Makurdi residents allege surge in motorbike robbery
Residents of Makurdi, Benue State capital, and its environs have raised alarm over the sudden surge in the activities of motorbike robbers in the city.
Kogi: The game, the players
Since the creation of Kogi State, never has the stake on who occupies the historic seat of government, Lugard House, been this tense.
NSC summons NFF over Keshi
As a way of finding an amicable solution over the contractual disagreement between the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and sacked coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, the National Sports Commission ( NSC) has invited the two parties to a meeting.
Umeh alleges massive rigging in Anambra senatorial poll
Awka—The senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and former national chairman of the party, Chief Victor Umeh, yesterday, testified before the first Anambra National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Awka, saying that the declaration of his opponent, Mrs. Uche Ekwunife as the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was improper.
Okowa, DESOPADEC and vested interests
IT was Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the former Central Bank Governor (now Emir of Kano) who in January 2014 enriched our political lexicon with the coinage of the term Vested Interests. At a youth summit geared towards national rebirth and renewal, Mallam Sanusi declared that Nigeria can only become great when as a people we “overcome the fear of vested interests.”
APC, PDP, UPN members defect to APGA in Edo
Over 300 former members of the All Progressives Congress, APC and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, including the executive members of Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, Akoko-Edo chapter led by its chairman, Mr. Adebayo Joseph, have dumped their political parties for the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Edo State.
Saraki sets up 12-member ethics c’ttee to quell rebellion
ABUJA—The strategic plan by the Senator Bukola Saraki-led Senate leadership to curb dissent came to light, yesterday, after he proclaimed a 12-member Ethics and Privileges Committee, which will among others enforce discipline among senators.
NHIS Land Deal: Allegation of fraud, malicious—Ex boss
The former Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Dr Femi Thomas has described as false and malicious, allegations of fraud in the purchase of a parcel of land at the Scheme’s office in Abuja. Dr Thomas was accused of conniving with others to inflate the cost of the property from N300 million to N990 million.
EFCC drills Yakmut for 6 hrs
Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Alhassan Yakmut has described his recent invitation by the anti- graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (ECCC) last week as a result of a petition written by some people who were not happy with his appointment.
Will Lagos Judicial Commission be dissolved?
Will the Lagos State Judicial Service Commission, LSJSC, be dissolved when the members’ tenure has not expired? This is the question on the lips of observers. It was learned that the tenure of the current members took effect from February 27 and will end on February 26, 2020 following their re-appointment by former Governor Babatunde Fashola, SAN.
We’ll make life absolute hell for pirates – DG, NCC
To a very large extent, we have been able to fulfil our mandate. The primary mandate of the Commission is enforcement and prosecution of copyright offenders, and in those two key mandates we have done significantly well. We have had a very good working relationship with the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), which has led to the seizure of over 20 containers and this is unprecedented in the history of this Commission. The collaboration between the NCS and NCC has yielded very fruitful results in the last four years.
