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Economists predict further inflation decline, marginal GDP growth
Economists have projected a further decline in Nigeria’s headline inflation for April 2018 even as they say the Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter may fall below expectations when the figures are released in coming days.…
Armoured truck showers highway with $600,000 cash
SOMETIMES it really pays to get to work on-time. That was the case Wednesday morning, when a Brinks truck showered commuters in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA with approximately $600,000 in cash. The incident occurred when a rear door…
FULL LIST: Simi, Davido, Wizkid emerge big winners of Headies 2018
Wizkid, Davido and Simi were the biggest winners at the 2018 Headies awards which took place on Saturday. Wizkid won two solo categories and shared two other categories with Tiwa Savage and Daps for best collaboration and best video…
Sir Alex Ferguson: Former Manchester United boss has emergency surgery
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had emergency surgery on Saturday for a brain haemorrhage. A United statement said the procedure "had gone very well" but Ferguson "needs a period of intensive care to optimise his…
BREAKING: APC ward chairmanship aspirant stabbed to death at congress
A chairmanship aspirant for the All Progressives Congress in Jeremi Ward 10 (III), Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Jeremiah Oghoveta, has been reportedly stabbed to death. Oghoveta, in his late 30s, was…
California now world’s fifth largest economy, surpassing UK
California’s economy has surpassed that of the United Kingdom to become the world’s fifth largest, according to new federal data made public Friday. California’s gross domestic product rose by $127 billion from 2016 to 2017,…
‘I didn’t burn her house, I gave her my blessing when she married a Christian’ – Senator Binta’s…
Tumba Garba, the father of the senator representing Adamawa North District, Mrs. Binta Masi Garba, said he gave his daughter blessing on the day she chose to marry a Christian, despite being from an Islamic home. The senator had in April…
My quest for second term not for personal gain – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said his quest for second term was not borne out of personal gain. Rather, he said his decision to seek re-election was as a result of a deep passion to serve Nigerians. According to a…
Who Will Save NNPC Boss, Maikanti Baru, From Oil Minister, Ibe Kachikwu?
*Why NNPC Staff Dared Kachikwu To Attend OTC In Houston Brazen perfidy and deep-seated hatred run through the rift narrative between the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, and Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director…
Row over $496m jets: Buhari presents documents, US letter to NASS
The Presidency has presented documents and a letter from the United States Government to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters on why it decided to pay $496 million for 12 Super Tucano fighter jets in anticipation of…
Buhari has managed Nigerian economy better than Obasanjo, Jonathan, others – Ajimobi
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has stated that no other president in the country has managed the nation’s economy better than President Muhammadu Buhari. The governor spoke in Ibadan on Friday evening while receiving members of…
UEFA hammers Atletico coach Simeone
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone will be forced to watch the Europa League final against Marseille from the stands after receiving a four-match European ban for insulting a referee, UEFA said on Friday. Simeone was ordered…
NNPC insists no going back on 2019 fuel importation deadline
•35 New Modular Refineries May Come On Board The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said there is no going back on a December 2019 deadline set to stop importation of petroleum products into the country. Nigeria…
I knew Malabu was ‘presidential scam’, billions ‘illegally diverted’, ex-AGF Adoke admits on tape
Nigeria’s former Attorney-General, Bello Adoke, has been heard on a recorded telephone conversation admitting that he knew the controversial Malabu Oil deal was a “presidential scam” whose execution led to fraudulent diversion…
Nigerian senator, Buruji Kashamu, can be arrested, Appeal Court rules
The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday nullified a ruling by the Federal High Court (FHC) which prohibited the arrest of Buruji Kashamu by Nigerian law enforcement agencies. The court said the senator is not above the law…
The three senators representing Kaduna are useless – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has accused the three senators representing the state of working against a World Bank loan request by the state government, saying they are useless and ignorant.The governor made the comment on…
PHOTOS: Buhari still using cars Jonathan left in office
President Muhammadu Buhari arrived home on Thursday night from his trip to the United States. Among the photographs which captured his return, were those showing the cars used by former President Goodluck Jonathan. A closer look…
Ward Congress: Lagos CP Reads Riot Act To APC Members
Ahead of Saturday’s Ward Congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal on Friday urged members of the party to eschew all form of violence in the interest of peace in the State.…
Only N100m was spent on Melaye’s recall, says INEC
Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it spent only N100 million on the bid to recall Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district. Yakubu said this at a press…
Buhari heads to Daura for APC ward congress
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for Daura, his hometown in Katsina state, for the ward congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The ruling party had fixed May 5 for the ward congress, fixing the local government…
Tramadol packaged as noodles seized from smugglers
Boxes of drugs, including Tramadol, the popularly abused prescribed-only pain relief, which were being smuggled into Nigeria from Togo, have been confiscated by officials of the Food and Drugs Authority in the Volta Region, Ghana.…
Offa robbery: Police declare four gang leaders wanted, release pictures
The Nigerian police today declared four of the gangsters who participated in the bloody bank robbery incidents in Offa on 4 April wanted. They also released their photographs, while in action. The images provided were the clearest,…
BREAKING: Court orders Dino Melaye moved to National Hospital, Abuja
A Kogi State High Court has ordered that the senator representing Kogi West be moved to the National Hospital, Abuja. The trial judge also adjourned till Monday, 7th, May for continuation of hearing in a written bail application…
Career criminal gets befitting burial, as family insists on paying last respects
The family of Henry Vincent has decided to give their murdered relation what they call “last respects” in a funeral ceremony that has pitted them against the law and residents of their locality. Throughput the pompous burial service,…