A total of twenty-seven suspected cultists have been arrested by troops of Operation Safe Haven in Plateau State. Commander of the task force, Major General Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, who paraded the suspects at its headquarters in Jos on Saturday also said that a number of drug barons were also arrested during the operation and were handed over to the state Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for further action. According to him, all the suspects including six females were arrested when troops of the task force raided their hideouts in different parts of Jos including a hotel between November…
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The immediate past commissioner of finance in Abia State, Mr. Obinna Oriaku has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Oriaku in a letter he personally signed and submitted to the PDP chairman, Mbutu Ukwu Ward 3, Isiala Ngwa South, Owerrinta, said that he is consulting widely on his next political moves. The ex-commissioner in the letter titled: Resignation of My membership of the PDP said that he decided to leave the PDP because PDP in Abia State, as presently constituted, covertly and overtly, lacks the basic structural integrity to deliver the much talked about good governance…
Embattled Deputy Governor of Ondo State and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) candidate in the last Ondo State governorship election, Agboola Ajayi was on Saturday advised to return to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Former Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, who gave the advice in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, said, “it is important for him (Agboola Ajayi) to put the past behind, return to PDP and join hands with other leaders in the State to rebuild the party.” In a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday, in Ado Ekiti by his Spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, the governor was said to have made the…
Retired Justice Ayo Salami led Judicial Commission of Inquiry has recommended that in appointing a new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) consideration should be given to candidates from other law enforcement or security agencies and core staff as provided in the EFCC establishment Act of 2004. The Chairman of the panel revealed the recommendation on Friday while submitting the report of his team on the Investigation of Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the EFCC, to President Muhammadu Buhari at State House, Abuja. The retired Justice of the Court of Appeal noted that the four chairmen of…
Nigeria is back into a recession. This time, it is the worst the country has experienced since 1987. This is according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) which released new information on Saturday. The gross domestic product (GDP) figures released by the NBS show that the nation’s economy recorded a contraction of 3.62 per cent in the third quarter of 2020. This is the second decline in the GDP for consecutive quarters since the most recent recession of 2016. The NBS stated that the cumulative GDP for the first nine months of 2020 stood at -2.48 per cent. It…
As expected, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Saturday confirmed that Nigeria entered recession in the third quarter of 2020, after two consecutive quarters of negative growth. According to the bureau, economic performance during the quarter reflected residual effects of the restrictions to movement and economic activity implemented across the country in early Q2 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “As these restrictions were lifted, businesses re-opened and international travel and trading activities resumed, some economic activities have returned to positive growth.” The economy grew negatively by 3.62 percent year-on-year in real term during the period. Recall that Nigeria entered…
Proceedings at the Lagos State #EndSARS panel continued Saturday with the panel Chairman, Justice Doris Okuwobi (rtd) directing that the CCTV footage of the protest at the Lekki Tollgate captured by Lekki Concession Company CCTV camera be played for parties to watch. The video footage was submitted at an earlier sitting of the panel by the Managing Director of LCC, Abayomi Omomuwansa. Following the agreement reached by all counsels at the panel today, Justice Okuwobi directed that the video footage covering 5 pm to 7:59 pm on October 20, should be viewed. The retired judge noted that it was necessary…
Mr Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says he is optimistic that the corporation will declare dividends in 2020 in spite of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kyari spoke at an interactive session with the National Association of Energy Correspondents (NAEC) in Abuja on Friday. He said: “Our vision is that NNPC will become a company of excellence and declare dividends to Nigerians and shareholders. “We are optimistic that at the end of 2020, NNPC will declare dividends to Nigerians in spite of the impact of…
Counsel for some #EndSARS protesters in Lagos State, Mr Adesina Ogunlana, has said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will have to appear before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate on the night of October 20. Ogunlana said since the military claimed before the panel that their operation on that day was on the invitation of the governor, it would be important for the governor to appear before the panel, particularly to demonstrate his professed belief in the rule of law. The Commander of 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, Lagos, Brigadier General…
After over nine months strike, the doors of Nigeria’s universities look set for opening latest Friday next week. This follows the federal government’s decision yesterday to accede to the demands by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that they be exempted from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Also, the government has scheduled another meeting tomorrow with the organised labour to review the working agreement on issues relating to the Downstream Sector of the Petroleum industry and electricity tariff. The meeting with labour will take place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. At yesterday’s meeting with ASUU,…