Delta Speaker didn’t ask for money to pass DESOPADEC budget – MD
ASABA—MANAGING Director of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Warri, Delta State, Chief Williams Makinde, has said that there was no truth in the allegation that the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Chief Monday Igbuya, demanded N1 billion from the commission to pass its 2016 budget.
Nigeria recovers $100m looted fund from Switzerland
The Federal Government disclosed, yesterday, it has recovered $100 million looted funds from Switzerland.
CBN stops sale of forex to BDCs
LAGOS — The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has stopped, with immediate effect, the sale of foreign exchange, forex, to Bureaux de Change, BDCs, as part of measures to reduce the pressure on the nation’s foreign reserves.
Time to end the bad blood between the Yorubas and Ndigbo
THE Yorubas and the Igbos, two of the most resourceful, engaging and outgoing ethnic groups in Nigeria, are becoming implacable enemies. Increasingly, they seem to hate one another with pure hatred. I never appreciated the extent of their animosity until the social media came of age in Nigeria. Now, hardly a day passes that you will not find Yorubas and Igbos exchanging hateful words on internet blogs.
TB Joshua emerges 13th world most famous prophet
Founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Pastor Temitope Joshua, has been ranked by a group known as Movement for Progress Initiative as the 13th most famous pastor in the world and Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola of the Christ Apostolic Church emerged 32nd.
Why we’ve not arrested Jonathan — EFCC boss
ABUJA—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC explained, yesterday, why it has not arrested former President Goodluck Jonathan following startling revelations on how the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd) allegedly disbursed over $2.1 billion meant for arms purchase to various individuals on the instruction of the former president.
