Chairman of the disbanded Presidential Task Team on Pension Reform, Abdulrasheed Maina, has lost his application for bail over his trial for alleged two-billion-naira fraud Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja declared that Maina does not deserve to be given a second chance, after he jumped bail last year and fled to Niger…
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Abdulrasheed Bawa as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Bawa appeared before the Senate for screening and told the federal lawmakers about his plans for the EFCC, if his appointment is confirmed. Bawa said he would be pursuing for the recovery and return of all stolen assets from…
Former Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abuja, Cardinal John Onayeikan, has faulted religious leaders who act as channels of negotiation with criminal gangs. Cardinal John Onayeikan said what religious leaders should do is to talk with criminals and persuade them to change their ways. The Catholic cleric gave these indications during an interview on a television…
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has appealed to Fulani herders not to carry AK-47 rifles. Governor Mohammed made the call in his address at the flag-off of the annual livestock vaccination campaign in Bauchi State. Addressing a gathering at the Galambi Cattle Ranch, the Governor also encouraged cattle herders be peaceful. Governor Bala Mohammed had been…
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have clashed at the premises of the Corporate Affairs Commission in Abuja. The clash happened on the first day of a three-day protest by NLC members at the CAC Headquarters in the Federal Capital Territory. It took the intervention of the National President of the NLC,…
The Chief of Army Staff Major General Ibrahim Attahiru has again visited Nigerian troops on the frontline in Borno State. Attahiru who visited troops at Special Army Super Camp in Ngamdu, commended them for their loyalty and doggedness in the ongoing fight against Insurgency in the North-east. The new Chief of Army Staff assured the troops of…