President Goodluck Jonathan has accepted the resignation of four Nigerian ministers, including the embattled Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah from the service of the Federal Government. Other ministers include: Minister of the Niger Delta, Godsday Orubebe, Minister of Police Affairs, Caleb Olubolade and Minister of State for Finance, Yerima Ngama. The president made the announcemnet…
Road Construction workers in Biseni Community of Yenagoa local government area of Bayelsa State were yesterday sacked from their homes following leakage of strange gaseous substance from the Well 3 of the Agip oil facility located in the state. The oil well identified as Idu Well 3 is located in Egbebiri area of the community spewed…
Govt ready to work with any group that wants Nigeria’s progress – VP BY SONI DANIEL, Regional Editor, North NORTHERN leaders yesterday engaged in war of words over the allegation that the Presidency was behind the emergence of the newly-formed Northern Elders’ Council, NEC, headed by former Presidential Adviser, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai. Vice President Namadi…
The suspect who blamed his strange sexual escapades on his mother, Mrs. Idam Augustina Josephine, confessed to have had sexual intercourse with his mother on several occasions and that he doesn’t know what usually compel him to have sex with children in the area.Parading the suspect at the Command headquarters in Abakaliki, the state Commandant…
Ecstatic jubilation today swept Fugar, the home village in Edo State of the fallen Mike Oghiadomhe, and the youth there promise to gather again on Wednesday to pass a formal vote of no confidence on him. Tuesday’s celebration started when news spread in the area of yesterday’s fall of their kinsman from the highest levels of…
Justice Lawal Akapo of the Federal High Court in Ikeja, Lagos, was yesterday told how Ifeanyi Anosike and his company, Anosyke Group of Companies, refused to carry out any Ship-to-Ship transfer of 15,000 metric tonnes of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) contrary to claims to that effect.A statement by the spokesman of Economic and Financial Crimes …
No fewer than 16 persons, including a policeman were feared killed on Monday by dare-devil bandits in Maru local government area of Zamfara State. According to the Police PRO of the state Command, Lawal Abdullahi, about 150 armed hoodlums riding on motorcycles perpetrated the act. He said the hoodlums had invaded the three villages of…
FROM ALOYSIUS ATTAH, Nsukka There is apprehension in Okpo Community, Enugu Ezike, Igbo- Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State following the murder of a man and his seven-month pregnant wife. The victims, identified as Ogbuenyi Idoko, were murdered in their bedroom, had their throats slashed with a sharp knife while their blood was collected…
From EMMANUEL UZOR, OnitshaAcleric of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, is cooling his feet in prison pending the perfection of his bail application following his alleged involvement in series of kidnapping and gun running in Anambra State.The suspect, Rev Christopher Nwoye, a native of Umunze in Orumba South council area of the state was…
A Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja has issued a bench warrant against an oil marketer, Mr. Oluwaseun Ogunbambo, for his continuous failure to face trial.Ogunbambo and Habila Theck, alongside their company, Fargo Energy Limited, are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding the Federal Government to the tune…