NDDC Probe: A Maradonic Display by Akpabio is an Attempt to Confuse Facts

CorruptionNewsSpecial ReportNDDC Probe: A Maradonic Display by Akpabio is an Attempt to Confuse Facts

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 21, 2020

Aside from the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari, on the allegation of reckless spending of the commission, both the Senate and the House of Representatives are currently investigating the alleged crime in the commission. However, the investigation turned dramatic yesterday as more facts and indictments were revealed. It was dramatic because the respondent fainted when he was asked to give an account of his stewardship and it...

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Insecurity: Senate Asks Military Chiefs to Step Aside

National SecurityNewsInsecurity: Senate Asks Military Chiefs to Step Aside

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 21, 2020

The Nigeria Senate on Tuesday asked the service chiefs to step aside following the killings of Nigerian soldiers who were at the war front with insurgency and banditry in some part of Northern Nigeria. The motion was proposed on the Senate Floor via a point of order, moved by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume. Senators who contributed the motion lamented the implication of the disturbing development, stressing that it...

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Edo 2020: We Are Political Lions – Oshiomhole Tells Supporters

NewsPoliticsEdo 2020: We Are Political Lions – Oshiomhole Tells Supporters

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 20, 2020

The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in his Iyamho residence, Etsako West Local Government Area, while addressing party supporters and faithful who throng his residence yesterday evening, refers to himself and other politicians as political lions, saying he is at home to work.  He also referred to the incumbent governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki as “the snake”. The scenario is similar to when he returned to...

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NAF Official Statement About Arotile’s Death: No ‘Foul Play’

NewsNigeriaNAF Official Statement About Arotile’s Death: No ‘Foul Play’

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 20, 2020

The Nigerian Air Force on Sunday releases its preliminary report on its investigation into the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, noting that the allegation of foul play regarding her death has no iota of truth. The NAF says the Flying Officer Arotile’s death is as a result of blunt force trauma she got on her head and significant bleeding from being hit by a vehicle. The NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air...

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Buhari Names Warri-Itakpe Rail Line Station After Ex-President Jonathan

NewsBuhari Names Warri-Itakpe Rail Line Station After Ex-President Jonathan

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 19, 2020

The railway station in Agbor, Delta State has been named after former President, Goodluck Jonathan. The new railway station will now be named Goodluck Jonathan State and Complex to honor the immediate past President of Nigeria. The naming of the rail station came after the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi stated in Agbor during a test run ride of the Warri-Itakpe rail track. The Warri-Itakpe rail is a 276km...

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ASUU Urges FG to Shut Down Schools Till 2021

CoronavirusEducationNewsASUU Urges FG to Shut Down Schools Till 2021

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 19, 2020

The Academic Staff Union of the Universities has urged the Federal Government to shut down schools until 2021 to ensure adequate preparations, citing the case in some countries such as Kenya. ASUU declares its support for FG’s decision to stop Senior Secondary 3 pupils from taking part in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination earlier scheduled to commence on August 4. The Federal Ministry of Education earlier met with officials of the West African...

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Arotile’s Death: NAF to Release Preliminary Investigation on Sunday

NewsPeopleArotile’s Death: NAF to Release Preliminary Investigation on Sunday

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 19, 2020

The Nigerian Air Force has said that it will release the details of the outcome of its preliminary investigation on the death of the Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile. Arotile is the first female combat helicopter pilot who died on Tuesday. This is revealed by the NAD Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, in a release titled, ‘Preliminary Investigation Report on the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile’. Daramola adds that members...

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Two Persons Held as NAF Opens Investigation into Arotile’s Death

NewsTwo Persons Held as NAF Opens Investigation into Arotile’s Death

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 18, 2020

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has said on Friday that it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of its Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile, in a road accident. It establishes that two persons were being held. The NAF Director of Public Relation and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, says that at the end of the investigation, “whatever information needs to go out will go out.” Later, on Friday, the NAF spokesman releases a statement, noting...

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774,000 Jobs: Senate to Take Position on Tuesday – Senator Abaribe

NewsPolitics774,000 Jobs: Senate to Take Position on Tuesday – Senator Abaribe

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 18, 2020

The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, has said the Senate will take official position on the decision of the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), to flout its decision on the recruitment of 774,000 federal workers. According to him, the senators were expecting the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, to brief them on the outcome of the meeting between the leadership of the National Assembly with President Muhammadu Buhari on the...

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Nigeria Government Inaugurates WTO Campaign Team for Okonjo-Iweala

BusinessNewsNigeriaNigeria Government Inaugurates WTO Campaign Team for Okonjo-Iweala

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 17, 2020

The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurates a campaign team to develop strategies for Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as she prepares to contest for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organization. The campaign strategy team was inaugurated in Abuja by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Richard Adebayo. The minister says it is vital to inaugurate the campaign team to ensure that the Nigerian candidate emerged as the DG of the WTO. The minister...

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