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Reps approve reversal of Ajaokuta privatisation
The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to cancel the privatisation of the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited and revive it with the loot recovered from a former military dictator, the late Gen. Sani Abacha, The Punch …
Wall Street Rule for the #MeToo Era: Avoid Women at All Cost
No more dinners with female colleagues. Don’t sit next to them on flights. Book hotel rooms on different floors. Avoid one-on-one meetings.In fact, as a wealth adviser put it, just hiring a woman these days is “an unknown risk.”…
The Nigerian Pharmacist Who Invented Alabukun Drug 100 Years Ago
ALABUKUN is an indigenous brand that has persisted for 100 years in the most unlikely sector of trade for the average Nigerian: pharmacy. Alabukun powder a very popular drug in Nigeria, the world’s most populous black nation…
Serious Drama As Underwears Of American Video Vixen, Symba Gets Stolen In Lagos Hotel (Video)
In recent times, disturbing news about female underwear getting stolen has been making the rounds. According to several reports, some mischievous individuals have made it their business to steal used female pants for diabolic…
Britain To Suspend Top Tier Investor Visas To Crack Down Money Laundering
As part of its drive to crack down crime and money laundering, Britain has said it will suspend its top tier investor visas which will require $2.55 million in investment. From Russian oligarchs and Middle Eastern oil barons…
Ikea’s Parent Company to Build $1.2B China Mall — Its Biggest Investment Yet
Ingka Holding BV, parent of the world’s largest home-furnishings retailer Ikea, has started construction on a $1.2 billion shopping mall in Shanghai that the company says is its single biggest investment.The mall, Ingka’s fifth in…
Newly promoted officers to move to North East, says Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Thursday hinted that some of the newly promoted senior officers will be moved to the North East to strengthen the ongoing counter-terrorism operations.Buratai gave the…
Call Oshiomhole to order, Okorocha begs Buhari
The Imo State Governor, Mr. Rochas Okorocha has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call the All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to order.Okorocha in a statement signed by Sam Onwuemeodo his…
Billionaire Aliko Dangote is the world’s richest black person—here’s how he made his…
Nigerians take the lead on lists of black billionaires, and one, Aliko Dangote, takes the top spots. With an estimated net worth of $10.3 billion, according to Bloomberg, the Dangote Group founder is the richest man in Africa.…
Senate approves six new tertiary institutions
The Senate on Wednesday passed six bills seeking to establish federal tertiary institutions in different parts of the country.The bills were passed following the consideration of the reports by the Committee on Tertiary…
Second Niger Bridge to be completed in 2022, as FG releases N33bn for project
A total amount of N33bn has so far been released for the implementation of the second Niger Bridge project.The Managing Director, Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, Mr. Uche Orji, gave the figure while speaking shortly after…
ASUU Strike: Lecturer disguises as Spider Man to attend to students
While the ASUU strike lingers, a lecturer at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State, reportedly disguises as Spider Man in order to attend to his Masters students. It was gathered that the lecturer, who is…
House of Reps approves June 12 as Democracy Day
The House of Representatives has approved June 12 as the new Democracy Day in the country, to honour Moshood Abiola, presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election. The approval followed the adoption of a report on a bill seeking…
Deji Adeyanju Granted Bail As Fani Kayode, Charly Boy Storm Abuja Court
Deji Adeyanju, Convener of Concerned Nigerians, has been granted bail. He was granted bail on Thursday by the Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja. Femi Fani Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation and Charles Oputa,…
Oyedepo And The Perils Of Satire
It’s difficult to say which one was worse: the original falsehood or the misinterpretation and rebroadcast of its parody as gospel truth. The fugitive and self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,…
Buhari Mulls Cabinet Reshuffle Ahead Of 2019 Elections
President Muhammadu Buhari is contemplating rejigging his cabinet in a bid to bolster his chances of succeeding at the 2019 presidential polls, SaharaReporters has been told. It is not exactly clear how soon the…
Predicting the 2019 presidential election
As the 2019 election draws close, we should expect an array of election entrepreneurs and predictors to become ubiquitous. A few days ago, the influential London-based Economist magazine was reported by several…
Nigeria contributes $710m to ECOWAS, more than 13 countries
Nigeria has contributed more money to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) than 13 other Members states put together in the last 12 years, statistics have shown. Statistics on payment of the…
Man kills lover, buries her in his room
The police in Rivers State yesterday arrested a middle-aged man, identified as Prince Owabie (aka J-boy), for allegedly killing and burying his girlfriend in his room. The victim, Betha Ogbede, was reportedly…
‘Babylon is falling’ — Agbaje reacts to defection of Lagos commissioner
Jimi Agbaje, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the defection of Wale Oluwo, Lagos commissioner for energy and mineral resources, from the All Progressing Congress (APC) shows the…
I am dangerously wealthy, says PastorOyedepo
David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, says he is “dangerously wealthy” and government booty is not part of the source of his wealth. According to New Telegraph, the preacher said this during the opening…
OPEC members complaining, say Nigeria is overproducing – OPEC
Khalid al-Falih, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, says some members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have been complaining that Libya and Nigeria are overproducing. “We have seen a great…
Kano Assembly has no right to investigate Ganduje – Court
A Kano High Court presided over by Justice A.T. Badamasi on Thursday granted an Order of Injunction restraining Kano state House of Assembly Investigative Committee from further investigating the alleged $5 million…
NDIC gives reasons for closure of 154 microfinance banks
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Wednesday, offered insights into why the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revoked the licenses of 154 Micro Finance Banks (MFBs) and six Primary Mortgage Banks (PMBs). Its Managing…