Month: January 2021
Page: 5
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has attacked the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, MATHEW HASSAN KUKAH, for his comments against President MUHAMMADU BUHARI. In a statement, JNI said the Christian leader made a veiled insinuation that Muslims have a pool of violence to draw from. Secretary-General, ABUBAKAR ALIYU, accused Bishop KUKAH of always being keen […]
Thousands of applicants have been locked outside of the offices of the National Identity Management Commission following a strike embarked on by NIMC staff. The notice of strike was signed by the President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NIMC branch, Lucky Michael, and its Secretary, Odia Victor. According to a communiqué […]
The People’s Democratic Party has told the Presidency and the All-Progressives Congress that they would face inquiry for alleged N15 trillion loot, among others. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, KOLA OLOGBONDIYAN, PDP accused the APC leadership of resorting to diversion of attention from its alleged misrule. The opposition party said it was […]
A pastor with a new generation church in Eneka, Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State, identified as Sodje Masodje, has been arrested by operatives of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, over the alleged disappearance of a 20-year-old undergraduate, Beauty Nwigbaranee. It was gathered that Beauty, a final year student of Education at […]
The National Identification Management Commission (NIMC), in Rivers State has dismissed report of extortion of money from applicants. The state Coordinator of NIMC, AMONIA OGENE-CARO who made this known in Port Harcourt, emphasised that the enrolment is free. OGENE-CARO said centers for enrolment are spread across the local government Areas and warned that the commission […]
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has ordered the remand of Sahara Reporters Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and four other activists in Kuje Correctional Centre. The court gave the order pending the hearing of their bail applications fixed for tomorrow Tuesday, January 5. Sowore and other activists were reportedly arraigned on three charges […]
The Ogun State government has suspended the Commissioner for Environment, ABIODUN ABUDU-BALOGUN over an allegation of sexual harassment of a 16-year-old girl identified as BARAKAT MAYOWA MELOJUEKUN. In a statement issued in Abeokuta, the Secretary to the State Government, TOKUNBO TALABI, announced the suspension of the commissioner pending the conclusion of an independent investigation into […]
Nigeria has reportedly spent almost 2 trillion naira on debt servicing payments from January to September 2020. The latest data obtained from the Debt Management Office indicated the nation’s total public debt stock rose by to 32.22 trillion naira between July and September last year following revenue shortfalls. The DMO said the debt stock is […]
The Federal Government has imposed a six-month travel ban on 100 passengers who failed to undergo the compulsory COVID-19 test after their return to the country. The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 announced that the affected persons would not be allowed to leave Nigeria until June 30th, yesterday. In a post on Twitter, the government […]
The family of the Paramount Head of the Oruwari Briggs have fixed March 13th for the burial of High Chief OB LULU-BRIGGS, who died two years ago. This is seen as a major step in resolving controversies that trailed the death of the head of Canoe House in Abonemma, Akuku Toru Local Government Area of […]
