The Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, Barrister David Umaru, has lambasted the Niger state Governor Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello over the N21.5 billion SUKUK loan facility applied for, saying it will plunge the state into bankruptcy. Barrister Umaru who is also the chairman,
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Sen. Aliyu Wamakko, a former Sokoto State governor, has denied receiving any invitation to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged corrupt practices. Wamakko told members of the Correspondent Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Sunday in Sokoto that recent media reports to that effect were fake and concocted by […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenges President Muhammadu Buhari to give account of his ministers and other government officials who abandoned their scheduled meeting with investors in the United States to gallivant in that country.The ministers reportedly abandoned the foreign investors and went on shopping spree in highbrow shops of the United States, at the
Four Boko Haram insurgents have voluntarily surrendered to troops of operation Lafiya Dole, says Onyema Nwachukwu, deputy director public relations of the theatre command. According to Nwachukwu, the insurgents have been handed over to the headquarters of operation Lafiya Dole in Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Borno state. “The terrorists who claimed they are from the
Seriake Dickson, governor of Bayelsa state, says Nigeria is bleeding and more divided than ever. In a statement by Francis Agbo, his chief press secretary, Dickson said the continuous killings across the country is “symptomatic of a failed state”. The governor was quoted to have made the statement during the national prayer conference organised by Nigeria […]
At least five persons have been killed in a Boko Haram attack in Bama, a town in Borno state. Many worshipers also sustained injuries in the attack which happened around 5:30am. Ali Abacha, an official of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), confirmed the incident to TheCable, saying it was a suicide attack. […]
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