NNPC has assured all Nigerians that fuel scarcity will end in a few weeks time, they made this known through a press statement they released this morning by their Group General Manager, Garba Deen Mohammed. Read the statement below.. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Wednesday said the Corporation is doing everything possible to end the noticeable fuel queues in [...]
Ayo Fayose Blames Buhari And The APC For The Violence In Rivers State Re-run Elections
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose blames President Mohammadu Buhari and the APC members for the violence and loss of in Rivers State rerun elections, saying; “Members of Buhari’s party, APC, are emboldened to unleash violence on the people of Rivers State and other States in Nigeria because they know that the president won’t lift a finger provided his party members are the [...]
Nigerian Government To Diversify Electricity Generation Using Nuclear Energy
Nigerian government set to diversify electricity generation using nuclear energy this is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Mr Timothy Oyedeji, Director Press, Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, and sent to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. According to the statement, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, challenged experts to [...]
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode Re-Opens Mile 12 Market
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved the immediate re-opening of Mile 12 Market which was shut following a violent clash which led to loss of lives and property. The Governor, in a statement by the State's Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, said the decision to re-open the market followed satisfactory meeting and [...]
PDP Says Engineered Violence To Impose Emergency In Rivers State Will Fail
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that dire consequences will follow any attempt by the APC to push its plot to impose a state of emergency in Rivers state. The party said it has also rallied all its formation in the state to stiffly resist by all means necessary in a democracy any move by the APC to scuttle the Saturday's National and [...]
Lagos State To Demolish Defective Lekki Gardens Buildings
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday directed that stability test be conducted on all building constructed by the Lekki Gardens to ascertain their structural integrity, saying that any building found to be defective will be demolished. The Governor who addressed Government House Correspondents at the Lagos House, Ikeja, shortly after inspecting the site of [...]
Godwill Akpabio Linked As The Co-Owner Of Lekki Gardens
Sahara Reporters just reported that the former governor of Akwa Ibom state Godwill Akpabio, is the co-owner of Lekki Gardens, the construction company handling a five-storey building under construction that collapsed on Kushenla Road, Ikate Elegushi, Lekki some days ago in Lekki killing 31 persons. The News media organisation wrote on their Twitter page handle that Godwill [...]
APC Calls For The Sack Of Nigerian Police Boss Over Rivers State Killings
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Thursday called for the sack of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, for his inability to protect lives and properties in Rivers State. The APC Deputy National Secretary, Mr. Ngofa Oji, who made the call, stated that the IGP had shown profound inefficiency in discharging his duty. The acting National Chairman of the [...]
I Can’t Be Intimidated By Buhari – Ayo Fayose
Following the alleged invasion and arrest of four members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Friday evening by the operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS), Governor Ayodele Fayose has declared that he cannot be intimidated by any show of force by the Federal Government Fayose, in a statement on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and [...]
President Buhari Mourns The Death Of Minister Of State Labor
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has released a press statement to condole with the family of the Late Minister of State Labor and Productivity James Ocholi, who died this afternoon 6 March, 2016 in an auto-crash alongside his son and wife on the Abuja-Kaduna expressway. Read the press statement below.. President Buhari has expressed shock and sadness at the death of [...]
MILE 12 clash: Lagos Meets Leaders From Mile 12 Market To Settle Dispute
The Lagos State Government on Friday met with all the stakeholders from Mile 12 market, Agiliti community, Maidan and its environs aimed at finding a lasting solution to the violence that led to the closure of the Mile 12 market with a promise that a harmonious and effective solution would be put in place in the next few days. Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji [...]
Fayose Says Buhari’s Government Is A One-Chance-Bus
Ekiti state Governor Ayo Fayose, have ask Nigerians to pray that God, who rescued Daniel from den of lions will rescue us from Buhari one-chance-bus we have all entered. He said this in a press statement released by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka. "Everything Buhari and his party promised Nigerians when they were looking for [...]
Governor Seriake Sister Regains Freedom After 2 Months In Kidnappers Den
Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson sister Nancy Dickson, finally regained freedom yesterday night February 28, 2016. She was rescued by security agencies of the state after spending two months in the hands of her abductors. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, he said: "some of the [...]
PDP Alerts Members And The Public On Fake Online Portal
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wishes to alert all members of the party and the general public of a fake online portal; www.pdpmembership.org/register; claiming to be of the PDP and demanding Nigerians to register as members of the party through an electronically guided form. The PDP states categorically that this online portal does not belong to it; is [...]
IGP Solomon Arase Condoles With Yola Blast Victims
In a statement issued by the Police PRO, Olabisi Kolawole, the Nigerian Inspector General Of Police Solomon Arase has condoled the families of the policemen that died from the bomb explosion in Yola Police station on Thursday 25th of February 2016. "Following the unfortunate incidence that occurred at a Police Divisional Headquarters, Yola, Adamawa State, on Thursday 25th [...]
Nigeria Must Diversify Sources Of Energy To Meet Power Needs
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology, says the country must diversify sources of energy in order to meet the power needs of the nation. Onu spoke on Tuesday in Abuja, at the end of a ministerial tour to four agencies under the ministry. According to him, the nation needs to diversify sources of its energy as it can no longer rely on gas alone. "We need to [...]
Lagos Plans To Establish First DNA Forensic Lab In Nigeria
Lagos state plans to establish the first DNA Forensic lab in the country. This was made known by Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, while addressing journalist at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa Today. Read the press statement below... "In furtherance of its commitment to the Fcriminal justice sector reforms and take the fight against crime to a greater level, the Lagos [...]
Nigerian President Visit Saudi Arabia To Discuss Oil Price Stability
President Muhammadu Buhari begins a week-long official visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar today Monday, February 22, 2016. President Buhari, who will be accompanied by a high-powered Federal Government delegation, including the Minister of State (Petroleum) and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, will first fly to [...]
Nigerian Troops Rescued 195 Hostages From Boko Haram In Borno State
The Nigerian troops of 7 Division Garrison comprising 112 Battalion and Armed Forces Special Forces yesterday carried out a joint clearance patrol on suspected Boko Haram terrorists locations at Kwaptara, Mijigete, Garin Boka, Mosole, Ngubdori, Ma’asa, Dukje and Gulumba in Dikwa and Bama Local Government Areas of Borno State. The troops discovered Boko Haram terrorists camp, [...]
Cameroonian Troops Handover Boko Haram Members To Nigerian Unit
Nigerian army in a press statement released today commended their Cameroonian troops counterparts for capturing two suspected Boko Haram terrorists and handing them over to the Nigerian unit. The Cameroonian troops also rescued 8 men, 36 women and 68 children that were held captive by the terrorist. Read the press statement below... The cooperation with our neighbors have [...]
Nigerian Senate Visits Army Defence Headquarters Over Security
The Committee House of Representative on Defence paid a visit to the Army Defence Headquarters to evaluate its performance with the appropriated funds in the 2015 fiscal year and to identify areas of challenges. Speaking at the occasion, the chairman of the Committee, Honourable Muktar Betara Aliyu explained that the visit was an oversight one aimed at working out modalities [...]
Nigerians Deserve The Truth About Buhari Sudden Vacation – Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that the statement issued by the Presidency on President Muhammadu Buhari’s sudden vacation was vague, saying; “Nigerians deserve to know the truth about their President because the President is an open book that every Nigerians should be free to read.” The governor, who said he was aware of the high-wire plot to use the [...]
Nigerian Military – We Are Capable To Fight Boko Haram
The story carried by some newspapers in the country titled, ‘why Nigerian military can’t defeat Boko Haram’, credited to have been given by the military high command is purely and unreservedly misleading and can best be described as a figment of press imagination. As far as the military is concerned Boko Haram insurgency is within the ambit of what the Nigerian Armed Forces can [...]
Bukola Saraki Express Disappointment Over Supreme Court Ruling
Read the press statement he released through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Yusuph Olaniyonu. After listening to the ruling of the Supreme Court in the appeal he filed to challenge the process of arraigning him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki hereby states as follows: 1. He expresses disappointment over the [...]
How Joshua Dariye Shared N1.2bn Ecological Fund – Witness
The trial of a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a 23-count charge bordering on money laundering and diversion of funds, continued on February 2, 2016 with the statement he made in 2007 forming the thrust of the day’s proceedings. His trial before Justice Adebukola Banjoko of a [...]
Nigerian Army Alert Citizens On The New Tactics Of Suicide Bombers
Nigerian Army today issued an alert warning on their Facebook page to revealed the new tactics of suicide bombers to the general public. Read the Nigerian Army warning press statement below.. It has come to the notice of the Defence Headquarters that Boko Haram, in their desperation to cause colossal havoc, have now devised a new method where they dress like mad persons [...]
Nigerian Police Boss Solomon Arase, Travels On A Four Days Official Visit To Italy
The Inspector-General of Nigerian Police IGP Solomon Arase, has traveled on a four-day official visit to Italy. The purpose of his visit to enhance the capacity of the Nigeria Police, particularly, in the area of intelligence, special operations and investigations. Read the official press release by the Nigerian Police Force... In continuation of efforts aimed at sourcing [...]
Lagos State Government Warns Landlords Against Gated Streets
The Lagos State Government on Monday ordered immediate re-opening of all street gates and barricades in the nook and cranny of the State between 5 am and 12 mid-night daily, just as it warned that defaulting streets would have their gates pulled down within the next seven days. The State Government also ordered that all street gates and barricades are now only permitted to [...]
Buhari Assures Nigerians He is Winning The War Against Boko Haram
Nigerian president Buhari has told the United Nations Secretary-General on Monday that Nigeria is winning the war against terrorism. Read the press statement release by Mr Femi Adesina special adviser to the President on media and publicity. President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday in Abu Dhabi that Nigeria has made very significant progress towards ending the Boko Haram [...]
Lagos State Govt Denies Destroying Goods In Owonifari Market in Oshodi
Some traders in Owonifari Market in Oshodi have accused the Lagos state government of destroying their goods during the demolition of the market. The accusation which the Lagos state government have denied during a joint press briefing addressed by the State’s Ministries of Information and Strategy. The Lagos State Government on Thursday defended the relocation of traders [...]
Nigerian Government To Reduce Fuel Price In January From N87 To N85 Per Liter
Nigerian Government plans to reduce the pump price of petroleum to N85 per litre and to remove fuel subsidy come January 2016. The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, made the announcement to journalist on Christmas day in Port Harcourt Refinery Company (PHRC) while inspecting the refinery. The new price will become effective as from January 1st, 2016 [...]
Nigerian Government Removes Fixed Electricity Tariffs Charges
The Chairman of NERC (Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission) Dr. Sam Amandi on Monday, announces the increase of Electricity tariffs and the remove of the monthtly fixed charges of energy across the country. The charges will vary from residential, Commercial and Industrial. The NERC stated that the consumers will pay according to the rate of energy consumed. That is you [...]
Lagos Tanker Drivers Prohibited From Plying Within 6am -9pm
In a press statement released on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Lagos tanker drivers have been prohibited from plying within the hours of 6am -9pm daily. Lagos state government also warned against reckless driving, use of fireworks in this yuletide season. Read the press statement below.. The Lagos State Government on Tuesday reassured residents of the readiness of the Governor [...]
Nigerian Government Justifies The Protest Going On In South-East
Nigerian Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has justified the protest going on in South-East Nigeria clamoring for an independent country of Biafra, saying the basic cause of it was “economic”. Speaking at a News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja at the weekend, Mr. Mohammed appealed to leaders in the country not to exploit the economic situation to further destabilize [...]
Who Is The Owner Of Naij.com? (The Content Piracy Website)
Who really is the owner of Naij.com and what exactly are they up to? From the information I gleaned online, the owner of Naij.com is a Belarus man called Vital Laptenok who lives in Minsk, Belarus and has worked with TUT.BY, a Belarus base news and content website. When I visited his Facebook page, I was hoping to meet it painted with all green and white, judging from the way [...]
How You Can Help Fight Corruption in Nigeria
Corruption is the biggest problem militating against meaningful development in Nigeria and if nothing serious is done about it, the nation may soon go extinct. 'Whistle Blowing' is part of our effort to fight corruption in the Nigerian society through Constative.com. My name is Darlinton Omeh - I am the founding editor of Constative News, a platform that is gearing to [...]
NAFDAC Warns Against Consumption Of Imported Chicken, And Other Poultry Products
The National Agency For Food And Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC) has come out to strongly warned against the consumption of imported or smuggled frozen poultry frozen meat even as it has said that imported poultry products, especially chicken and turkey have been discovered to be causative factor in non- communicable diseases (NCDs) and antibiotics [...]
IGP Dispatches Special Crack Squad to Stem cultism In Edo State
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, NPM, fdc is concerned about unabated activities of cultists and other violent criminals in Edo State and has therefore dispatched a special crack squad to stem the spate of cultism, kidnapping, robberies and other related vices in the state. The squad is headed by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Federal Special Anti-Robbery [...]
See How 19 Year Old Boy Is Using Charm Rings To Hypnotize Women
This 19-year-old boy pictured above has made a bizarre confession to the Nigeria Police in Enugu State, of how he uses his charmed ring to hypnotize women for his own benefit. According to Crime Guard the suspect Chukwuebuka Ani, who hails from Nara in Nkanu Local Government Area of the state told policemen that he uses ring to weirdly attract young girls and married women [...]
President Jonathan Appoints New Executive Secretaries For PEF & NCDMB
President Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mrs. Asabe Asmau Ahmed (left) as Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF). Mrs. Ahmed, who is currently the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, takes over from Mrs. Sharon Adefunke Kasali (right) who has been Executive Secretary of PEF since 2007. The new PEF Executive Secretary hails [...]