Month: January 2017

By Joseph Inokotong The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has called on the federal government to jettison its proposed six weeks closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The NSE said the Airport closure may unleash phenomenal and devastating impact on the competiveness of the country’s economy, which is already steeped in deep recession, notwithstanding…

By: Ben ADAJI- Jalingo Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku on Tuesday clarified his remarks at a thank giving service in Jalingo to the effect that his call for vigilance was not a call to arms, rather a wake up call for the Christian community to be on their guards. A statement by the Governor’s Special…

By Aaron Ossai Nigeria’s democracy is facing existential threat especially at the state level unless something is done to reverse the trend of incessant impeachment of Speakers of States Houses of Assembly, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has said. Delivering a speech to welcome back lawmakers from the Christmas/New year break…

The All Progressives Congress, APC members of the Senate has removed SenatorAli Ndume as the Majority leader and replaced him Senator Ahmed Lawan. This was conveyed by Senate President Bukola Saraki in a letter he said was sent to him by the caucus. The caucus elected to replace Mr. Ndume with Ahmed Lawan, their letter…

By Jonathan IPAA, Abuja Officials of the FCT Administration have apprehended six persons for engaging in act of graffiti on the walls of public buildings and infrastructure around the Federal Capital City, Abuja. The six persons apprehended were caught in the act and the Minister said they would be made to face the full wrath…

By Steve Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has directed the immediate release of N2 billion to the 16 local government councils and SUBEB in the State. This follows the receipt of N3.773billion from the Federal Government, being balance of the 25 per cent of the State’s claim as its share of the…

President Goodluck Jonathan has denied receiving kickbacks in the $1.3bn OPL 245 Oil block deal involving ENI and Royal Duch Shell. A statement issued yesterday in Abuja by Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, Media Adviser to Dr. Goodluck Jonathan said “Our attention has been drawn to news reports published mostly by online media which suggested through innuendo,…