Senate panel says Anambra election will hold November 18
INEC The Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured the people of Anambra State that the governorship election will hold as scheduled, notwithstanding some insinuations in some quarters that it will not hold. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Suleiman Nasif gave the assurance yesterday when he led other members of the committee to a meeting with INEC officials and...
Abuja Airport gets NCAA certification
Abuja Airport In line with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standard, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, yesterday, certified the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja aerodrome for operations. The certification was presented to the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria following its compliance to safety standards and its demonstration that it can effectively manage the airport. The certification is coming 10year The NCAA...
NLC faults sack of 30,000 Kaduna workers by El-Rufai
The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba PHOTO: NAN The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai of non-compliance with relevant labour laws in sacking 30,000 workers in the state. Speaking on the mass sack in Kaduna state yesterday in Abuja, President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, also alleged that the governor was peddling...
Army to court martial General over Buhari death rumour
Nigerian Army The Nigerian Army said it is set to court martial one of its personnel for allegedly spreading false rumours that President Buhari had died at a time he was receiving medical treatment over an undisclosed ailment in the United Kingdom. According to a report obtained from Sahara Reporters, it said Brig. Gen Lym Hassan with enlistment number N/826 would...
Suspected kidnap kingpin, Evans denies alleged kidnap, demand of $2million
Evans. Suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has yesterday denied allegations of kidnapping and demand of a $2 million ransom made against him by the Lagos State Government. Evans and his co-defendants are facing a four count charge of conspiracy,kidnapping and unlawful possession of arms. They were accused of conspiring and kidnapping Sylvanus Ahanonu Hafia at about 5:30pm on June 23, 2014...
Buhari meets members, leadership of CAN in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari. PHOTO: TWITTER/ PRESIDENCY NIGERIA President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with members and leadership of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was being attended by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, National Security Adviser (NSA) Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno and Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs...
Magu never said whistleblower has been paid — EFCC
Ibrahim Magu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has clarified remarks credited to its Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, concerning the Ikoyi whistleblower on Thursday. Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement on Friday that Magu never said the whistleblower had been paid his compensation as being insinuated in a section of the media. The informant had...
This budget will not make any significant impact on the citizens – NECA
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has said they do not see the 2018 budget making any significant impact on the quality of life of Nigerians. Speaking with The Nation, the Director General, NECA, Mr Segun Oshinowo said the ratio of Capital to recurrent expenditure is still not at an acceptable level, adding that one would have expected a 65:...
Buhari backs local govt autonomy
Proponents of local government autonomy have got a major backer. President Muhammadu Buhari declared yesterday his commitment to the deal. He described the local government as a tier of government critical to his administration’s anti-corruption crusade. The President spoke in Abuja at a national workshop on anti-corruption, organised by the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) and the Nigeria Union of Local...
Man wants his 5-year-old marriage dissolved over son’s paternity
A 41-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Ibrahim Oladeji, has urged an Ikorodu Customary Court in Lagos State to dissolve his five-year-old marriage over the paternity of the only child of the union. The petitioner, who resides at Gberigbe area of Ikorodu, told the court that he suspected that hid wife’s ex-husband was the father of the child. “I don’t believe the child belongs...