Abia State chapter chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Johnson Onuigbo has been reported dead. Though details of his death are sketchy sources said that he died Monday morning. Details shortly
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North-East and South-West got the highest allocation in the final N162.5billion SUKUK fund recently released by the Federal Government (FG) for road projects in the six geo-political zones of the country. The approved sums for North-East and South-West are N30.5billion and N27billion respectively. In a document obtained by the Nigerian Tribune, a total of eight road projects will be covered in the North-East with varying sums. These are Kano-Maiduguri road(section, SHUARI- AZARE)N11billion, Kano-Maiduguri road section III, Azare-Potiskum N2billion, Kano-Maiduguri road (Section IV), Potiskum-Damaturu N4billion, Rehabilitation of Gwoza-Damboa-Goniri–Ngamdu, Borno State N3billion, Mayo Belwa-Jada-Ganye-Ganye-Tougo, Adamawa State N3billion, Construction of Ibi bridge N2billion…
Barely four days after his defection, immediate past House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara on Monday led some members of the House to the Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni for likely defection talks. Buni, who met with the delegation at his home in Abuja, said the doors of the APC were open to more progressive-minded leaders. The session was held behind closed doors between 1 p.m and 2 p.m. The Federal lawmakers, who accompanied Dogara, included Danjuma Usman Shidda (APGA, Taraba State), Sam Izuigbo (Anambra);…
Suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ibrahim Magu has submitted a 78-page defence to the Presidential Investigation Committee, that he is innocent of all allegations against him. Magu described the allegations as false and aimed at bringing him into disrepute. He said he never disrespected the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), who has authority to prosecute all cases. He also claimed that he did not sell seized assets to cronies because no recovered properties had been sold since he came on board. He denied operating slush accounts through proxies. He said:…
The Federal Government on Monday lifted the ban on Executive Jet Services and announced that the report on the breach of COVID-19 protocols by some very important personalities at airports would be ready this week. On June 15, 2020, the government suspended the operations of the charter and aircraft maintenance firm for flying a musician, Azeez Fashola, aka, Naira Marley, from Lagos to Abuja to attend a concert. It had explained that the aircraft operated by Executive Jet which conveyed the musician was supposed to fly an Appeal Court judge but was eventually used to ferry the musician. Responding to…
The Chancellor and founder of Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Ile Ife, Dr Abdulrahman Adedoyin, has urged the Federal Government not to reopen universities and other schools, including that of students, who are about to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination if the figures of new cases of COVID-19 being released daily are correct. Adedoyin, whose position is different from many other founders of private varsities, said this in an interview with our correspondent in Ibadan on Monday. The founder of Oduduwa University said it was not safe to ask students to return to schools amidst the rising cases…
An independent panel of experts, headed by former Irish President Mary Robinson, has cleared the beleaguered leader of the African Bank of Development, Akinwumi Adesina, of corruption allegations, according to AFP. Adesina, 60, a charismatic speaker known for his elegant suits and bow ties, became the first Nigerian to helm the AfDB in 2015 – but a 15-page report earlier this year claimed that under his watch the bank had been tarred by poor governance, impunity, personal enrichment and favouritism. The panel of three experts, led by Robinson alongside Gambia’s Chief Justice Hassan Jallow and the World Bank’s integrity vice president…
NO fewer than 30 members of the House of Representatives are expected to appear before the House of Representatives Committee on Ethics and Privileges over the allegations bordering on the execution of over N100 billion in the controversial 2018 emergency projects awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This was in compliance with the directive issued by the speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, during Thursday’s plenary, who referred the letter sent by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges for further investigation. Some of the…
The Federal Government on Monday extended the phase two of the ease of lockdown in the country by another one week. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, announced this at the briefing of the PTF which held in Abuja. Details Shortly…
Ondo State Government on Monday began moves to avert strike action by workers over unpaid entitlements. It said payment of some of the entitlements demanded by labour unions has been approved by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. A letter signed by State Chairman of the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) and dated 10th July, 2020, Comrade Oluwaniyi Fabunmi, had said the strike action would be the first in Akeredolu’s administration. Among the demands made were payment of December 2016 salary for local government and SUBEB staff; January 2017 salary for all government workers; 2018 and 2019 leave bonuses; February 2020 to June 2020…