Calls by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the institution of a National Truth Commission, has been described by The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday, as a diversionary tactics to stop investigation into the ongoing arms deal scandal. The APC National Secretary, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni, who stated this in a statement in Abuja, stressed that this was not the time for setting up a truth commission, but a time for probe, justice and recovery of looted funds. In the statement, entitled: “Ignore PDP’s diversionary tactics”, the governing party said the citizens should not be swayed by the latter-day…
Author: Wale Adebayo
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, says plans are underway to revive the National Labour Advisory Council in order to ensure international best labour practices in the country. Dr. Ngige who addressed newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, stressed that the resuscitation of the council was imperative in order to ensure International Labour Organisation (ILO) best practices in the country. “The National Labour Advisory Council is a very important organ of the tripartite committee arrangement that we have in the labour management. “The Council will help us to review the labour laws in the country and ensure international…
The Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, has said the only change Nigeria needs right now, is a change in its constitution with a view to galvanizing visible national development. He made this statement yesterday at the opening ceremony of the Ministers’ Conference held at the International Event Centre, Akure, the state capital. Governor Mimiko said that contrary to the widely-publicised change mantra of the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government, what Nigeria needs at this crucial moment is to restructure the nation’s polity so that the federating units would be able to harness their abundant resources and create wealth for their people. He…
Nigerian army deployed to Bama in Borno State yesterday flushed Boko Haram terrorists out of Aulari general area located within the Sambisa forest. The troops also cleared four terrorist camps located within the area that includes Faldan, Kidiziromari, Kuroshini, Kurumari and Ngulda. According to a statement issued by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, one Boko Haram terrorist was killed while trying to escape and about 31 persons were rescued from the terrorists. “During the attack, the troops discovered stockpile of farm produce in metal drums, sacks and underground storage facilities. Other items recovered included several bicycles and motorcycles.…
The immediate past Director-General (DG) of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, was yesterday manhandled by security operatives at the premises of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi. In a video footage uploaded to YouTube, the former NIMASA boss was seen in a heated exchange of words with two armed mobile policemen and two other unidentified men in plain clothes. Mr. Akpobolokemi was heard telling the security operatives “I’m not going anywhere… you’re harassing me…. I’m on bail”. As lawyers, including the counsel to the former NIMASA DG attempted to intervene, the security operatives bundled him into…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, trying a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, and others for alleged money laundering and criminal breach of trust, has adjourned ruling on his bail application till Friday. The former NSA was arraigned before Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf alongside Shu’aibu Salisu, a former director of finance in the office of the NSA; Aminu Baba-Kusa, a former Group General Manager of NNPC; Acacia Holdings Ltd and Reliance Hospital Ltd on 19 count charges of conspiracy and criminal breach of trust in respect of funds for arms/equipment purchase in the account of the NSA,…
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, said Nigerians should expect increase in electricity tariff soon. “By far the most complex challenge is the problem of tariff. It is complex because it is more in the hands of citizens than in the hands of Government,” Fashola said. “The role of Government is to set the tariff and in doing so, Government has committed to what is called a Multi-Year Tariff Order. This was done in order to attract investors to the market; otherwise we will not have achieved the privatization if the price of the product is not…
The Nigerian Military yesterday confirmed the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenatu are in their custody. The movement on Sunday said its leader’s wife, Zeenatu, had been killed along with several others in the massive military crackdown on its headquarters. Disputing the claim in a press briefing yesterday in Kaduna, the General Officer Commanding 1 Mechanised Army Division, Kaduna, Major Greneral Adeniyi Oyebade said that it was the responsibility of the security forces to bring law and order back to any society within the rules of engagement. He said: “The Shi’ite leader and his…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has warned the Nigerian military authorities to thread softly, saying the repeated attacks on members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria was capable of plunging the country into another Boko Haram-like insurgency. In a statement yesterday, the NSCIA said that it was shocked and saddened by the fresh outbreak of deadly violence in Zaria. Soldiers attached to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Saturday opened fire on members of the Shi’ite sect in Zaria following their refusal to allow his convoy to pass through the road in front of the…
Justice Adeniyi Ademola at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday reserved judgment in a case challenging the election of Senator Bukola Saraki and Senator Ike Ekweremadu as Senate President and Deputy Senate President respectively. He made the pronouncement after counsel to the parties adopted their written addresses. Four senators, Abu Ibrahim, Kabir Marafa, Robert Boroffice and Sulieman Hunkuyi, filed the suit challenging the process that led to the elections of the two principal officers. The clerk of the National Assembly and that of the Senate were also listed as respondents. The plaintiffs are seeking a declaration that the Senate…