DIEZANI GETS £70,000 BAIL IN ALLEGED £100,000 BRIBERY TRIAL

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, appeared before the Westminster Magistrates Court in the United Kingdom on Monday, over an alleged £100,000 bribe. The district judge, Michael Snow, granted Alison-Madueke a £70,000 bail. Snow further imposed other terms on Alison-Madueke including an 11 pm to 6 am curfew, an electronic tag to be wornContinueContinue reading “DIEZANI GETS £70,000 BAIL IN ALLEGED £100,000 BRIBERY TRIAL”

Nigerian Government Meets Labour Union Leaders On Eve Of Indefinite, Nationwide Strike. Our Correspondent

The executives of Nigerian Labour Unions on Monday evening arrived at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital, for a second meeting to avert the planned strike scheduled to begin on Tuesday. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria had resolved to begin an indefinite nationwide strike startingContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Government Meets Labour Union Leaders On Eve Of Indefinite, Nationwide Strike. Our Correspondent”

FRESH ATTACK IN PLATEAU COMMUNITY CLAIMS EIGHT LIVES

The 63rd Nigerian Independence anniversary in Plateau suddenly turned bleak on Sunday when gunmen in large numbers killed eight people and injured four others at Adu village in Kwall District of Bassa local government area of the State. An eyewitness to the unfortunate incident who escaped the gory attack by the whisker disclosed that theContinueContinue reading “FRESH ATTACK IN PLATEAU COMMUNITY CLAIMS EIGHT LIVES”

Bank Of Agriculture Warns Nigerians Against Taking Loans To Marry, Throw Parties, Says It Has N243Million With Debtors. Our Correspondent

The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has warned Nigerians against taking loans to marry new wives and hold parties. The warning was given by the BOA Ilorin Branch Manager, Mr Dele Aderibigbe who revealed further that the agency is striving to recover about N243 million loan disbursed to 150 debtors between 2011 and 2024 in KwaraContinueContinue reading “Bank Of Agriculture Warns Nigerians Against Taking Loans To Marry, Throw Parties, Says It Has N243Million With Debtors. Our Correspondent”

Nigerian Policemen Face Disciplinary Action After Brutalising Two Women In Anambra Over Security Levy

Some policemen in Anambra State are currently facing disciplinary action after they were caught in a viral video, beating up two sisters, on a claim that the victims could not pay security levy. One of the two victims had undergone surgery a week ago for appendix before the policemen pounced on them. Meanwhile, the StateContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Policemen Face Disciplinary Action After Brutalising Two Women In Anambra Over Security Levy”

Election Petition Tribunal Affirms Election Of Adamawa Governor, Fintiri

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Yola, the Adamawa State capital on Monday, affirmed the election of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, after dismissing the petition filed by Dr. Umar Ardo.Ardo of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) had challenged the outcome of the March 18 election and April 18 declaration of Fintiri as the winnerContinueContinue reading “Election Petition Tribunal Affirms Election Of Adamawa Governor, Fintiri”

STRIKE: NLC, TUC TO CONSIDER FG’S NEW OFFERS – MINISTER. Our Correspondent

The Federal Government, on Sunday, met with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress on measures to address the dispute arising from the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, known as petrol. Rising from the meeting, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mallam Mohammed Idris, in a statement onContinueContinue reading “STRIKE: NLC, TUC TO CONSIDER FG’S NEW OFFERS – MINISTER. Our Correspondent”

U.S. Judge Who Ordered Chicago University To Release Tinubu’s Academic Records Did What Nigerian Judiciary Failed To Do In 23 Years –Atiku’s Aide

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Public Communications, Phrank Shaibu, says that the independence of the judiciary in the United States of America led to President Bola Tinubu’s defeat at the Northern District of Illinois court. Shaibu said this while reacting to the order by Justice Nancy Maldonado for the Chicago State UniversityContinueContinue reading “U.S. Judge Who Ordered Chicago University To Release Tinubu’s Academic Records Did What Nigerian Judiciary Failed To Do In 23 Years –Atiku’s Aide”

EXCLUSIVE: Uproar At Nigerian National Assembly As Senate President Akpabio Creates Office For Wife

Senate President Godswill Akpabio is again in the eye of the storm for creating an office for his wife, Ekaette Unoma Akpabio. Unoma is the founder of Family Life Enhancement Initiative (FLEI), a non-governmental organisation. Sources made it available to some media outlets that many senators were disappointed with Akpabio’s opening of the Office ofContinueContinue reading “EXCLUSIVE: Uproar At Nigerian National Assembly As Senate President Akpabio Creates Office For Wife”

Nigerian Government Holds Emergency Meeting With Organised Labour To Avert Nationwide Strike

Representatives of the Nigerian government are currently meeting with the executives of organised labour at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital, to avert the planned strike scheduled to begin during the week. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria had resolved to begin an indefinite nationwide strikeContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Government Holds Emergency Meeting With Organised Labour To Avert Nationwide Strike”