Author: Kelvin Funkeye

The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described the killings in Zamfara State as barbaric and unacceptable. Saraki, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that the situation in Zamfara State is a demonstration that unlike in 2015 when the only crisis point in the northern part of the country was the North-east zone, the North-west has today been engulfed by a bloody situation in which human…

A high ranking diplomat arrested by police over alleged extortion is also being investigated for being in possession of illegal ammunition. Mr Hillary Kyengo, who until September this year was the acting Kenya’s ambassador to Russia, was arrested last week over allegations of attempting to extort an unknown amount of money from Teachers Service Commission chief executive Nancy Macharia. He was arraigned last Friday charged with attempting to obtain money by false pretense but police…

Blасk Stars сарtаіn, Aѕаmоаh Gуаn, hаѕ rероrtеdlу fіlеd a bаnk ѕtаtеmеnt in court tо рrоvе thаt hе has gone broke. In a report by MуNеwѕGH.соm, thе ассоunt dеtаіlѕ ѕubmіttеd by Gуаn іndісаtе that he only hаѕ GHC 4000 (equivalent of N300k) wіth thе National Invеѕtmеnt Bаnk (NIB). “Mу frоnt аnd bасk, uр and dоwn is thаt money (GH¢4000) you ѕее there,” thе Blасk Stаrѕ сарtаіn іѕ reportedly said. When аѕkеd іf he did not have аnу…

Nigeria’s Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki has sued workers of the National Assembly for embarking on an industrial action over unpaid allowances. In a an ex-parte motion issued by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja, and which was signed by the Assistant Chief Registrar, Hauwa Yakubu, Esq., the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara sought a restraining order stopping the workers under the Parliamentary…

A bill seeking to establish the South West Development Commission on Wednesday passed first reading at the Senate. The Bill was initiated by Senator Gbenga Ashafa (Lagos East). If the Bill is eventually passed, it would bring the commissions managed by the Federal Government to four. While the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is already in operation and those of North East, South East Commission were passed last week by the lawmakers. The new bill…

A new Commissioner of Police has been deployed to Bayelsa State to replace Mr. Joseph Mukan who had barely spent two months in the state. The new police boss who has since resumed duties is Mr. Aminu Saleh who, until his redeployment was the CP Lagos Airport. CP Mukan has been redeployed to take his place at the Lagos Airport. A statement from Bayelsa State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Asinim Butswat, described Saleh…