Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addoa has called President Muhammadu Buhari Over the demolition of the Nigerian High Commission in Accra. In a telephone conversation on Tuesday, June 23, Akufo-Addo apologised over the unfortunate incident that has sparked reactions from the Nigerian government. Last week Friday, June 19, a businessman who claimed to be the owner of the land where the staff quarters were erected, led some thugs and a bulldozer to demolish the building. A statement released by …
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The acting chairman of the anti-graft agency, EFCC, has reacted to the arrest of Instagram celebrity, Ramon Igbalode popularly known as Hushpuppi. Hushpuppi was on Wednesday June 10 arrested in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) alongside his colleagues by International Police (INTERPOL) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for alleged fraud. In an interview with TVC, Magu said the commission is not involved in Hushpuppi’s arrest. “We are yet to be involved in the case of Hushpuppi, but if …
The Senate has approved Prof. Jummai Audi, who President Muhammadu Buhari nominatinated as Chairman, Nigerian Law Reform Commission (NLRC). The Senate also approved the nominations of Bassey Dan-Abia as Commissioners representing South-South and Mohammed Ibrahim representing South -west for the NLRC. However, Mr Ebere Chima was not confirmed as Commissioner representing South-East following his absence at the screening. Senate’s approval of the nominees followed a presentation of a report by Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and …
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has denied claims made by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM, that staff of her agency were kicked out of the new NCC Annex Building/Digital Economy Complex in Mbora, Abuja. Dabiri-Erewa in a recent interview with SaharaReporters, alleged that the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, ordered security operatives to send members of staff of NIDCOM packing from the NCC complex. Read here. NCC has now released a statement …
James Kolo, the Kwara commissioner-designate in the Federal Character Commission (FCC) is dead. The late Federal Character Commission nominee died in the early hours of Tuesday May 19, after a brief illness. His corpse has been deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital mortuary. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state who commiserated with the Edu community and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the sudden death of Kolo, described him as a loyal party man and a team player whose death was a great loss …
President Buhari has forwarded a letter to the Nigerian Senate, seeking the confirmation of Mr Lamido Yuguda as new Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The request letter from the President was read on the floor of the Senate by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during plenary today May 19. The letter in part reads “Pursuant to Section 3 and 5(1) of the Investment and Securities Act 2007, I write to request for confirmation by the Senate, …