Kogi Assembly sacks five LG bosses over ‘recklessness’

Kogi Assembly sacks five LG bosses over ‘recklessness’

KOGI State House of Assembly, yesterday, suspended the administrator of Ijumu Local Government Council, who doubled as the state Chairman of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, Taofiq Isah, along with four other administrators over financial recklessness.
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Odigie-Oyegun condemns protest against Tinubu

Odigie-Oyegun condemns protest against Tinubu

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr John Odigie-Oyegun, has distanced himself from protest on Tuesday by some youths against a national leader of the party, Chief Bola Tinubu.

Alleged copyright infringement: Akin Fadeyi’s lawyer reacts, writes Buhari

Alleged copyright infringement: Akin Fadeyi’s lawyer reacts, writes Buhari

We have the instruction of Akin Fadeyi to write you this letter. Our client, Akin Fadeyi is the creator of the anti-corruption media campaign project “Not in My Country”. The ‘Not In My Country’ project has been the subject of a heated media exchange over allegations of copyright infringement and counter-allegations of blackmail between some actors and other concerned citizens who were privy to the ‘Not in My Country’ anti-corruption campaign project and the Hon. Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. By this letter, we seek to state our client’s position for the first time in a public space, on the many issues thrown up by the media fray. It is our hope that upon reading this letter, Your Excellency will come to appreciate our client’s status as a partner in the pious goals of this administration and the need to thoroughly investigate the issues surrounding the media report.

Olusegun Mimiko: Celebrating the Iroko at 62

Olusegun Mimiko: Celebrating the Iroko at 62

I have known Ondo State for quite some time. As a man whose immediate elder brother found a beautiful wife there thirteen years ago, I have had cause to know the state well.

NFF commends LMC, Clubs, Media, Fans on successful season

NFF commends LMC, Clubs, Media, Fans on successful season

The Nigeria Football Federation has heaped plaudits on the League Management Company (organizers of the Nigeria Professional Football League), all the participating Clubs, the media as well as football fans for a highly –successful 2015/2016 Season that came to an end on Sunday.

FG accuses Shell of crude oil theft, demands $406 million

FG accuses Shell of crude oil theft, demands $406 million

The Nigerian government is demanding $406.75 million minimum from Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited and its surrogate Shell Western Supply & Trading Limited over alleged crude oil theft. The amount, according to court papers in Lagos, represents the shortfall of the money paid by the multinational oil firm in the account of the Nigerian government with Central Bank of Nigeria, for crude oil lifted in 2013 and 2014.

FIFA U-17 WWC: Nigeria, England in 0-0 draw

FIFA U-17 WWC: Nigeria, England in 0-0 draw

Nigeria’s Flamingoes and England played out a goalless draw on Tuesday in Group C’s second Match Day in Al Zarqa at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan.