NDDC: Akpabio Names Kalu, Uduaghan, Ibori In Contract Scandal
Two former governors of Delta State, James Ibori and Emmanuel Uduaghan, and a former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu have been linked to the various contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Also linked to the contracts in the letter submitted to the House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, is a […]
NDDC: Pondei Reveals Those Scared Of Probe
The Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says those who got “emergency contracts” are scared of the ongoing forensic audit. The Senate had noted PondeI and other IMC members got 20 – 30 percent of contract sums before contractors are paid. It cited the submission by the Chairman, NDDC Contractors, […]
Edo Guber: Obaseki’s Family Members Endorse Ize-Iyamu
In was a setback for the re-election bid of Governor Godwin Obaseki yesterday when some members of the Obaseki family endorsed and pledged their support for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, in the September 19 Edo governorship election. The endorsement of the APC candidate by the Obaseki’s family, which was […]
Search And Rescue Effort Ends For Missing Marines, All 8 Presumed Dead
After an extensive 40-hour search, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) concluded their search and rescue operation for seven missing Marines and one Sailor, today. “It is with a heavy heart, that I decided to conclude the search and rescue effort,” said […]
NASA Astronauts Set To Return To Earth Via SpaceX Capsule On Sunday
Two months after NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley made history by launching into space from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade, the duo is slated to return to Earth on Sunday afternoon. Behnken and Hurley, whose flight was the first to take place in a commercially built spacecraft, are […]
Loans: President Buhari Dragged To Court
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja to order President Muhammadu Buhari to publish details of loans obtained by his government since May 29, 2015. The details should include interest rates, total amount of debts incurred, as well as projects the loans were spent on. Respondents in the suit […]
Lagos Boat Mishaps: Sanwo-Olu Told To Sack LASWA Boss Immediately
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to sack the management of Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) over recent boat mishaps which occurred on water paths in the state. In a statement on Sunday by Taofik Gani, the PDP Spokesperson in Lagos State, the party also asked the governor to declare Lagos waterways […]
LCPS Begins Level 7 In Health Coaching And Applied Nutrition
London College Of Professional Studies, Ilford, England has opened up enrollment portals for its Level 7 Extended Diploma in Health Coaching and Applied Nutrition in their multiple diploma curriculum structures. The Diploma would enable interested candidates to have the recommended skill and expertise in working as Health Coaches and Nutritionists in the fast-developing health sector. […]
Chinese Loans: Rotimi Amaechi Advised To Step Aside
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has demanded that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi should immediately step aside. The body-based its call on the probe of the alleged lethal clauses in Article 8(1) of the commercial loan agreement signed between Nigeria and Export-Import Bank of China. The agreement allegedly “wills the sovereignty of […]
PDP Mocks Former National Chairman, Gemade Who Decamped To APC
The Benue State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) of Senator Barnabas Gemade, Terng Shawon, and others. Gemade, a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, announced his defection from the Social Democratic Party, SDP, to the APC on Saturday. The PDP said […]
US: Media Barred From Republican Convention
Media will be barred from the Republican National Convention in North Carolina later this month, US news outlets reported, when President Donald Trump will formally receive his party’s nomination. Soaring coronavirus cases have already forced Trump to cancel the part of the convention planned for Florida’s Jacksonville in July. “We are planning for all of the […]
Afghan Ceasefire Holds As Hundreds Of Taliban Prisoners Freed
A rare ceasefire between the Taliban and Afghan government appeared to hold for the third and final day on Sunday, with hundreds of militant prisoners released in a bid to bring peace talks closer. Calm prevailed across much of Afghanistan, with officials not reporting any major clashes between the two foes since the truce began […]