The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of the former chairman of the Presidential Task Team on Pension Reform, ABDULRAHEED MAINA, in the Niger Republic. Force Public Relations Officer, D.C.P FRANK MBAH, said MAINA was arrested in Niamey after he jumped bail in a case of alleged two-billion-naira fraud. D.C.P MBAH said the Nigeria Police Force…
The Rivers State Executive Council has approved a budget of four hundred and four-eight billion naira for 2021. The Council also approved the sum of two billion for the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission to conduct local government elections next year. Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, KELVIN EBIRI, confirmed in a statement that the approvals…
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed EMEKA NWAKPA as Chairman Federal Competition and Consumers Protection Commission. The Senate also confirmed BABATUNDE IRUKERA as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, while ADAMU AHMED ABDULLAHI was confirmed as Executive Commissioner. BEN OBI NWOYE, AYANG FRANCIS EYAM, WAKILI ABDULLAHI AHMED, and THEOPHILUS OYEBIYI were confirmed as Non-Executive…
The crisis in the Ondo State House of Assembly continues, as a member, FESTUS AKINGBASO, has rejected his appointment as Deputy Minority Leader. AKINGBASO, who represents Idanre State Constituency, also rejected the impeachment of IROJU OGUNDEJI as Deputy Speaker. In a letter to the Speaker of the House, AKINGBASO said he was presently out of the country,…
The All Progressives Congress has dragged the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party for Lagos East Senatorial bye-election to the Federal High Court in Ikoyi for alleged forgery. The Lagos APC alleged that BABATUNDE GBADAMOSI forged his WAEC certificate and lied under oath, and wants the court to have him disqualified from the election on December 5,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Senator ALI NDUME in Kuje Prison in Abuja. Justice OKON ABANG made the order after former Chairman of the Pension Reformed Task Team, ABDULRASHEED MAINA, jumped bail. Senator NDUME had offered to stand as surety in the court bail granted to MAINA over his trial of…