You’re a living legend – Buhari tells Gowon at 85
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated General Yakubu Gowon ahead of his 85th birthday on October 19, describing him as a living legend and symbol of national unity.President Buhari, in a statement by his…
Tinubu’s Bullion Van: EFCC Requests Petitions Following Call To Investigate Buhari’s…
Segun Awosanya, an activist popularly known as segalink, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to conduct an investigation into a bullion van that allegedly brought a…
I’m not quitting APC, says Obaseki
THE Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reaffirmed that he has no plans to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) for another political party. The governor spoke when he…
FG, states, councils share N693bn
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N693.529billion to the three tiers of government for September. The amount comprises revenue from Value Added Tax (VAT),…
Transcorp wins Afam power station with $343.6m
The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has approved Transcorp Power Consortium as the preferred bidder for the Afam Electricity Generation Company (Afam Power Plc and Afam…
Buhari approves N10b for Enugu airport upgrade
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday approved the release of N10billion intervention fund to upgrade the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu. This was announced…
National Assembly slashes legislative aides’ salaries
The National Assembly has reduced the salaries and allowances of over 3,000 legislative aides in its employ. The aides, who work under 109 senators and 360 members of the…
Dismantling the Ubas’ Hold on Anambra Politics
Azubuike Ubani posits that the era of Uba brothers’ stranglehold on Anambra political terrain is over. The politics in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria is an interesting and at times a dramatic one.Since the…
Buhari Orders Forensic Audit of NDDC Operations
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).The president gave the order in reaction to persistent criticisms of the…
Immigration deports seven North Koreans
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has deported seven nationals of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korean. The affected, according to a statement by its Public…
50% of my cabinet may be women, says Abiodun
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has promised that women would constitute between 40 and 50 per cent of his cabinet appointments.He also promised to prioritise road construction and rehabilitation as well as…
Seven banks fail CBN’s stress test
THE funding positions of seven commercial banks are inadequate, the result of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stress test released on Thursday, has shown. The financial…
Oil, diamonds and nuclear power: Russia eyes Africa business
While Russia has traditionally focused on arms and grain exports to Africa, it is now looking to broaden its activities and influence.Here are four sectors likely to be discussed at the Russia-Africa Summit set…
Speaker Pelosi: Power personified
The saying “life is stranger than fiction”, may conjure images of happenstances that defy the imagination and stretch incredulity. Such occurrences may even engender universal awe and delight. Permit me to…
Solskjaer ‘100 percent sure’ Man Utd have right structure
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is “100 percent sure” that the club has the right structure in place and says money is available to strengthen his struggling squad.United are 12th in the Premier…
Intrigues at fever pitch as parties jostle for soul of Kogi
To anyone who may have dismissed the disclosure by the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, before the Senator Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya-led Senate Committee on INEC,…
AC Milan suffer record 146 million euro losses – Reports
Troubled former Italian footballing giants AC Milan have suffered record losses, according to reports in Italy on Wednesday.Gazzetta Dello Sport claimed that in the year to June 30, 2019, losses rose by 16…
Shi’ites set for nationwide trek on Saturday
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly called Shi’ites, have disclosed plan to embark on their annual nationwide Arba’een symbolic trek on Saturday. The…
We’ll only register candidate with NIN for 2020 UTME – JAMB
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has declared only candidates with the National Identity Number (NIN) will be registered for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
Fed Govt, Labour seal new minimum wage agreement
LABOUR and the Federal Government last night reached an agreement on the consequential adjustment to the salaries of senior civil servants towards the full implementation of…
Why we can’t disclose assets of Buhari, ex-presidents – CCB
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) says it cannot disclose the assets of President Muhammadu Buhari and those of past public office holders because it has not got their consent…
We didn’t indict Ambode before panel, say ex-Exco members
Two former members of the Ambode Akinwunmi Admnistration in Lagos State have denied claims that they indicted their former boss before the House of Assembly panel investigating the…
From charging my phone, I landed in prison, says suspect
CALL him a victim of circumstance and you will not be far from the truth. All he did was go to his friend’s place to charge his mobile phone, an action that has seen him spend…
Onitsha inferno was designed to wipe out Biafrans – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has described the fire incident that occurred in Onitsha, Anambra state, on Wednesday as a “terrorist attack”. A woman and her child …