Chief of Naval staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas on Friday, described
the bombing of the gas pipeline supplying gas from Escravos-Warri to
Lagos and Abuja, as sabotage saying that Nigerian Navy has consequently
being put on alert to contain any other act of sabotage. Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas
In a telephone chat, the CNS said, “It is sabotage but the Commanders
on ground at our Eastern, Central and Logistics Command are on top of
the situation. Presently, we have arrested some of the perpetrators of
this heinous crime because what they have done is something that affects
the whole nation.
“I want to assure you that the Nigerian Navy will do all within its
powers in collaboration with other security agencies to ensure more
security for oil and gas platforms in the country and those trying to
cause carnage and economic sabotage will be made to face the music.
Continuing the CNS said, irrespective of whom these hoodlums are,
they have to realize that their own families, communities and the nation
at large will bear the brunt of this unpatriotic act. We will spare no
one responsible when caught”
The immediate past Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has said that since his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, under whose platform he was elected to the Senate for three consecutive terms, he now has peace of mind. The former Senator, who defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, noted that the issues he aggregated that caused him agitation while in the PDP, have ceased since he dumped the party. Senator Ndoma-Egba, who made this known in a chat with Vanguard in Calabar, Cross River State, yesterday, claimed that he was sidelined in the PDP for three years but had to stay put as a result of his position in the Senate. “For three years I was ejected from the PDP and before making any move to another party at the time, I had to think of my position as the Leader of the 7th Senate which is a historic responsibility and if I had left six months to the end of that Senate, it would mean my leaving that position and who then would take responsibi...
An Abuja High Court has asked the the Nigeria Police to pay up to N1 million damages to a man for going against standard practice. An FCT High Court sitting in Jabi, on Friday awarded N1 million damages against the Nigeria Police for detaining one Mark Sani for seven days without trial. According to Vanguard, Justice Halilu Yusuf who awarded the cost said the Police breached the fundamental human rights of Sani. Yusuf said although the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provides for arrest by the Police, upon suspicion of anybody who committed a crime, such a person must be charged to court within a reasonable period of time. The counsel to Sani, Mr Chinedu Akubue had told the court that Paul Udofia, the first defendant bought a plot of land situated at Lugbe, Abuja from Sani in 2014. Akubue said the land in question was later revoked by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) later in 2014, which prompted Udofia to report to the police....
It’s still evening in in Nigeria, but in several parts of the world people have already welcomed 2016 with huge fireworks celebrations. At Auckland’s Sky Tower in New Zealand crowds counted down the last seconds of 2015 at 1100 GMT amidst a fireworks display. In neighboring Australia, fireworks dazzled crowds at Sydney Harbour at midnight (13:00 GMT). Very soon it will be Nigeria’s turn
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