The Federal Government has been able to raise a total of N1.09 trillion through the Sovereign Sukuk since 2017, to support infrastructure development. The Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Patience Oniha, who gave the information on Wednesday in Lagos, during “an all parties meeting” for the issuance[Read More…]
The Rivers Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has assumed duty in the state. Ibas, in an interview with journalists in Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday, said he would meet with the Head of Service, Permanent Secretaries, and Service Commanders to get formal briefings. Responding to his[Read More…]
The Senate on Thursday ratified the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers by President Bola Tinubu. The president had, on Tuesday in a nationwide broadcast, declared a state of emergency in Rivers. The declaration saw the suspension of the governor, his deputy and members of the state House[Read More…]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that six persons died and 25 others were injured following a multiple crash under the Karu Bridge in Abuja on Wednesday. The Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, said that the crash involved 18 vehicles, including two articulated vehicles, two[Read More…]
Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Administrator of Rivers, has said he would work together with all stakeholders to maintain law and order in the state. Ibas spoke with State House correspondents after his swearing-in by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. Mr Lateef[Read More…]
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (rtd) as the military administrator in Rivers, amid the political tension in the state. Ibas was Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff from July 2015 to January 2021. At a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, the President appointed Ibas[Read More…]
Former Minister of Petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the EFCC to retrieve her seized assets or property, either natural or corporate. She claims the EFCC sold her property without following due process, violating her right to fair hearing. Diezani, in[Read More…]
The Senate has passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of its President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. This followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti), at plenary on Thursday. The motion was seconded by Deputy Minority Leader, Olalere Oyewumi (PDP-Osun). In his[Read More…]
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated the newly constructed barracks in Abuja to accommodate officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army to address the shortage of accommodation. The barracks named “Bola Ahmed Tinubu Barracks”, Asokoro Abuja, comprise 16 Major Generals’ Quarters, 34 Brigadier Generals Quarters, 60 Major[Read More…]
The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has ratified the death sentence on Dr Ramon Adedoyin for the murder of Timothy Adegoke, an ex-Master’s student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. The late Adegoke had lodged at Adedoyin’s Hilton Honours Hotel, Ile-Ife,[Read More…]
