Thirteen Commissioners were sworn-in and given portfolios on Thursday by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State. The ceremony was performed by the governor in Owerri, the state capital and was attended by many political figures in Imo State. Okorocha also sworn-in 27 Transition Committee Chairmen and an Economic Adviser in to office. The swearing-in of…
Former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi, appeared in court with the help of a walking stick. Akpobolokemi was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged fraudulent land deal of the Nigerian Maritime University. He was arrested by the agency in December 2015. At a…
**Orders Fresh Probe A fresh investigation has been ordered into the kidnap of over 200 students of the Government Girls Secondary School, GGSS, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014, by Boko Haram members. A statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, disclosed that the probe panel would be chaired by…
**Advises Finance, Budget Ministers, CBN Governor To Resign A call has been made to the National Assembly to start the process to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. This was made by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after its National Working Committee, NWC, rose from a meeting held on Thursday in Abuja. The opposition party wants the…
The committee constituted on Wednesday to investigate controversy trailing the alleged missing 2016 Appropriation Bill has submitted its report. According to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, the committee found out that two versions of the 2016 budget were submitted to the National Assembly. Saraki posted on his official Facebook page on Thursday outcome of the…
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, claims credible information it received indicates that the Icelander cult group and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area have met and agreed to commence the immediate elimination of APC leaders of ONELGA origin irrespective of where such APC members reside in Rivers State.…
Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has alleged that half of the members of Governor Nyesome Wike’s cabinet have indicated interest in defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to join them. Rivers State APC disclosed this in a statement, while welcoming the latest set of PDP chieftains and about 500 decampees from…
On January 6, 2016, Netflix announced that its service can now be accessed in 130 countries except China. This expansion has long been expected by movie lovers as its service was restricted to the United States. Netflix, founded in 1997 is an online on-demand internet streaming media. In Nigeria, online video streaming sites like Iroko…
A fresh review of the famous Siemens and Halliburton cases has been ordered by the Federal Government, Daily Trust has learnt. Former Managing Director and Director of Finance of Siemens Nigeria Ltd, Edward Seidel and Klaus Gilbert respectively in collaboration with some consultants bribed top Nigerian officials to the tune of $17.5 million. The Halliburton…
Report reaching us shows that a building is burning on the popular Toyin Street in Ikeja, Lagos State. According to a piece of photograph sent to us by an eyewitness on Thursday night, the fire has barely started and as at the time we were informed about it, no fire service vehicle was sighted at…