2019: Muhammadu Buhari presented the best budget possible – Lai Mohammed replies Bukola Saraki
The Federal Government said on Friday that the 2019 budget estimates remained the best it could produce in the present economic circumstances of the country. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Wednesday presented…
Yuletide: DPR monitors filling stations for sharp practices
The Yenagoa Bayelsa State Field Office of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has began moves to checkmate panic buying, price hacking and other sharp practices by petrol retailers to avoid the yearly fuel queue…
Rivers government terminates sale of state-owned power plants to Tonye Cole’s companies
The Rivers State Government has announced the termination of the share sale contract for the 70 per cent equity of the State Government-owned power generation assets held by First Independent Power Limited in Omoku,…
Never Again!
Quote me: the coming Presidential election will be the cheapest ever in the history of our country. This government will not loot the treasury or empty the Central Bank to buy votes. Money meant for arms will not…
Tanker explodes in Maryland Lagos, many feared dead
A tanker which exploded in Maryland area of Lagos, reportedly left many dead and caused major gridlock around the axis. Guardian reported that the cause of the tanker explosion in Maryland and number of casualties couldn’t be…
Record 1.12 billion people watched France-Croatia World Cup final
A combined global audience of 1.12 billion watched the World Cup final between France and Croatia in July, FIFA, the governing body of world football, said on Friday. In total, FIFA said, a “combined 3.572 billion viewers –…
$1.1b Malabu oil bribes: Swiss to reveal Nigerian beneficiaries
Materials in a suitcase seized nearly three years ago by Swiss authorities may unlock the identities of the Nigerian recipients of the $1.1billion in corrupt payments by Shell and ENI over the purchase of OPL 245…
US government shutdown ‘all but certain’ as Congress adjourns
Parts of the federal government shut down at midnight after Congress and the White House failed to reach a deal Friday night to avert the shuttering of several departments.Both the US House of Representatives and the Senate…
High unemployment figures not the same as job losses – Udoma
Udoma Udo Udoma, the minister of budget and national planning, says that the high unemployment figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics are not the same thing as job losses. Responding to questions from…
OKOROCHA locks out OSHIOMHOLE, Imo APC Chiefs from stadium
NATIONAL Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, and Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State were yesterday locked in a fresh spat after the state government allegedly denied APC the…
Dissolution of Ogun APC exco: We fear only God, Buhari, no one else – Amosun
Governor Ibikunle Amosun yeterday received a letter from the Allied People’s Movement (APM) endorsing President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as its presidential candidate for the February…
EFCC arrests 2 persons with $2.8m cash in suitcases (Photo)
Two persons have been intercepted carrying $2.8million cash at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. The men were arrested by the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Enugu Zone. The…
Olamide Has Confirmed He Is A Ritualist – Kemi Olunloyo
Journalist Kemi Olunloyo thinks she has been vindicated two years after she called artiste Olamide Baddosneh a ritualist, following the trending song recently released by the singer and his colleague Lil Kesh. The…
Woman who had sex with adopted son multiple times, jailed
A woman who had sex with her adopted son multiple times, has been jailed following her arrest in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA. Lauren Myres who had been divorced from her husband for just nine days before her arrest, was a…
Mo Abudu elected into board of International Emmy Awards
Mo Abudu, EbonyLife chief executive officer, has been elected as a director of the International Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences. The academy is responsible for staging the International Emmy Awards which…
They are political imbeciles – MURIC slams lawmakers for booing Buhari
MURIC has slammed Nigerian lawmakers for booing Buhari during the recent Budget Presentation at the National Assembly. According to the Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, the lawmakers who booed President Buhari are political imbeciles…
Buhari taking credit for PDP projects – Atiku’s Aide
Phrank Shaibu, senior special assistant on public communication to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of taking credit for projects…
Interpol issues arrest warrant for Diezani Allison-Madueke
The International Police has issued an arrest warrant for Diezani Allison-Madueke following a request by the Federal Government to the agency. According to reports, the necessary charges had been filed and attached to the extradition…
PHOTOS: Mammoth crowd as APM unveils Amosun’s candidate for guber race
A massive crowd attended the event where the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presented governorship flag to Adekunle Akinlade, preferred candidate of Ibikunle Amosun, governor of Ogun state, for the 2019…
Diamond Bank to write off non-performing loans before merger – Wigwe
Herbert Wigwe, group managing director of Access Bank Plc, says Diamond Bank is determined to write off its non-performing loans before the merger is finalised. Speaking in an interview on Thursday, Wigwe said…
Kano court remands Deji Adeyanju in prison until February 2019
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kano on Friday remanded Deji Adeyanju in prison until February 2019, after taking his plea and concluding that it lacked jurisdiction to hear murder charges against the political…
God will not allow PDP’s return in 2019, says Oshiomhole
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole has prayed that God almighty will not allow People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) return to power in 2019 for looting the nation dry during its 16 years…
Boxing star Joshua gets OBE
British heavyweight boxing star Anthony Joshua has been awarded the Order of the British Empire OBE by Prince Charles in an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. The 29-year-old currently holds the WBA, IBF…
New taxes, excise duties on the way to boost revenue
The Federal Government will soon introduce new taxes and excise duties to raise funds for the execution of projects. Minister of Finance Mrs Zainab Ahmed made this known yesterday at the budget breakdown in Abuja,…