The House of Representatives has slated Feb. 4 for the consideration of the 2014 appropriation. . The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Rep. Zakari Mohammed (APC- Kwara), disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. . Zakari said that consideration of the budget was put on hold so that the Constitutional Review process could be concluded. . He said that the next line of action would be to raise a Conference Committee of the House to begin work on the grey areas of the Constitution with its Senate Committee counterpart. .…
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President Goodluck Jonathan said that the Federal Government would spend N1.5 trillion in the next five years to reform the Nigeria Police Force. . Jonathan made this known at a two-day retreat on “Sustaining Nigeria Police Reforms’’, in Makurdi on Thursday. . The event was organised by the Police Service Commission (PSC) in conjunction with the Benue Government. . Represented by Sen. Bala Mohammed, the Minister of the FCT, Jonathan said government was committed to build the capacity of the police force in the country through ongoing reforms. . Jonathan said that 60 per cent of the money would be…
The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday dismissed the reports of looming fuel scarcity. . A statement issued in Abuja by Dr. Omar Ibrahim, the General Manager, Public Affairs Division, NNPC, advised members of the public not to panic. . It said that the NNPC, in spite of the unending challenges posed by pipeline vandalism and product theft, had enough stock of products in its marine reserve and national strategic reserve. . “What the corporation has in stock is enough to make the country remain wet with petroleum products round the clock,” the statement quoted Ibrahim.…
At the event, the recorded scene of an armed robbery incident at the Murtala Muhhammed International Airport, MMIA, last year was relayed on the video wall. . The gang of dare-devil armed robbers attacked a Bureau de Change, carting away huge sums of money in both local and foreign currencies. The spell-bound audience watched the video clips at the Command and Control Centre, Alausa. . Unknown to the armed robbers, security cameras otherwise called CCTV cameras installed at strategic places to monitor activities, clearly captured the robbery operation. . With this, the Police were able to close up on the…
The Police in Imo State have arrested the General Overseer and head of a popular church in Ikeduru council area of the state, for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl. . This followed a petition written to the Owerri Police Area Command by the lawyer to the father of the alleged rape victim, Mr Emperor Iwuala. . The father of the victim, a widower and does not want his name in print, had alleged that the pastor severally raped his daughter between 2010 and 2013. . According to him, “Between 2010 and 2013, I was sick and a friend of mine…
Following the release of the 2015 election timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, President Goodluck Jonathan will soon hold a strategic meeting with his kitchen cabinet to decide on whether or not to run, his Special Adviser on Inter-Party Affairs, Senator Ben Obi, has said. . However, the decision may not be taken until April because the Presidency may want to spend the next 90 days on effective governance to better the lot of the citizenry in line with the President’s promise of a better 2014 for Nigerians. . In an exclusive interview, Obi, who also described as…
Lagos State government, yesterday, said the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge may not be realisable soon because; “With the current plan, 318 buildings will need to be demolished for the bridge to take-off.” . Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Ben Akabueze and his counterpart from the ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat disclosed these during an inter-ministerial press briefing on analysis of Year 2014 budget, stressing that the year’s budget is aimed at eradicating poverty. . Hamzat explained that it was difficult for the state government to embark on the previous alignment for the construction of the…
With INEC announcing the timetable for the general election, we expect that the different forces for the elective offices across the country will begin to mobilise. Delta is no different. For me and others who believe in our cause for equity and justice, we feel that as 2015 get close, the race for the tenancy of Osadebey House, Asaba will become more interesting. The truth is every qualified citizen has the inalienable right to aspire to any elective position, in saying that I believe that Delta state has obviously taken into account its multi-ethnic dimension by effectively evolving the rotation…
The Ogun State Police command said, yesterday, that it arrested five persons after they robbed and raped a businesswoman along Idi-Iroko road in Yewa South Local Government Area of the state. . The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement said that the victim, who left Lagos for Idi-Iroko, Tuesday, was taken to Olodo village where the hoodlums beat her up thoroughly and raped her. . The suspects also robbed the victim of N1,803,000 cash, gold worth N200,000 and a wrist watch worth N5,000 and mobile/blackberry phones, all valued at N2,187,500. . According to Adejobi,…
The Angolan renowned singer and producer Paul G is recovering from minor injuries after suffering a traffic accident in the capital city of Camama, where five people were killed, was reported here today. . The autor of “Get in control” and “Freaking Me Out” broke his right clavicle and has minor injuries, confirmed sources close to the musician. . According to them, Paulo Jorge Marques Joao, his real name, lost control of the vehicle, crashed and hit a guard and separation bar on a highway. . The artist began his career as a founding member of the Angolan rap group…
Former Kano State governor and chieftain of tha All Progressives Congress, APC, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. . Shekarau along with thousands of his supporters, today, joined the PDP at an elaborate ceremony in Kano. . Details later.
An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 23-year-old man, Kwame Dogo, in the Ilesa prison for an alleged rape. . Magistrate Olusola Aluko who gave the order, said the accused should be remanded in prison because of the magnitude of the offence. . The prosecutor, Sgt. Elijah Olusegun, had told the court that the accused committed the offence on Jan. 17, at about 4.00 p.m, along Iwo Road, in Bode-Osi Local Government Area of Osun. . Olusegun said that the accused forcefully and unlawfully had carnal knowledge of one Mojesi, 11, who was his neighbour’s daughter. . He said…
The Peoples Democratic Party,(PDP), National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu`azu, on Wednesday appealed to governors on the party’s platform to plead with their colleagues who defected to the opposition to return to its fold. . He made the appeal in Abuja, when Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa-Ibom, led 13 PDP governors and two deputies on a congratulatory visit to the new chairman in his office. . “I want to passionately appeal to you not to relent in appealing to your colleagues that left the party, which is their home to an unknown destination, to please come back. . “The doors are…
A media stir over an alleged open letter from former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida to President Goodluck Jonathan was calming late Wednesday after raising concerns among close associates of the two men. . The letter which was a regurgitation of a statement issued by Babangida on the state of the nation in July 2011 was rehearsed to fit in with present realities. . The statement received a life of its own after it was posted on the Facebook page of All Progressives Congress, APC Deputy National Secretary, Mallam Nasir El-rufai. . The letter was, however, dismissed as a concoction…
The Association of Deaf, has appealed to Kogi State government to open up the Universal Basic Education(UBE)Special School approved for the Deaf by the Federal Government. . Kogi State Chairman of the Association, Prince Tokula G. Sobo who made the appeal while addressing journalists in Lokoja, expressed concern over what he termed the non -challant attitude of the state government toward deaf education in the state, adding that the school which has been approved since 2009 is yet to be opened. He also lamented that the two existing Deaf Schools in the state, have not been given adequate attention, alleging…
Chairman, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Mark Ishaku Taraba chapter, on Wednesday said that the union had begun the building of 1,000 houses for civil servants in the state. . Ishaku said that about 80 hectares of land was acquired for the project which would be completed in two years. . He said that the project, cited in Kona area of Jalingo, would be effectively monitored by the unions Housing Committee. . During an inspecting tour of the project, the NLC chairman said that “these 1,000 houses are the first set of the 5,000 housing units we plan to build”.…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday in Addis Ababa announced that Nigeria has mobilised 700 million dollars to support the completion of Nigeria- Algeria gas pipeline project. . Jonathan made this known in a report on the status of the Trans-Saharan gas pipeline project, presented at the 30th meeting of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee. . Represented by the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof Viola Onwuliri, Jonthan renewed the special commitment of Nigeria to jump start the project, which has an estimated cost of 20 billion dollars. . He said the immediate focus for Nigeria was…
It was earlier reported that 11 PDP senators has defected to APC. . The Senators that defected to the All progressives Congress (APC) party in a letter sent to the Senate President are. . 1. Senator Bukola Saraki-Kwara Central 2. Senator Umaru Dahiru-Sokoto South 3. Senator Magnus Ngei Abe -Rivers South-East 4. Senator Wilson Asinobi Ake-Rivers West 5. Sen. Bindawa Muhammed Jibrilla-Adamawa North 6. Sen. Mohammed Danjuma Goje-Gombe central 7. Sen. Aisha Jummai Alhassan-Taraba North 8. Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume-Borno South 9. Senator Mohammed Shaba Lafiaji-Kwara North 10. Sen. Abdulahi Adamu-Nasarawa West 11. Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir-Sokoto East
Eleven Senators of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. . Details later.
Ahead the 2015 general election, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday consulted with leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo. . Atiku, who visited the state governor, Adams Oshiomhole in his office in Benin said he was in the state as part of his nationwide consultation with the leadership of the party. . He said that the tour was in fulfilment of his promise to consult with relevant stakeholders across the country on his political ambition. . He commended the state government on its infrastructure development under the present administration and urged the governor to…