Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday sworn-in Justice Adama Iye Iyayi-Lamikanra as the Acting Chief Judge of Rivers State. The appointment of Iyayi-Lamikanra, according to him, is in line with his avowed commitment to the rule of law and approved order of seniority in the appointment of Acting Chief Judge. Wike congratulated the new acting Chief…
Day: January 15, 2016
Tompolo Condemns Friday’s Pipeline Attack
Former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, commonly known as Tompolo, says he has no hand in the bombing of oil facilities in Delta State on Friday morning. Some suspected militants had attacked Escravos gas pipeline in the Warri area of Delta State barely 24 hours after a court in Lagos directed the police to…
Shina Peller Ends Wizkid, Dammy Krane’s Rift
The bitter fight between young sensational Nigerian artistes, Dammy Krane and Wizkid may have finally been sorted out going by information gathered by this magazine. In the early hours of Friday, January 15, 2016, Wizkid allegedly broke a bottle on the head of Dammy Krane at Quilox Club in Lagos. This followed a beef between…
Customs Officers To Declare Assets Within 14 Days
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, says its men are now required to declare their assets as part of measures to promote transparency. A statement signed on Friday by the Public Relations Officer of the service, Wale Adeniyi, on behalf of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hammed Ibrahim Ali, disclosed that all “Officers are to comply…
Arms Deal: President Orders Probe Of Military Officers
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been directed to beam its searchlight on the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces and Defence sector from 2007 to 2015. This order was given by President Muhammadu Buhari in a press statement issued on Friday in Abuja by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu. According…
Tompolo: Militants Blow Up Oil Pipelines In Delta
Barely 24 hours after a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered the arrest of former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, some suspected hoodlums blew up strategic pipelines in Warri South West local government area of Delta State. Tompolo failed to show up in court on Thursday when he was supposed…
BREAKING: Court Remands Metuh In Kuje Prisons
National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, has been remanded in Kuje Prisons by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Metuh was arraigned on Friday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over an alleged fraud linking him with the $2.1 billion arms deal scandal. The opposition’s spokesman was brought…
Senate Summons Emefiele Over Falling Naira
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, has been invited to appear before the Senate next Tuesday to answer questions concerning the increasing Naira depreciation lately. At the parallel market, the Nigerian currently sells above N300 to a Dollar and this has given many concerned citizens sleepless nights, including the lawmakers. As…
Wizkid Smashes Bottle On Dammy Krane's Head At Quilox
It was reportedly a violent scenario in the early hours of Friday, January 15, 2016, at a popular celebrity night club, Quilox, located on Victoria Island, Lagos, according to multiple reports. It was said that Wizkid broke a bottle on the head his colleague, Dammy Krane, who before the incident, accused him (Wizkid) of stealing…
Jonathan Honoured In America
Immediate past president of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, was on Thursday, January 14, 2016, recognised in the United States of America, USA, by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, SCLC, in Atlanta, Georgia. The SCLC was founded by the late American Civil Rights leader, Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Jonathan also had the opportunity to meet…