Obama informs Congress of plan to sell two warships to Taiwan
The US State Department informed Congress Wednesday of a proposed sale of two warships to Taiwan as part of a $1.8 billion arms deal already angrily denounced by China.
Appeal Court sacks Gov Wike, orders fresh election in Rivers
The three-man Court of Appeal panel sitting in Abuja has struck out the appeal of Nyesom Wike seeking a dismissal of the judgment of the Rivers election petition tribunal which sacked him as governor of the state.
Nigerians divided over Dasuki’s arms money laundering saga
The embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), who has been accused of separate charges running as $2.1bn arms cash laundering, Illegal diversion of N32bn and diversion of N13.6bn and who has revealed that some prominent Nigerians shared in the loot is now facing a 47-count charges before three different courts and judges in Abuja.
Okowa calls for professionalism in estate surveying practice
The Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has called on Estate Surveyors and Valuers in the State to bring their professionalism to the forefront in the society, saying that the profession is critical to the development of any society.
30 dead in Boko Haram attack on three villages
Brutal weekend attacks on three villages by Boko Haram Islamists in the restive northeast of Nigeria have left 30 dead and 20 others wounded, a vigilante told AFP.
Addressing fad of huge corporate fines by regulators
As the new reality of cost of doing business in Nigeria begins to dawn on operators in the private sector of the economy and potential foreign investors, it is imperative for the new managers of the economy to take another look at the raft of huge fines doled out by various regulatory authorities to major players in the private sector in recent time.
