United States of America on has rejected the proposal to endorse Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director General,World Trade Organisation WTO. Earlier on Wednesday,her emergence had made the rounds as most member states excluding the United States, who had not hidden its disapproval for the Nigerian endorsed her candidacy. For her to […]
Month: October 2020
Police re-arrest Benin jailbreakers, one caught while trying to kill prosecution witness, others for armed robbery
The Edo State Police Command has re-arrested ten inmates of the Benin Medium Correctional Center and Oko Medium Correctional Center Benin who broke jail two weeks ago Six of the inmates were re-arrested for alleged armed robbery while one was arrested when he tried to kill the prosecution witness in […]
Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala emerges DG WTO
. Nigeria’s former Finance Minister,Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has emerged the new Director General of the World Trade Organisation( WTO.) She defeated her challenger, South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee by a wide margin. Okonjo-Iweala’s emergence makes her the first African and first female to heade the coveted trade organisation. A reputed economist who […]
Looting: ICPC to investigate sources of looted covid palliatives
The Independent Corrupt practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it will investigate the sources of goods looted from palliatives warehouses,, the National Emergency Management Agency,(NEMA) and private houses to find out if the items looted were personally acquired,government procured,CACOVID donated or empowerrment materials of the Federal Government. The […]
Adamawa : Government commences door to door search,threatens to revoke C of Os of houses found with looted items
Adamawa State Government has commenced the house to house search it announced earlier to reclaim goods that were looted by hoodlums in the state. The state Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri in a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday, described the looters as criminals and warned that if they do not return the stolen […]
Buhari reappoints Yakubu as INEC Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Professor Mamood Yakubu as INEC Chairman for another term. A letter to his reappointment has been forwarded to the Senate President for confirmation. What this means is that the general elections in 2023 will be under the watch of Yakubu . Yakubu’s […]
Bayelsa’s hope of reclaiming earnings from Soku oil wells dashed as Supreme Court strikes out case
A seven- man panel of the Supreme Court has struck out two suits filed by Bayelsa State Government against the Attorney General of the Federation,,Rivers and Akwa Ibom over revenues from disputed Soku oil wells. The panel headed by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta struck out the two suits after lawyers to […]
NDLEA intercepts,13.55 kilogrammes of cannabis from student at Abuja Airport
NDLEA intercepts,13.55 kilogrammes of cannabis from student at Abuja Airport A twenty three year-old student of Tourisim and Hotel Management at the Near East University, Cyprus has been apprehended by the Special Area Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) , Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. The suspect, […]
Breaking: Gunfire booms as hoodlums invade NYSC Orientation Camp in Abuja
Hoodlums have extended their looting spree to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Kubwa,Abuja carting away mattresses and foodstuffs meant for corpers who are scheduled to resume service on November 9. The looters in thousands invaded the Camp early Tuesday morning and reportedly dared the security operatives […]
Hoodlums reportedly storm Kaduna Commissioner’s house, loot valuables including gate and house roof
. Monday was a black day for Kaduna State Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Thomas Gyang, as youths reportedly invaded his house and carted away all his belongings including his house gate and the roof. It was not clear what motivated the looters to sweep everything in the home of […]