IGP lauds Mimiko’s Support for Police
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, has said that Ondo is among the top states in Nigeria that are blazing the trail in terms of delivering dividends of democracy and providing secure environment.
2016 Budget: We’re working with executive —Ndume
ABUJA — To ensure the harmonization and speedy passage of the 2016 budget estimate, the Senate Leader, Mr. Ali Ndume, yesterday, said the Senate was working in tandem with the executive arm of government.
Bristow chopper crash: Pilot called for help twice — AIB
lagos—The Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, yesterday said that the pilot of the Bristow Helicopter crash that occurred on February 3, where all the eleven passengers were rescued called for help twice, adding that the first was declared by the crew at the 78 Nautical Miles from Lagos when he complained of instrument problems.
Obasanjo awarded Abuja rail project without design, MOU, Senate told
THE Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, FCT, was yesterday, told that former President Olusegun Obasanjo awarded the Abuja rail project in 2007 without design or Memorandum of Understanding, MoU.
602 IDPs resume school in Borno
The Borno State government yesterday commenced the relocations of first batch of 602 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Yerwa to Dalori resettlement camp for the re-opening of closed public schools over Boko Haram insurgency in Maiduguri metropolis.
Naira falls to N345/$ in parallel market
LAGOS — The naira, yesterday, suffered its biggest daily depreciation against the dollar as it exchanged for N345 to a dollar in the parallel market.
One beheaded, another kidnapped in Ebonyi/Benue boundary dispute
ONE Eze Stephen of Ojiogu village, Ukwuagba- Ngbo community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State was weekend reportedly beheaded over the lingering war between the community and their counterpart of Agila in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State.
Stop clampdown on pro-Biafra protesters, MASSOB, IPOB tell S-East, S-South Govs
Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has urged governors of the South East and South South states to join hands and stop the attack on pro- Biafra protesters by security agents in their states.
Forex: CBN sold $2.5bn in November, got $2.48bn inflow
THE Central Bank ,CBN yesterday in its Economic Report of the Nigerian Economy for the month of November 2015 said that $2.48 billion foreign exchange came into the country through it while $2.50 billion went out. This it said resulted in a net out flow of $2million
Okorocha urges Pastors to preach encouraging sermons
THE Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has urged pastors and other men of God to preach encouraging sermons.
Bello sacks Perm Secs, DLGs, Accountant-general, cashiers, treasurers, others
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has sacked all Permanent Secretaries, Head of Administration and Finance, DAF, and all the Directors of Local Governments in the 21 council areas with immediate effects.
