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Buhari can reconsider Peace Corps bill… I have asked over 2m volunteers to get PVCs – Dickson…
Dickson Akoh, national commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), says the time has for his organisation to make a statement. Speaking with journalists in Abuja, Akoh said corps which has over 157,000 members and whose…
President Weah honours former coaches Arsene Wenger, Claude LeRoy
Liberian president George Weah will decorate Arsene Wenger and Claude LeRoy, the two French coaches who gave his football career an early boost. “Arsene and I will be decorated with the highest distinction of the country on August 24…
Senator Saraki will flunk integrity test for presidency – APC
The All Progressives Congress catalogued a list of career-long infractions by Senate President Bukola Saraki that will make him fail an integrity test, in case he wants to run for Nigeria’s presidency. Saraki provoked this latest…
I Have Never Collected Even 1 Kobo To Do Any Constituency Project – Ben Bruce
Ben Murray-Bruce, the Senator representing Bayelsa East District at the National Assembly, has responded to reports insinuating that he mismanaged funds meant for projects in his constituency. Tracka, a BudgIt initiative dedicated to…
You didn’t build a single company in 8 years but I have built 9 in three years – Gov. Emmanuel…
Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom state, says his achievements in office shows that he is not a mistake. He said this while responding to Godswill Akpabio, his predecessor, who described him as a mistake that must be rejected in…
STYLE FOCUS: Emmanuel Kachikwu, the minister who’s always ‘on fleek’
When you hear the name Emmanuel Kachikwu, fashion is not the first thing that comes to mind. Despite his portfolio as minister of state for petroleum resources, which may restrict his dress code, he hardly misses a beat in the…
Paul Usoro elected NBA president
Paul Usoro, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has been elected president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Auwalu Yadudu, chairman of the electoral committee, disclosed this while announcing the result of the election held in…
FG endorses Pinnick as NFF president to avoid FIFA’s hammer
The federal government has recognised the Amaju Pinnick-led executive as the authentic leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Laolu Akande, special assistant to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo made the announcement via…
Babatunde, former Ecobank VP, now SunTrust Bank CEO
SunTrust Bank has appointed Ayo Babatunde (pictured) as its new chief executive officer effective August 1, 2018. Babatunde, who was the former senior vice president – regional treasurer of Ecobank Nigeria, is replacing Muhammad…
Akwa Ibom governor is a mistake… I regret imposing him on my people – Akpabio
Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom state, has described is Udom Emmanuel as a mistake that must be corrected in 2019. According to PUNCH, Akpabio, a serving senator, said this at a rally in the Ikot Ekpene area of the…
Tinubu Wants To Be President in 2023… That’s Why He Said He’d Support ‘Buhari On A Hospital…
Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is supporting President Muhammadu Buhari’s second-term project because he believes power will shift to the South-West in 2023, which will give him the opportunity to…
BREAKING: Court Halts MultiChoice’s Hike In DStv Subscription Rates
A Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has restrained MultiChoice Nigeria Limited from implementing its recent hike in DStv subscription rates. In July, MultiChoice raised the subscription rate for the DSTV Premium package…
Saraki Will Rather Rule In Hell Than Serve In Paradise – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Senate President Bukola Saraki is so selfish with his political ambitions that he "will rather rule in hell than serve in paradise". Outlining a list of corruption allegations levelled against…
Decomposing bodies found at site of collapsed building in Abuja
Some decomposing bodies have been found under the rubble of the collapsed building in Abuja. The four-storey building collapsed in Abuja on Friday. A corpse was seen at 10:50am when officials of the Federal Emergency Management…
Saraki deliberately pushing this nation to the edge – Presidency
Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, says Senate President Bukola Saraki should be solely held responsible for the delay in the approval of the budget for 2019 polls. Saraki had said the…
Don’t demonise Governor Ajimobi, APC over Yinka Ayefele’s house demolition – Satguru Maharaji
Following the heated controversy and consequent condemnation of the Oyo State Government led by Governor Abiola Ajimobi over the early Sunday morning demolition of an Ibadan-based radio station, Fresh FM, own by Yinka Ayefele, the…
Yinka Ayefele’s house demolition not personal – Governor Ajimobi’s aide
Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, Mr. Bolaji Tunji, has said the Music House, owned by a popular gospel artiste, Yinka Ayefele, which houses his radio station, Fresh FM 105.9, Ibadan,…
Nigeria’s economy still struggling, Q2 GDP figure looks flat – Yemi Kale
Yemi Kale, the statistician-general of the federation, says Nigeria’s economy has not recovered from the 2016 recession. Speaking on a programme on Arise TV on Saturday, the director-general of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)…
Ndidi extends Leicester contract
Nigeria’s midfield lynchpin and Leicester City’s energetic enforcer, Wilfred Ndidi, has signed a new six years contract with the Premier League side. The Super Eagles player, who’s previous contract was due to end 2022 made this…
Buhari: Ganduje spits fire, dares Kwankwaso over presidential ambition
Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje has challenged his predecessor, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso to launch his presidential campaign in Kano. Ganduje stated this Sunday at an empowerment programme for women held at the Government…
FG, FIFA agree on working terms
The Federal Government has embraced a working agreement that will see the country’s soccer administrators accept the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA’s) statutes for the smooth running of the game, NationSport can…
I won’t defect to PDP, Governor Bindow insists
Adamawa State Governor Jibrilla Bindow yesterday insisted that he has no reasons to defect from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said reports on his alleged defection were malicious and…
Lagos not third most dangerous city to live in the world — Falana
Mr Femi Falana, A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has said that he does not believe in the report that Lagos State was the third most dangerous city to live in the world. Falana debunked the report on Sunday evening during the …
N3.5b London-Paris Club refund: EFCC set for trial of ex-bank MD, Saraki’s aide
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC) is set for the trial of a former Managing Director of Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria( SGBN), Mr. Robert Mbonu and three others for alleged conversion of N3.5billion of N19billion…