The Gombe State House of Assembly yesterday approved the nomination of Mr. Tha’anda Jason Rubainu as the new deputy governor of the state. Rubainu takes over following the death of Mr. David Miyim Albashi, the former deputy governor. Rubainu&rsqu...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, told a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja that the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole and his deputy, Usman Nafada who are being prosecuted over alle...
Concerned about the increasing queues at filling stations due to scarcity of fuel, the House of Representatives has summoned the minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Allison Madueke, the group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corpor...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday tendered three documents as evidence in the prosecution of the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir el-Rufai and two others for the alleged alloca...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday forwarded a N249, 544, 27 billion Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) budget proposal for the 2011 fiscal year to the National Assembly for approval. The President also asked the Senate to approve the sack of...
Operatives of the State Security Service (SSS), yesterday, arrested four ex-militant leaders over their involvement in the September kidnap of an Italian, Carmello Stella and the unlawful demand of N120 million as ransom before the release of their vic...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday received MT Allegra, a vessel seized last year with a 25-man crew on board at Forcados, which had sailed without proper documentation. The delivery to EFCC was made by Naval Services, NNS De...