Month: April 2017
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NDIC to Re-Arrest for Prosecution Absconded Bank Offenders
By Joseph INOKOTONG The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), said the Task Force on the Implementation of the Failed Bank Act has given notice to re-arrest for prosecution, directors and officers of licensed banks who had committed banking malpractices and had absconded. A statement signed by B. A. Taribo, Director of Legal Department, NDIC, and…
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Edo To Clamp Down On Traffic Offenders, Street Traders.
By Ikhili Monday, EBALU, Benin City Edo State Government has expressed worry over the malaise of street hawking and the “self-induced chaotic traffic situation” in the state’s metropolis, warning that it would deal ruthlessly with those responsible for the lawlessness. Besides, the government said it was dealing with the issue in a sustainable manner, with…
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Siphon Peoples Money And Get Punished, Niger Warns
B Juliana, MAIRIGA, Minna. Niger state Government has vowed to take decisive action against organizations and cooperatives that are used to siphoning the money of people. The Head of Service, Yabagi Alhaji Sule who lamented that a lot of people in the state have lost their money through fraudulent organizations and cooperatives stated that the…
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Senators have no reason to engage presidency in a fight – Senator David Umaru.
By Juliana MAIRIGA, Minna The Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, Senator David Umaru has said that the feud portrayed to Nigerians between the National Assembly and the Presidency is a figment of the imagination of the enemies of the nation. Umaru said that some group of Nigerians, due to their vested interest want Nigerians…
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…Says High turnover rate in N/Assembly affects quality of legislation
By Aaron Ossai Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has lamented the high rate of turnover of legislators in the National Assembly. This, he attributed to reasons including godfatherism and the clamour for rotational representation at the expense of quality legislation and the high cost of training which is invested in members,…
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West Africa Loses 1.3 billion Dollars To Illegal Fishing Annually- Dogara
By Aaron Ossai The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has expressed dismay that Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU ) fishing leads to an annual loss of over 1.3 billion dollars in West Africa alone. This is just as he pledged the commitment of the National Assembly to continue to be active…
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Rainstorm Wreaks Havoc In Ilorin
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Properties worth millions of Naira were on Wednesday destroyed by heavy storm that accompanied the downpour at the Kwara State House of Assembly Complex in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. The storm which adversely affected the roof of the office complex that houses the Speaker, Dr. Ali Ahmad, equally brought down…
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Edo Police in ‘Macraba Dance’ says ASUU
… demand transfer of Commissioner Gwandu By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin City The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has described the recent outburst by the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Haliru Gwandu as a macabra dance aimed at discrediting the reputation of the Ambrose Ali University and the hard work of its lecturers.…
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EFCC Traces N6bn To Former Governorship Aspirant
By Juliana Mairiga, Minna with agency reports The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has traced N2 billion to the United Bank for Africa (UBA) account of Kantigi Liman, a 2015 governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Niger state. The anti graft agency which disclosed that Liman…
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Only 7 Electrocuted While Watching Man United Match – Police
By Ubong Akpan, Calabar Contrary to reports that no fewer than 30 were electrocuted while watching Man U match, the police in Cross River State have confirmed that only seven people were electrocuted. Reports had it on Thursday night that no fewer than 30 people were electrocuted at a viewing centre in Calabar where they…