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Former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has described as false and baseless, a recent report by an online news platform Sahara Reporters, that she handed over a “dossier of corrupt deals” perpetrated by the administration of Goodluck Jonathan. A statement by the media adviser to the former minister, Paul Nwabuikwu, described the report as a sponsored lie. Nwabuikwu admitted that the attacks are expected to continue given that the individuals are bent on a political and personal vendetta against Okonjo-Iweala. “Why are they angry? It is simply because she tried to bring integrity and transparency to the management of…
The crisis rocking the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has taken a new twist as the redeployed former Finance Director, Ademola Mogbojuri, on Sunday, accused the agency’s Director-General, Dr. Paul Orhii, of corruption. Mogbojuri accused Orhii of financial recklessness, saying he had proof of inappropriate financial transactions the involving the DG. The former finance director said this while reacting to accusations by the workers’ union in the agency that he had shown disrespect to Orhii on many occasions. The Medical and Health Workers’ Union of the agency had addressed a press conference at the weekend during which…
The new Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Turkur Buratai, has warned troops against acts of indiscipline and cowardice in the ongoing battle against the Boko Haram insurgents in the North East. This is just as he urged the commanders to ensure a prompt and timely response to distress calls from communities in the besieged areas. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, in a statement on Monday, said that the COAS made these remarks during a visit to troops of 103 Battalion Nigerian Army, Konduga, Borno State, on Sunday. The Army spokesman said Gen. Buratai also renamed…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has advised former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop the consistent attacks against the immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan. “Dr Goodluck Jonathan is no longer the president of Nigeria; he should be allowed to live a private life devoid of mudslinging from elder statesmen like Chief Obasanjo,” said Fayose in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Monday by his Special Assistant on Public Communicationsq, Lere Olayinka. Obasanjo had while speaking at the 11th Convocation Lecture of Benson Idahosa University (BIU) Benin, Edo State, said: “The performance of Jonathan while in office will hunt the people of…
The Labour Party has distanced itself from the recent statement credited to its National Secretary, Olukayode Ajulo, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to set up an inclusive government. The opposition party described Ajulo’s comments as “his personal opinion”. The National Chairman of LP, Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, who disowned the party’s national scribe in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said LP had no reason to join any inclusive government of the governing All Progressives Congress. According to him, the party has not met to take such position calling on the president to set up an inclusive government. The LP chairman said,…
The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has urged former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to stop attacking the immediate past President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan. The governor was reacting to the statement Obasanjo made at the 11th Convocation Lecture of Benson Idahosa University (BIU) Benin, Edo State at the weekend that Jonathan’s performance “in office will haunt the people of the South-South region for a long time to come”. Castigating the Owu chief for the comment, Fayose said Jonathan is no longer the president of Nigeria and should be allowed to live a private life away from the mudslinging by elder…
A former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, has asked Nigerians not to rush President Muhammadu Buhari into taking hasty decisions on national issues. He stated this on Sunday at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Aguluzuigbo, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state during the thanksgiving mass of former National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, Chief Victor Umeh. According to Ekwueme, “Every leader has his own style. The most important thing is to get the right results, ensure peace, stability and unity of the country”. However, the elder statesman noted that the appointments so far made by President Buhari did…
The non-composition of standing committees by the Bukola Saraki-led Senate would not affect screening of the newly appointed service chiefs when the Red Chamber resumes plenary next week. The assurance was given by the Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, on Sunday. According to the Senator, the development would make the senate leadership set up an ad hoc committee that would carry out the work of three committees of Defence, Army, Navy and Air Force. Melaye said, “I think the senate president will announce the names of standing committees as soon as the Senate resumes plenary next week. However, an…
The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai on Sunday continued his tour to Borno state, the epicentre of Boko Haram insurgency where he launched another operational code in Konduga Local Government Area tagged ‘Operation Zaman Lafiya Dole’ (Operation living in peace is a must). Buratai said he spent the sallah holiday in Borno and Yobe states so as to meet with troops who have sacrificed their lives in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast sub-region. The Chief of Army Staff, who was accompanied by the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Zannah Umar Mustapha and other Service Chiefs…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said home owners in the state will soon be made to properly document all tenants and pass same information to the security agencies for proper monitoring and necessary checks whenever the need arises. According to Tambuwal, this measure is necessary in view of the precarious security situation in the country. Speaking when he granted audience to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar, who paid the traditional sallah homage to him, the governor said every necessary steps will be taken to enhance security and stability of the state. He also said government will…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says he believes in the political philosophy of the first Federal Minister of Social Services and Natural Resources, Adegoke Adelabu popularly called ‘Penkelemesi’. He described the late politician as his political role model. He stated this while receiving the family of the Ibadan-born politician, who visited him on Saturday in Abeokuta where he accepted the offer to be the patron of the posthumous centenary birthday celebration of the late politician. “Adelabu was not just a historic figure, he was a reality, he was a phenomenon, he was uniquely Yoruba, uniquely Nigerian, uniquely African and uniquely a member of…
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has described as unfounded, the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party that his administration was planning to sack no fewer than 10,000 workers. The governor made this denial in a statement issued on his behalf by his media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, on Sunday. According to the statement, the PDP sponsored many lies to pull down the Aregbesola administration but the opposition had been failing in their alleged plots to instigate the people of the state against his government He said, “The so-called plan to sack 10,000 workers is in the imagination of the…
The three-day curfew and restriction of vehicles imposed in Maiduguri and environs by the Borno State Government, which was meant to stem any breach of security during the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations, has been lifted. Vehicular restriction was put in place in the state between Friday and Sunday morning. The announcement to relax the restriction of vehicles was made by the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Zannah Mustapha, on Sunday on the state radio. The deputy governor said the people should not be compelled to be locked up in their homes and communities for a longer time. He, however, explained that the three-day curfew…
Former Governor of Anambra State, Senator Chris Ngige, on Sunday said the change Nigerians expect will fully take root when individuals play their part in supporting President Muhammadu Buhari to deliver on his campaign promises. The ex-governor stated this in a Sallah message to Muslim faithful as part of the Eid-El-fitir celebrations. According to Ngige, the Eid-El-Fitir celebrations provide a unique opportunity for sober reflections and spiritual rejuvenation which Nigerians must take full advantage of. While congratulating our Muslim brothers and sisters for the successful completion of the mandatory month-long fasting period, the All Progressives Congress chieftain urged that we…
The All Progressives Congress has called on former President Goodluck Jonathan to apologise to Nigerians for the kind of “bad governance and leadership” it administered on the country during the six years he spent in office. The party also called on the former ruling Peoples Democratic Party to eat the humble pie and apologise to the people for the way it mismanaged the country for the 16 years it ruled the country, saying their apologies would be the most honourable thing to do. The Ondo APC Publicity Secretary, Omo’ba Adesanya, noted that instead of making excuses, the PDP should be…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) weekend banned 113 oil tankers from lifting crude oil from Nigeria due to sharp practices recorded in the export of Nigeria’s crude. According to a document signed by Gbenga Komolafe, Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division, NNPC, the tankers were banned from entering Nigerian oil facilities and territorial waters. “The NNPC has prohibited 113 tankers from engaging in crude oil/gas loading activities in any of the terminals within the Nigerian territorial waters until further notice,” the document obtained from Platts, a global energy trading information source, said. “The affected vessels have also been…
Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana (SAN) says the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki breached the law for refusing to allow officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) “free and unhindered access” to search his residence for several hours last Thursday. In a statement released on Sunday, the Lagos lawyer said contrary to reports, the search conducted on Dasuki’s residence house was legal and authorized by law, since the DSS obtained and presented him with a search warrant issued by a Magistrate. “The fundamental rights to personal liberty and privacy of the home of every Nigerian…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Chief Security Officer (CSO), Mr. Gordon Obua’s family has raised the alarm over his continued detention by the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement issued by its lawyer, Mr. Andrew Itsekiri, Obua’s family accused the DSS of illegally detaining the former CSO since Thursday, when he was allegedly arrested at the behest of the new Director General of the Service, Mr. Lawal Daura. The family asked the security agency to either release Obua or charge him before a competent court to answer to whatever allegation it has against him rather than detain him…
Nigeria`s Consul General in South Africa, Ambassador Uche Ajulu-Okeke, on Sunday, said that the Central Bank of Nigeria has approved a centre to conduct biometric verification for Nigerians in South Africa. Speaking in Johannesburg, Ajulu-Okeke noted that the CBN was worried about the number of Nigerians abroad not captured in the Bank Verification Number (BVN) exercise, hence the decision to approve the Johannesburg centre. “The good news is that from South Africa, Nigerians can monitor their accounts at home and feel relaxed that their accounts will not be closed because they were not captured for the BVN,” she said. The…