growth. The Minister said this while speaking on Sunday at “The Platform” hosted by the Covenant Christian Centre, Lagos. She said that the Federal Government was calling…
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe has said that Indorama Fertilizer is very important to achieve the Federal Government’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda, aimed at boosting food production across the country. The Minister who visited Indorama’s world-class fertilizer plant in Port Harcourt on Wednesday said that the Federal Government will help to tackle…
The trial of Justice Rita Ngozi Ofili-Ajumogobia and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Godwin Obla continued today, April 28, 2017 before Justice O.H. Oshodi of Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja with the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo calling on the fifth and sixth prosecution witnesses. The fifth prosecution witness, Mr. Musa Omale Ujah…
In furtherance of the state’s investment in the security of lives on her waterways, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Friday donated eight security Gunboats to the Nigerian Navy. Governor Wike also announced the further acquisition of 13 Special Boats to be distributed to the Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Police for…
The attention of the Bayelsa State Ministry of Finance has been drawn to a publication on one of the National Newspapers that a Revenue Consultant has taken all the 36 States and the Governors’ Forum to court with the claim that it handled the Paris Club over-deductions from states accounts as the primary consultant and…
The Bayelsa State Government has assured the South-South Entrepreneurship Development Centre of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), of its collaboration in the provision of necessary facilities to enhance their operations in the state. Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (Rtd), represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Chief Serena Dokubo Spiff, gave the assurance,…
Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Rivers states have filed a suit at the Supreme Court against the Federal Government to challenge the loss of N500 trillion in oil revenue. The plaintiffs are praying the apex court to compel the Federal Government to implement Section 162 of the 1999 Constitution as it relates to oil revenue generation…
