Kaduna Court Jails Two Internet Fraudsters Five Years
THE Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of two...
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PDP ready for vibrant opposition in 2018 – Secondus
FREEPRESS – The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has assured Nigerians that the PDP would play robust and vibrant roles in the nation’s polity in 2018. Secondus, in a new year message he issued on…
Board appointments list prepared two years ago, says Presidency
FREEPRESS – The Presidency on Saturday said there was nothing “scandalous or extraordinary” in the inclusion of the names of some dead persons in the list of appointments into boards of some agencies released by the Office of the Secretary to the…
Why I supported withdrawal of $1 billion ECA to tackle insecurity – Wike
FREEPRESS – The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said the decision of his colleagues in the Nigeria Governors Forum to allow the federal government withdraw $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account, ECA, is illegal. He, however, indicated that he supported…
Shake-up in Nigerian Army, several generals redeployed
FREEPRESS – The Nigerian Army has released a statement announcing the redeployment of some senior officers. Those redeployed include some major generals and brigadier generals. “The posting is also aimed at injecting new hands to further actualise the vision of the…
Another former PDP governor joins APC
FREEPRESS – A former Kebbi State Governor, Sa’idu Dakingari, and his deputy, Ibrahim Aliyu, on Friday defected to All Progressive Congress, APC, from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that other top PDP members that defected…
Gunshot victims can now be treated without police report as President signs bill into law
FREEPRESS – Medical personnel are now free to treat victims of gunshot without waiting for police report and it is official. A bill giving effect to the policy was signed into law yesterday by President Muhammadu Buhari. Entitled Compulsory Treatment and…
Buhari appoints 209 board chairmen, 1,258 board members
FREEPRESS – President Muhammadu Buhari in one fell swoop on Friday appointed 209 board chairmen and 1,258 members of government owned agencies and parastatals, redeeming a part of the pledge he made 31 October at the National Executive Committee meeting of…
Uproar as soldiers, police clash in Ekiti
FREEPRESS – A group of newly trained army recruits of Ekiti State origin on Thursday clashed with police officers in Ado-Ekiti, following disagreements over what was believed to be extortion of motorists by the soldiers. In the process, the soldiers beat…
Better days ahead for Deltans, says Okowa
FREEPRESS – Delta State, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has said with continuous peace, which translates to improved revenue, the fortunes of Deltans will witness a boom in the coming years. The governor who spoke yesterday at a thanksgiving service held at the…
NLC to FG: prepare for mass action if scarcity persists
FREEPRESS – Organised labour yesterday threatened nationwide protests if the intervention of the National Assembly failed to arrest the fuel crisis that has bedeviled the country for two weeks. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in a statement issued in Kaduna and…
Nigeria’s Cinema Records N2.25bn Revenue In Q1 2024
NIGERIA's cinema has generated a revenue of N2.25 billion from tickets sold in the first quarter of 2024. Filmone Entertainment,...
Tompolo And Ijaw National Council’s Silence Over Murders Of Their Own People In Okomu Community Deafening, By Preye Francis
THE silence of Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, predominantly referred to by his sobriquet Tompolo and a former Nigerian militant commander of...
Talabi: Why Osun Police Refuses To Charge Their Acclaimed Suspect To Court Over Alleged N650.8m POF fraud – CHRSJ
.....Alleges lacked of evidence, bribe Bail Fund .....As group raises alarm over Talabi's whereabout, alleges Police of planing to sniff...