Committee: My selection, a call to serve APC, Nigeria – Ambode
Former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, says his selection as a member of All Progressives Congress 61-member Contact and Strategy Committee is a call to serve the ruling party and the nation. Ambode, who was…
Why we allowed hijab-wearing in schools, by AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq said on Tuesday that his administration’s decision to announce hijab-wearing in grant-aided mission schools was based on…
Fed Govt okays N1.134tr for 12 roads
The Federal Government on Tuesday said it has voted N1,134,690,048,000.76 as the initial capital for the construction of 12 roads. Minister of Works and Housing, Mr.…
NDLEA seizes cocaine, heroin going to UK, Ireland, Australia
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has seized parcels of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and cannabis sativa being shipped to the United Kingdom, Northern…
Money laundering: Ize-Iyamu, PDP chiefs have case to answer
The trial of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and four others for money laundering will continue, a Federal High Court in Benin City ruled yesterday. Iyamu was the PDP governorship…
Ortom stage-managed attack to steal our land, says Tyo Mu community
Governor Samuel Ortom stage-managed his attack at the weekend to steal the land of Tyo-Mu people, an association for the indigenes claimed on Tuesday. The Benue governor was reportedly attacked at the community…
Senate moves to recover N16trn AMCON loans
The Senate, Tuesday, considered a critical bill seeking to empower the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in the aspect of assets recovery, as well as strengthen it against…
MURIC tells Nigerians to stop stigmatising a particular tribe
Nigerians of all tribes have been urged to expose bad eggs among them instead of stigmatising a particular tribe alone if we want a quick solution to the current security…
Lagos bizman Sodiq Adeosun docked for selling cocaine
A 24-year-old businessman, Sodiq Adeosun, was docked today before a Federal High Court in Lagos, accused of drug trafficking. The defendant, according to the…
I picked Abaribe from the gutter, Ikpeazu has built only 600m road in six years — Kalu
The Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has tackled both his one time Deputy, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, and the incumbent Governor, Dr. Okezie…
Here’s why investment-interest in Eko Atlantic is high despite economic slowdown, land price
At a time when many developments are struggling to get off ground as a result of Covid-19 impact and general slowdown in economy, investment interest in Eko Atlantic City in Lagos remains high.…
Lagosians bought more cars in 2020 despite COVID
More new cars were registered in Lagos last year, 2020, despite COVID-19 and the economic challenges it brought along. It would appear shocking, considering decline in incomes and the need for people to shore up…
Saudi Aramco’s $75bn dividend payment shows what Nigeria is missing
Saudi Arabia’s majority-owned state-owned firm, Saudi Aramco, is paying shareholders $75 billion in dividend, an amount twice the size of Nigeria’s 2021 budget, indicating how a well-run oil company can…
BREAKING: Colorado gunman identified as Ahmad Al Issa
The gunman who murdered 10 people on Monday in Boulder Colorado has been named as Ahmad Al Issa. He is 21 years old. Issa killed the 10 people aged between 20 and 65, including…
Three suspected attackers of Ortom arrested by police
Three suspects who allegedly attacked Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State have been arrested. The suspects are not Fulani but three Jukun fishermen. They were arrested…
BREAKING: ‘We won’t make life difficult for Nigerians’ — CBN keeps MPR at 11.5%
The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted to retain the monetary policy rate at 11.5 percent. Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, announced…
Higher petrol price inevitable, FG can’t afford subsidy – Zainab Ahmed
Petrol price in Nigeria will go higher from its present N165 if the price of crude keeps going up, Zainab Ahmed, the finance minister has said. Zainab spoke on Monday during her contribution in an…
I have no reason to fake my attack, says Ortom after meeting Buhari
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday, said he had no reason to raise a false alarm that he was attacked if such did not happen. While expressing sadness about those who doubted the incident, the governor…
CAF disqualifies Chad from AFCON qualifiers
Chad has been disqualified from the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after the Government dissolved the Federation of Chad Football Associations (FTFA). The Group A…
Ekiti bye-election violence: Shot policewoman dies
A policewoman, Sergeant Bukola Olawoye, who was shot during the violence that led to the suspension of the Ekiti East Constituency 1 bye-election on Saturday, is dead.…
Buhari meets Ortom amid outrage over attack on governor
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, met with Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state. Ortom’s convoy was attacked by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen while on a visit to his farm on Saturday.…
Prove You Were Attacked By Fulani Herders – Arewa Youths Tell Ortom
The Arewa Youth Federation (AYF) has challenged Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to prove that he was attacked by Fulani herdsmen. On Saturday, gunmen had…
Biafra: Nigeria Will Suffer Heavy Defeat If War Breaks Out – BNL
The Biafra Nations League on Monday threatened to work with the indigenous people of Bakassi Peninsula to halt the plan of the Federal Government to get support from Cameroon to fight…
Military Has Prosecuted 1,000 Terrorists, Jailed 500 – Irabor
Speaking at a National Defence and Security Summit in Abuja on Monday, Irabor said the insurgents had been prosecuted since the inception of Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC), saddled with the responsibility of deradicalising…