The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says the national assembly has no power to dictate how excess revenue is to be spent. Shettima Abba-Gana, acting chairman of the commission, said this in an interview with NAN. He said based on the 1999 constitution, the proposed
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The police on Tuesday arrested Abdullahi Krishi, house of representatives correspondent of Daily Trust. Dele Olaoye, national assembly divisional crime officer (DCO), had stormed the media centre inside the national assembly complex around 12pm on Tuesday, demanding to see Krishi. Olaoye subsequently handed over the reporter to some operatives who whisked him into an
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ruled that a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome was validly appointed to represent four companies which pleaded guilty to laundering the sum of $15.5 million allegedly linked to Mrs Patience Jonathan, wife of the President. Justice Babs Kuewumi, gave this verdict while ruling today (Tuesday) on […]
A Police officer with the Special Anti Robbery Squad has allegedly kill the manager of BB Umar Livestock, popularly known as Nababa in Ganaja Village area, an outskirt of Lokoja in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incident has caused gridlock as passengers travelling to the eastern part of the country have to […]
An ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives began preliminary investigations into the abduction of 110 girls from Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, by Boko Haram insurgents on February 19. The committee, which is chaired by Mr. Buba Yusuf-Yakub, said the latest abduction again raised the question on rising security challenges in […]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Oyo/Osun area Command on Tuesday said it has arrested one person in connection with the smuggling of some prohibited items into the country along Opara/Bodo Musa axis of Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo state. Customs Area Comtproller in charge of Oyo and Osun states, Comptroller Christopher Odibu while addressing […]
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