1,556 illegal oil refineries have so far been destroyed by the Nigerian Navy in 2013. 1,646 suspects have also been arrested, according to the Chief of Naval Staff, CNS, Vice-Admiral Dele Ezeoba.Ezeoba disclosed this at the launch of the Chief of Naval Staff Strategic Guidance, SG, 02 in Abuja, yesterday.“The Nigerian Navy destroyed 1,556 illegal…
LEADERSHIP – It has been confirmed that the contents of the Saudi Arabian Airline that ran into some construction equipment at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Wednesday, December 04, 2013, were security hardware. The plane landed at about 9:19pm that day and blocked the only major runway at the airport, delaying takeoff and landing…
Barely 24 hours after President Goodluck Jonathan replied his predecessor, the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has expressed disappointment with Jonathan’s response to the issues raised by the former President.The NEF said Jonathan adopted what it called ‘pedestrian approach’ to addressing the core issues raised by Obasanjo and ended up creating more tension in Nigeria than…
Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has warned Nigerians against making unguarded statements capable of derailing the nation’s democracy and precipitating ethnic backlash that could turn the country into another Syria.Speaking at the weekend, Uzodinma, who represents Imo West Senatorial District in th Senate, regretted that highly placed Nigerians have lately resorted to…
The World Bank has cautioned the Federal Government on the fiscal risks that may be associated with borrowing to finance budget deficit in two years’ time.The bank sounding the note of caution at the launch of the Nigeria Economic Report, NER, in Abuja yesterday. It submitted that if fuel subsidy was maintained at N97 per…
The All Progressives Congress has commended the House of Representatives for its stand on the N255m armoured cars scandal involving the Minster of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to “review the continued engagement of the minister over her role in the scam.”In a statement in Port Harcourt on Monday by its…
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka yesterday faulted the visit of All Progressives Congress, APC, leaders to former President Olusegun Obasanjo last Saturday warning that Nigeria was heading for a shipwreck with such political romance.In his statement, titled: “Shipwreck Ahead”, Professor Soyinka cautioned that Nigeria would need rescue operations if the APC intends to court Obasanjo…
A group in the Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Ekiti PDP Reformers Forum, has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to digest and act on the serious national issues contained in the letter written to him by former President Olusegun Obasanjo rather than vilifying him.The group, which said that the message was more important than…
Senate President David Mark yesterday took stock of the enormous resources pumped into fighting insurgency in some states, declaring that, “enough is enough.” He disclosed this during a tour of his Benue South senatorial district at the weekend.In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Paul Mumeh, Senator Mark also restated his resolve and total…
Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha was in one of his best elements at the weekend when he bared his mind to media executives during a supposed breakfast session held in Government House, Owerri.In an interactive session with Members of the Independent Newspapers Publishers Association, INPA, Okorocha made starting revelations about his administration that has…