The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on today(Wednesday) opposed moves by Chairman of Bi-Courtney Limited, Wale Babalakin to quash the charges instituted against him at a Lagos High Court, Ikeja. Babalakin was arraigned by the EFCC, alongside Alex Okoh and three companies: Stabilini Vision Limited, Bi-Courtney Limited and Renix Nigeria Limited on January 17, 2013, on a 27-count criminal charg ...

The Vice President Arc. Mohammad Namadi Sambo has implored Japan to invest heavily in Nigeria due to the potentials inherent in the country’s progressive economic growth and development. He was speaking during a bilateral meeting held between himself and the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Shinzo Abe at the Intercontinental Hotel, venue of TICAD V meeting in Yokohama, Japan. After thanking the Prime Minister f ...

The Central Working Committee(CWC) of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has suspended its planned work stoppage and protest march scheduled for tomorrow.The Communique at the end of the CWC meeting today resolved  to “Suspend forthwith the work stoppage/protest march billed to take place on Wednesday, April 10 in Lagos and Abuja” NLC however said it would “Resume without warning the suspended action if by the en ...

As part of the efforts to  resettle of displaced persons in Bauchi State, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has delivered more relief items to support the State Government towards early integration of the people that have fled to take cover in the state’,a statement Yushau Shuaib, spokesman of NEMA said. Director General of NEMA Alhaji Muhammad Sani-Sidi who delivered the items to the Bauchi S ...

Former  Governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu  has said that the statement credited to him  in respect of the complicity of security agencies in the spate of bombings that have particularly targeted Igbo people in the Northern part of Nigeria has been misinterpreted and taken entirely out of context. “For the avoidance of doubt, Governor Kalu’s position is that the security agencies should take a hard l ...

(After publishing our earlier story :"How Civil Defence Men Killed the Police in Lagos" we received a release stating the NSCDC version.It  is hereby updated  with a report quoting  NSCDC which accused the police of killing its men.It is a controversial development and we leave our readers to draw their conclusions) The Lagos State Command of Nigeria Police Force  has given further details about how men of ...

The police have been ordered to embark upon a massive operation against the use of tinted vehicles as well as vehicles that are unregistered.A statement from the police headquarters today said security reports have also linked suspected terrorist with such vehicles. “Owners of unregistered/unlicensed vehicles are advised to immediately register them and obtain appropriate licenses or withdraw them forthwith ...

Nigeria Labour Congress NLC said on Thursday it was  “ alarmed by the decision of the National Council of States to pardon Mr.Diepreye Alamieyeseigha who was impeached as Governor of Bayelsa State and eventually convicted by a properly constituted court for stealing public funds; and Mr. Shetima Bulama a former Managing Director of the Bank of the North who was also convicted for misappropriating the bank’s ...

Seven  Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) were on 13th March, 2013, redeployed to various Police Commands and Formations across the country, on the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP MD Mohammed. A statement by CSP Frank E. Mba, deputy force public relations officer,said  the officers affected by the redeployment exercise are AIG Jonathan Johnson who is posted to head Zone 6, comp ...

The Central Working Committee of Nigeria Labour Congress,NLC has said “That on Wednesday April 10, 2013, all NLC affiliate unions and State councils across the length and breadth of the country will mobilise workers on a protest  march to the Presidency and State Government houses. “In pursuance of this objective, the CWC directed NLC affiliate unions, State Councils, friends and allies of organized labour ...