Senate President, Bukola Saraki today named Senators Andy Uba and Stella Oduah, as new chairmen of committees. The two lawmakers from Anambra state, were announced…
View More Andy Uba, Stella Oduah appointed as Saraki reshuffles committeesAuthor: National Ambassador.
FIRS, ‘Baba Ijebu’ disagree over N789.6m tax debt
A disagreement ensued between officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and staff of Premier Lotto Limited, a popular lottery firm owned by Kessington…
View More FIRS, ‘Baba Ijebu’ disagree over N789.6m tax debtLegality of ‘special courts’ for corruption cases
By Chris Akiri On Monday, September 18, 2017, the learned Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Nkanu Samuel Onnoghen, at a special session organised…
View More Legality of ‘special courts’ for corruption casesUS denies declaring war on North Korea
The US has dismissed a statement by North Korea accusing Washington of declaring war on the country, calling the idea “absurd”. The White House also…
View More US denies declaring war on North KoreaWorld’s heaviest woman dies
The Egyptian woman, Ms Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, believed to be the world’s heaviest has died in the United Arab Emirates. El Aty had…
View More World’s heaviest woman diesGunmen storm palace of Olubadan
Five men armed with A-K47 riffles on Monday invaded the palace of Olubadan at Popoyemoja where the monarch was installing newly chiefs. The gunmen, who…
View More Gunmen storm palace of OlubadanAbia pensioners to be ‘à par’ with civil servants in the State
Abia pensioners now have cause to smile as the Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has promised to bring them ‘à par’ with the civil servants in…
View More Abia pensioners to be ‘à par’ with civil servants in the StatePanda’s habitat ‘shrinking and becoming more fragmented’
Despite signs that numbers of giant pandas are rising, suitable habitat has shrunk, according to satellite data. The forests where the panda lives are in…
View More Panda’s habitat ‘shrinking and becoming more fragmented’Gov Ikpeazu meets Abia pensioners in a No-holds-barred conference
“We gave Abia workers 100% of the bailout fund we got in 2015. Also we got N10.6b from the first tranche of the Paris Club…
View More Gov Ikpeazu meets Abia pensioners in a No-holds-barred conferenceIraqi Kurdistan votes in independence referendum
People have voted in a landmark referendum on independence for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq – a move which has been criticised by foreign powers.…
View More Iraqi Kurdistan votes in independence referendum