Hundreds of policemen, who do business at the Nigeria Police Force Micro-Finance Bank, yesterday, in Yola, besieged the bank’s premises demanding immediate payment of two…
View More Policemen protest 2-month salary arrears in AdamawaCategory: News
The $1bn ‘Christmas’ fund to fight the ‘degraded’ Boko Haram
By Fisayo Soyobo There is something inherently unsettling about the 12 to 18 months preceding an election year, particularly when a sitting president…
View More The $1bn ‘Christmas’ fund to fight the ‘degraded’ Boko HaramTony Ukasanya set to dump APC for PDP, as talks has been concluded
Strong indications have emerged that the strongman of Umuahia politics and a chieftain of All Progressives Congress in Abia state, Chief Tony Ukasoanya is set…
View More Tony Ukasanya set to dump APC for PDP, as talks has been concludedPeaceful communities to enjoy more projects in Rivers State—Wike
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, says all communities that promote peace will continue to enjoy strategic projects from his administration. Nyesom Wike Flagging off the…
View More Peaceful communities to enjoy more projects in Rivers State—WikeNigeria: Zik’s widow floors IPOB, insists on unity
Prof. Uche Azikiwe, Wife of Nigeria’s First President Nnamdi Azikiwe, has insisted on the indivisibility of Nigeria, a position that is contrary to that of…
View More Nigeria: Zik’s widow floors IPOB, insists on unityOlusegun Obasanjo Ph.D
By Reuben Abati Perhaps in the long run, the most remarkable legacy of the Nigerian leader known as Olusegun Obasanjo would be his personal…
View More Olusegun Obasanjo Ph.DGov.Okowa signs 2018 appropriation bill into law, laments delay in takeoff of maritime varsity
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday signed the state Appropriation Bill of N308 billion into law, assuring that his administration would ensure its full implementation.Speaker…
View More Gov.Okowa signs 2018 appropriation bill into law, laments delay in takeoff of maritime varsityBurna Boy arraigned for alleged theft
For his alleged role in the robbery of his friend, dancehall/hip hop musician, Damini Ogulu (aka Burna Boy) was docked by the police yesterday before…
View More Burna Boy arraigned for alleged theft2019 presidential race: Ukadike queues up
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tochukwu Ukadike, has called on Nigerians to join him in building a…
View More 2019 presidential race: Ukadike queues upState by state share of Paris Club refund
The federal government has released a state-by-state breakdown of another tranche of Paris Club refund. The money was released alongside the allocations from the Federal…
View More State by state share of Paris Club refundAnti-Okorocha protesters recount police ‘torture’
Members of the Imo Peoples Action for Democracy (IPAD) have recounted how they were allegedly attacked and beaten up by police officers in the state…
View More Anti-Okorocha protesters recount police ‘torture’Aubameyang, Mane, Salah to contest CAF award
Prolific goalscorers Mohamed Salah of Egypt and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon were named on Monday among the three finalists for the African Player of the…
View More Aubameyang, Mane, Salah to contest CAF award8 miners killed, 3 missing in Indonesia landslide
Eight miners were killed and at least three more were missing following a landslide Monday on the slopes of a volcano on the Indonesian island…
View More 8 miners killed, 3 missing in Indonesia landslideI will resign, if they can present evidence that I borrowed N56bn – Fayose
Mr Ayodele Fayose Ekiti State , has said that if anybody can present evidence that he borrowed N56bn, he will resign as governor. The governor was…
View More I will resign, if they can present evidence that I borrowed N56bn – FayoseMinisters, governors should undergo drug test, says Sanusi
Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has said that all public officers and traditional rulers should be compelled by law to undergo drug test. Sanusi…
View More Ministers, governors should undergo drug test, says SanusiFayose gets N4.76b Paris Club refund
The Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has confirmed receiving the sum of N4.76 billion as the last tranche of Paris Club refund. In a…
View More Fayose gets N4.76b Paris Club refundIllicit Drugs worth N4.1bn destroyed in Kano
The Kano State Government said on Monday that it had destroyed illicit drugs worth N4.1 billion confiscated in the state in 2017 alone. Gov. Abdullahi…
View More Illicit Drugs worth N4.1bn destroyed in KanoBuhari extends tenure of service chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of the country’s service chiefs. Mansur Dan-Alli, the minister of defence, communicated the tenure extension in a statement…
View More Buhari extends tenure of service chiefsRamaphosa clinches ANC Presidency, beats Zuma’s ex-wife
South Africa’s deputy-president, Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected leader of the ruling African National Congress, a pole position that will make him president of the…
View More Ramaphosa clinches ANC Presidency, beats Zuma’s ex-wifeNSE market indices drop by 1.18%, amid profit taking
Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) opened for the week on Monday in red as market indices, turnover and value traded dropped massively due…
View More NSE market indices drop by 1.18%, amid profit takingDavid Mark breaks silence on EFCC invitation
Former Senate President, Senator David Mark has broken silence on his recent invitation to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in…
View More David Mark breaks silence on EFCC invitationNigeria: Do you have a gallon of fuel?
By Prince Charles Dickson There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” – Mark Twain’s Own Autobiography: The chapters from the…
View More Nigeria: Do you have a gallon of fuel?Thierry Henry visits Lagos, crowned ‘Igwe of football’
Thierry Henry, Arsenal football legend, was on Sunday crowned the ‘Igwe of football’ at an event in Victoria Island, Lagos. The Frenchman is in Nigeria…
View More Thierry Henry visits Lagos, crowned ‘Igwe of football’Katsina, MTN partner on solution to tackle cattle rustling
The Katsina government and leading telecommunications firm, MTN, have launched Animal Identification Management Solution (AIMS) at Runka Game Reserve to check cattle theft in the…
View More Katsina, MTN partner on solution to tackle cattle rustling