FCTA Reopens Popular Abuja Market
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reopened the popular Abuja market, in Dutse – Alhaji after closing it for four days. The reopening followed the directives of the Minister of FCT, Malam Muhammad Bello. Few days ago, the market…
We Remember Ken Saro Wiwa, 27 Years On!
By Sobomabo Jackrich I am Ambassador Sobomabo Jackrich, Executive Director of the Network For Defence of Democracy and Good Governance. Today is the 27th memorial anniversary of the brutal execution of Ken Saro Wiwa and 8 others. I stand with…
2023: Katsina State Deputy Governor, QS Mannir Yakubu, Speaks At Inaugural Meeting of Tinubu Campaign Committee
Katsina State Deputy Governor, QS Mannir Yakubu has attended the inaugural meeting of Ahmed Bola Tinubu North West contact and mobilisation commmittee, describing the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a gentleman who…
CNPP, Civil Society Coalition Tackle NNPC GCEO, Mele Kyari, Over Comments On Smuggling, Threat To Life
Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and allied civil society groups, under the aegis of Coalition of the National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs), have said that the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC…
Bayelsa Flooding: Governor Diri Hails SDP Presidential Candidate Over N10m Donation to Victims
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has expressed gratitude to the Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo for supporting the state with a donation N10 million to cater for flood victims. Governor Diri, who gave…
Why Smuggling Of Petroleum Products Persists — NNPC Reveals, As Mele Kyari Allege Threat To His Life
The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited), Mele Kyari, has said that the company cannot be blamed for smuggling of petroleum products across the Nigerian borders, disclosing that his life is already…
AMCON: VP Osinbajo Receives Report Of Committee On Recovery Of Debts
An inter-agency committee set up on the recovery of debts owed to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has submitted its report to the Federal Government and is urging for strict implementation of relevant laws including the AMCON Act,…
EFCC Proposes To N41.1bn in 2023
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has presented an estimate of N41,120,071,521.75 (Forty One Billion, One Hundred and Twenty Million, Seventy One Thousand, Five Hundred and Twenty One Naira, Seventy Five Kobo) as its budget for the year 2023…
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Laments Ordeals Of Women Seeking Elective Offices in Nigeria
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has decried the attacks women who aspire to run for elections in Nigeria face. Regretting the dearth of women in political positions in Kogi State, the aspiring…
EFCC Chairman Bawa Appeals Court Juling Sending Him To Jail
The Chairman of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has appealed the court ruling sending him to the Kuje Correctional Centre for contempt. Justice Chizoba Oji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court…
