Obaseki dismisses rumours of defection from APC
Alemma-Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City The Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has dismissed the insinuations that he was plotting to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to pursue his second term bid at another party. The governor stated this on Thursday when he received members of the Godwin Obaseki Support Group (GOSG), who paid […]
Onitsha fire incident, heartbreaking —Okowa
By Festus Ahon – Asaba Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, yesterday, described the tragic fire incident which wrecked havoc in parts of Onitsha, Anambra State as heartbreaking. Commiserating with his Anambra State counterpart, Mr. Willie Obiano and residents of the commercial city, Okowa, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika, […]
FG Rakes In N40bn From Stamp Duty – Post Master General
… Says Govt. Has not Funded NIPOST in 30yrs By Emmanuel Elebeke The Post Master General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST, Barr. Bisi Adegbuyi says the Post has raked in N40billion in its CBN Stamp Duty Account. Adegbuyi disclosed this in an interview with Vanguard. He the agency had repositioned […]
Sylva to Reps: We’ll not pay P&ID’s $9.6bn fine
Tordue Salem – Abuja The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said on Thursday the Federal Government would not pay the $9.6billion judgment fine to Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID). A British Court judgment had slammed the fine on the federal government in favour of the Virgin Islands-registered company, earlier this year. […]
Nigerian Navy arrests 8 oil vandals, impounds 81 drums of pms in Calabar
By Emma Una Nigerian Navy Ship, Victory based in Calabar on Thursday paraded eight petroleum products vandals with eighty-one drums of petroleum products PMS laden in three wooden boats heading to Cameron. Commodore Vincent Okeke, Commander NNS Victory who paraded the seven vandals handed them over to Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps for further […]
FG orders NEMA to suspend agric intervention for flood disaster, herdsmen crisis victims
By Peter Duru The federal government has ordered the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA to suspend the distribution of agricultural intervention for the 2018 flood victims and herdsmen attacks victims ongoing in 18 states of the federation. The NEMA Deputy Director and Supervisor for Benue project, Dr. Martins Ejike who made the disclosure yesterday when […]
