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The Niger Delta Avengers on Monday said it was ready for a dialogue with the Federal Government. The militants, however, gave conditions for the peace talk. In a statement published on its website, the group said9(1) the Federal Government must suspend the purchase of crude oil from the Niger Delta region. The militants also asked President Muhammadu Buhari(2) not to ...
Investigation
June, 2016
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14 June
FG Negotiating With Avengers Is The Best Solution -Kachikwu
The Federal Government yesterday said it has not closed the avenues for negotiations with the new Militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), saying it would explore every available opportunity for negotiation so that the NDA can stop the bombings of oil pipelines and platforms. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Ibe Kachikwu, stated this at the South-South Town Hall ...
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14 June
EFCC seizes Diezani’s N3.58bn Abuja House
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized a mansion worth N3.58bn ($18m at the official exchange rate of N199 to a dollar) in the Asokoro area of Abuja allegedly belonging to the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, said this during an interview with Al-Jazeera, a Qatar-based news network. ...
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14 June
Two Ecobank Staffs Sack , Arraign For Stealing Customer’s N14.4 million
The police have accused two bankers at Ecobank Plc, Aghanenu Ikechukwu and Stephen Nduka, of forging and stealing N14.4 million from a customer. Ikechukwu, 41, and Nduka, 36, were arraigned yesterday before Mr P. A. Adekomaya of the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. They are standing trial on a four-count charge of conspiracy, forgery, stealing and conversion. Prosecuting Inspector Ingobo ...
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13 June
Orlando Shooting Is Deadliest In US History..
A mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday in which 50 people died, including the gunman, marks yet another brutal rampage in U.S. history. Police say the tragedy began when three officers engaged in a gunfight with a suspect outside Pulse, a gay nightclub. Officer stormed the club after a hostage situation. The incident was being investigated as a possible act ...
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13 June
Banks Propose Just 10,000 Cash Withdrawal ,Deposit shrink by N1.03tn
The harsh economic conditions facing the country have led to a drastic reduction in customers’ deposits in banks with the industry recording a decline of about N1.03tn in total deposit. The Bankers Committee has sent a proposal to the Central Bank of Nigeria to limit across-the-counter withdrawals to N10,000, following a major drop in customers’ deposit. The proposal, according to ...
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12 June
Fasting,Frustration, Ill Health, Killed Amodu Shuaibu -Son
Beyond the ritual rumour surrounding the death of Keshy and Amodu,,facts have emerged on how and why Amodu died…He has been ill for a while,financially down for non-payment of his salary..and the immediate cause -he fasted without ability to do so..Now experts are commenting …’People above 50 years and with a history of high blood pressure should only embark on ...
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10 June
Updated List Of Ambassador Nominees Including State Of Origin
updated list of all the Ambassadorial nominees including their State of origin. This follows an earlier report which contained only the names of the nominees. List Of Ambassadorial Nominees 1. Obinna Chukwuemeka Agbugba (Abia) 2. Salisu Umaru (Adamawa) 3. Inyan Udo-Inyang (Akwa Ibom) 4. Okeke Vivian Nwunaku (Anambra) 5. Liman Munir (Bauchi) 6. Ndem Jane Ada (Benue) 7. ...
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10 June
Fake policeman confesses : I make N10,000 every two hours
A 33-year-old man, Austin Okwuokei, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly claiming to be a policeman and extorting money from motorists. The Ogwashi-Uku Delta State indigene was apprehended by policemen attached to the command’s monitoring team last Thursday at the Costain Roundabout, Iponri. The suspect allegedly started extorting motorists in the state last year, after ...
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10 June
Avengers threaten secession as militants bomb NNPC
The attacks on oil and gas facilities in the Niger Delta continued Thursday evening with the bombing of a pipeline belonging to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Sources told one of our correspondents that the incident happened at 7:40pm around the Shalomi Creek in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. ...
