This report says former governor of Bayelsa State and the Senator for Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, has presented himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The EFCC reportedly invited Senator Dickson over allegations of abuse of office and misuse of public funds during his eight-year rule as Bayelsa State Governor. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, who confirmed…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Doctor Chris Ngige, made the threat against the striking resident doctors over the weekend. However, resident doctors continued their strike in most University Teaching Hospitals and Federal Medical Centres in different parts of the country. At the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Doctor Olufemi told newsmen that their members are not worried…
The Federal Government has fixed August 16 as the new date for the second phase of Covid-19 vaccination to begin. The second phase of the Covid-19 vaccination is to be done with over four million doses of Moderna vaccine donated by the United States government. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said the postponement of…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has approved the request of the state government to take over the Lekki Concession Company Limited. This followed the submission of the report of the House Committee on Finance, which was assigned to look into the request by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on June 21. The Chairman of the Committee, Rotimi Olowo,…
Rihanna is now the richest female musician on the planet, and most of her net worth does not even have to do with her being an artist. Forbes Magazine said the singer joined the billionaire’s club and boasts of a reported net worth of 1.7 billion dollars An estimated 1.4 billion dollars comes from Rihanna’s lucrative Fenty…
The Nigerian Army says eighteen suspected terrorists have surrendered to troops in the Sambisa forest area of Borno State. The terrorists from Chingori village reportedly surrendered with eighteen adult women, who are said to be their wives, and nineteen children. This was confirmed in a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu.…