Eko Atlantic City: Ambode Expresses Confidence Of Increase IGR
By Nuel Suji – Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has expressed confidence that the Eko Atlantic City project would not only boost the economy of Lagos, but also increase the Internally Generated Revenue More...
JAMB Withdraws List Of Candidates Recommended For Admission
By Nuel Suji – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn the list of recommended candidates for admission earlier sent to the tertiary institutions. A statement by the Board on Sunday, More...
Army Ambush Boko Haram Terrorists, As Explosive Found Near Ex-Borno Governor’s House
By Sadiq Umar – Troops on Operation LAFIYA DOLE have carried out successful ambush against the Boko Haram terrorists off Damboa-Kubwa road, a location in Borno State, killing one while others escape with gunshot More...
UNICEF Vows To Continue Humanitarian Assistance In Borno
By Sadiq Umar – UNICEF has vowed to continue with humanitarian assistance in Borno State despite Thursday attack by insurgents in which two of its aid workers were injured. The new stance is coming on the More...
Encomium On UBA’s GMD/CEO, Phillips Oduoza, At Book Launch
By Nuel Suji – The outgoing Group Managing Director/CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr. Phillips Oduoza has been described as “a special brand dedicated to excel.” Chairman of Best Foods Limited, More...
Buhari Appoints Five Heads Of Health Parastatals
By Sadiq Umar – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of heads of five Nigeria’s health institutions. The latest appointment includes names of Nigerian specialists in diaspora. The announcement More...
Ambode Orders Fencing Of Markets In Lagos
By Dipo Awojobi – Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered all local government councils in Lagos to embark on fencing of markets in the state to curb the menace constituted by street trading. The More...
UN Suspends Humanitarian Aid To Borno After Attack On Aid Workers…Army Repels Attack
By Sadiq Umar – The United Nations has suspended aid deliveries in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, after an attack on a humanitarian convoy. The Army headquarters said it was an ambush by the Boko More...
Indonesia Executes 2 Nigerians, 1 Senegalese
Indonesian authorities have executed four convicted drug offenders, CNN affiliate, CNN Indonesia reported Friday. Those executed were two Nigerians, one Senegalese and one Indonesian. Three more Nigerians will More...
Things May Not Be As Rosy Out There, Saraki Counsels Ambassadorial Nominees
…Urges them to be good ambassadors By Nuel Suji – The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, Thursday charged the 47 Ambassadorial nominees undergoing screening to be good ambassadors of the country More...
Court Rules In Favour Of Modu-Sheriff, Stops PDP National Convention
By Dipo Awojobi – Justice Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja has stopped the planned National Convention of PDP slated for August 17th in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, just as it declared the Ahmed Makarfi More...
“Transparency Group” Demands Dogara’s Probe, As Jibrin Slams Fresh Allegation
By Sadiq Umar – The crisis in the House of Representatives has assumed a new dimension with a group known as the “Transparency Group”, demanding a probe of Speaker Yakubu Dogara, and others by the Economic More...
Group Hails Postponement Of Rivers Re-run Elections
By Sadiq Umar – The Centre for Public Accountability has hailed the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to suspend the Rivers State re-run elections planned to hold next Saturday, More...
Family Plans Grand Remembrance For Ooni Okunade Sijuwade
By Dipo Awojobi – The first anniversary of the death of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II, the 50th Ooni of Ife, has been fixed to hold next week. Joined his ancestors The two-day event More...
NASS Crisis: Dogara Fights Back, Accuses Abdulmumin Of Blackmailing Buhari
By Sadiq Umar – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has reacted to the allegations of corruption by the embattled former Chairman of Committee on Appropriations, dismissing it as blackmail More...
Hilary Clinton Finally Becomes Democratic Candidate
By Dipo Awojobi – Former First Lady of the United States of America, Hilary Clinton, has officially been announced as the flag-bearer of the Democratic Party for the November 2016 presidential election. First More...
Buhari Flag-Off Abuja-Kaduna Mono-Rail Project
By Nuel Suji – President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the operation of Abuja- Kaduna commercial rail, promising to complete Lagos Port Harcourt line within shortest possible period . Buhari said during More...
BREAKING: Pandemonium As Militants Engage Police, Soldiers In Lagos
By Dipo Awojobi – There was pandemonium in Igando area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria as Niger Delta militants engage the police and soldiers in serious gun battle. The militants early this morning More...
Ogun Government Adopts Chained Boy, Korede
By Dipo Awojobi – The Ogun State Police Command has handed over nine-year-old, Korede Taiwo, who was chained and starved by his father, Francis Taiwo, to the Ogun State Government. The boy was rescued on More...
Right Of Reply: My Allegations Against Speaker Dogara, Lasun, Others
By Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin MY ALLEGATIONS ARE AGAINST THE QUARTET OF SPEAKER YAKUBU DOGARA, DEPUTY SPEAKER YUSUF LASUN, HOUSE WHIP ALHASSAN DOGUWA AND MINORITY LEADER LEO OGOR NOT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS More...
Budget Padding Allegations Vindicate My Position That NASS Stinks, Says Obasanjo
By Nuel Suji – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Monday that the current allegations and counter-allegations of budget padding among members of the National Assembly (NASS) is a vindication of his More...
Akarigbo Of Remo, Oba Michael Sonariwo, Dies In UK
By Dipo Awojobi – A top traditional ruler in Ogun State, Oba Michael Adeniyi Sonariwo, has joined his ancestors. The monarch is the Akarigbo of Remoland, one of the major towns in Ogun State. It was learnt More...
FIFA Boss, Gianni Infantino, Arrives Abuja
By Sadiq Umar – FIFA President Gianni Infantino has arrived Nigeria on a two-day official visit. Mr. Infantino arrived Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Sunday accompanied by FIFA Secretary-General, Ms Fatma More...
Zenith Bank Attributes Growth To Investment In Internet Tech
By Nuel Suji – Zenith Bank Plc, one of Africa’s leading financial institutions has enhanced its operations across Nigeria with huge investment in internet technology. The Bank said it has over the years More...
Delta Speaker, Monday Igbuya Urges For Legislature, Executive Cooperation
By Sadiq Umar – The Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya has advocated cooperation among the three arms of government, saying the legislature must work in synergy with the executive arm More...
India’s HBG Set To Offer Medical Assistant To Nigerians
By Dipo Awojobi – India’s High Beam Global (HBG), a medical assistance firm will partner with Nigeria to provide treatment of terminal diseases, thereby saving the country of foreign capital outflow. This More...
Postpone Rivers’ Rerun Elections, Group Urges INEC
By Nuel Suji – A group, Centre for Public Accountability (CPA) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the bye elections to hold in Rivers State, warning that politicians More...
Nuhu Ribadu Returns To APC In Yola
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu has returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party he dumped in August 2014 for the then ruling Peoples Democratic More...
Federal Lawmaker Restates Call For Standardized Yellow Cards Cert.
By Dipo Awojobi – A member of the House of Representatives, Adulraheem Olajide Jimoh has restated call for the production of standardized International Certificate of Vaccination (Yellow Card) for the More...
House Of Rep. Member, Adewale Slumps, Dies
By Dipo Awojobi – A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ifako Ijaiye Constituency of Lagos State, Hon. Elijah Adewale is dead. He was said to have slumped and died at the early hours of Thursday More...
Buhari Seeks Senate Confirmation Of Eko, Augie As Supreme Court Justices
…Nominates Ndoma-Egba , 18 others as NDDC Board By Nuel Suji – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sought request of the Senate to confirm Justices Ejembi Eko and Amina A. Augie as Justices of More...
Nigeria Is In Technical Recession, Says Adeosun
By Nuel Suji – Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun on Thursday disclosed that Nigeria is in technical recession. Nigeria’s minister of finance Mrs Adeosun who made this known while appearing before Senate More...
Why Enugu, Bayelsa Others Are Excluded From Ambassadorial Nomination
By Nuel Suji – There are emerging facts as to why Ondo, Ebonyi, Bayelsa and Plateau states were excluded from career ambassadorial nominees even as the Senate on Wednesday resolved to begin consideration More...
Adeosun Must Brief On State Of Economy Thursday, Senate Insists
By Nuel Suji – The Senate on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over failure of the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun to appear before it for briefing on the state of the Nation’s economy, ordering More...
UBA, MasterCard Announce Pan-Africa Partnership
Five year deal across 19 markets focused on driving financial inclusion in Africa United Bank Africa (UBA) and MasterCard have announced a partnership which will see UBA act as the issuer for MasterCard in 18 More...
Real Reason Why Jibrin Abdulmumini Was Sacked From House’ Appropriation C’ttee Chair
By Sadiq Umar – The chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumini Jibrin, has been sacked from his position. Mr. Jibrin, it was gathered, was forced to resign by Speaker More...
I Did Not Need To Collect N75 Million From Tinubu To Rally Against Melaye, Says Kemi Nelson
A Woman Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kemi Nelson has denied receiving N75 Million from Senator Oluremi Tinubu to organise a rally against Senator Dino Melaye for reportedly assaulting Tinubu at More...
NFF Names Frenchman Paul Le Guen Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser
By Nuel Suji – The Nigeria Football Federation has named Frenchman Paul Le Guen as the new Super Eagles technical adviser. Mr. Le Guen will work with current caretaker boss Salisu Yusuf who has been given More...
My Life Is Under Threat, Tinubu Writes IGP
By Dipo Awojobi – The senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, Oluremi Tinubu, has urged the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to protect her from the lawmaker representing Kogi More...
Fani Kayode Laments Prison Ordeal, Says It’s My Worst Experience
By Dipo Awojobi – A former Minister of Aviation and Spokesman of the defunct Goodluck Jonathan Presidential Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has described his 67-day detention in prison as the worst More...
“Arase Took Away 24 Cars, Some DIG Took 7,” Says Acting IGP, Vows To Probe Past Promotions
By Dipo Awojobi – The Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has commenced investigation into the disappearance of some vehicles at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, even as he alleged the his More...
Specialist Recommends Diagnosis For Treating Head, Neck Diseases
Professor Nwaorgu Onyekwere Benjamin a specialist and seasoned otorhinolaryngologist in the department of Ear, Nose and Throat (E.N.T) of the University College Hospital of Ibadan, Oyo State has recommended accurate More...
Adamawa Assures On Payment Of Auxiliary Health Workers
By Dan Garba,Yola – The Adamawa state Head of civil service, Barr Musa Kaibo has assured the auxiliary staff of the state’s Hospital Services Management Board (HSMB) of their salary arrears since the More...
Court Dismisses Omisore’s Bail Application
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja on Friday dismissed the bail application filed by a former govenorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2014 election in Osun State, More...
FG Uncovers N5.5Billion Fraud In Salary Pay-roll
By Dipo Awojobi – The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit has found discrepancies in the payroll of the Federal Government’s Ministries, Agencies and Departments to the tune of N5.7 billion monthly. Nigeria’s More...
Melaye Denies Threatening To Impregnate Mrs Tinubu, Says She Has Already Reached Menopause
By Sadiq Umar – Controversial Kogi senator, Dino Melaye has denied reports that he threatened to impregnate Oluremi Tinubu, a Lagos senator, saying he only told her she was stupid when he became enraged. Mr. More...
PDP Announces August 17 As New National Convention Date, As Modu-Sheriff Mets Makarfi
By Sadiq Umar – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced August 17 as a date for another National convention slated for Port Harcourt, Rivers State, even as it zoned its Chairmanship position to the More...
Herdsmen Killed 3, Injured Many In Adamawa Community
By Tom Garba,Yola – Armed bandits suspected to be herdsmen on Wednesday attacked Tambo, a village in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State killing 3 persons and injuring many others. The attackers, More...
Lagos To Plant 10 Million Trees By 2020, Says Speaker Obasa
By Dipo Awojobi – The Lagos state government would henceforth plant trees along newly constructed roads in the state to meet the target of ten million trees by 2020 and combat environmental changes. Speaker, More...
Lagos Senators Tackle Dino, Vow To Testify On “Side Of Truth”
By Nuel Suji – Two Senators representing Lagos State in the Senate, Wednesday, rose in stout defence of their colleague, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, who was attacked by Sen. Dino Melaye at the yesterday closed-door More...
SGF Appears Before Senate, Insists Revenue Not Enough To Fund Constituency Projects
By Nuel Suji – The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Babachir Lawal, on Wednesday, reiterated his earlier position that the revenue accruable to the country was not enough to fund More...
AGF Says No Going Back On Forgery Suit Against Saraki, Others
By Nuel Suji – The Attorney- General of the Federation ( AGF), Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday disclosed that the forgery case trial recently instituted by Federal government against the Senate President , Bukola More...
Theresa May Is Britain’s New Prime Minister After David Cameron’s Exit
By Dipo Awojobi – Theresa May took office as Britain’s prime minister on Wednesday afternoon, after her predecessor, David Cameron , tendered his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II. At Buckingham Palace, More...
Ogun PDP Congratulates Edo Guber Candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu Over INEC’s Recognition
By Sadiq Umar – For his acceptance and recognition by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) In Edo State, the Ogun State chapter More...
Senate Gives Abubakar Malami 48-Hours Ultimatum, May Subpoena AGF
By Nuel Suji – The Senate has vowed to invoke its constitutional powers to force the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to appear before it. The Senate at its resumed More...
Reps Directs Acting IGP To Investigate Killing Of Abuja Pastor’s Wife, Eunice Olawale
By Sadiq Umar – The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris to investigate the murder of the Pastor’s wife Eunice Olawale who was hacked More...
Buhari Appoints Hadiza Bala Usman, BBOG Campaigner, New NPA Boss
By Nuel Suji – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a former Bring Back Our Girls Campaigner (BBOG), Hadiza Bala Usman as the new Managing Director of the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA). More...
Rivers State APC Condemns Another N9b Loan By Gov. Wike
By Nuel Suji – The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned as unconscionable and wicked the approval given to the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike to obtain yet another More...
Sex Scandal: US Ambassador To Present Video Evidence
Dipo Awojobi – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, will on Thursday meet with the outgoing US Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, over the sexual misconduct allegation against More...
Saraki, Ekweremadu Alleged Forgery: Court Adjourned Hearing Till Sept. 28
By Sadiq Umar – A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has adjourned hearing the case of forgery leveled against the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, and two others. The More...
How RCCG Female Preacher Was Killed In Abuja
By Dipo Awojobi – A Deaconess at the Divine Touch Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Eunice Elisha, was allegedly murdered by unnamed suspects while she was preaching around the pipeline area More...
Army Kills 16 Boko Haram Terrorists, Losses 2 Soldiers In Rann Attack
By Sadiq Umar – The Army headquarters on Saturday announced the killing of 16 Boko Haram terrorists in the Friday attack in Rann, Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State, in which two of its Soldiers More...
BREXIT: “Africa Markets Will Suffer From Market Volatility,” Says Risks Control
By Nuel Suji – The short-term implications of Brexit for African economies will be mainly noticeable through market volatility, Risks Control -a global risk consultancy has said. The body who specializes in More...
We Are Going Ahead With Strike -PENGASSAN
By Dipo Awojobi – The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Thursday said there was no going back on its planned strike slated to have commenced by 12:01am on Thursday. The More...
Nigerian Killed In Italy In Racist Attack
By Dipo Awojobi – A Nigerian migrant was on Wednesday beaten to death in a racist attack by a right-wing football fan in a central Italian town, officials said. According to the Agi news agency, 36-year-old More...
Controversy Trails Six Years Sentence Handed Down To Pistorius
By Dipo Awojobi – South African Paralympic gold medallist, Oscar Pistorius, was sent back to jail for six years on Wednesday for murdering Reeva Steenkamp, less than half the 15-year minimum term sought More...
Rivers APC Hails Buhari Over Niger Delta Peace Moves, Coastal Rail Line Project
By Nuel Suji – The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari over his efforts to restore peace in the Niger Delta and for his determination to actualise More...
Sallah Day Tragedy: Container Crushes Three To Death In Lagos
By Dipo Awojobi – A heavy duty truck conveying 40-feet container lost control and crushed a commercial bus killing three persons and injuring two others at Alakija area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Wednesday. Seven More...
Nollywood Actress, Bukky Ajayi Is Dead
By Dipo Awojobi – Veteran Nollywood actress Bukky Ajayi passed away today, sources have said. A source confirmed her passing via telephone, but has not given more details. The eloquent actress touched More...
Return Fayemi’s N1.5billion Donation To Your Campaign, Ekiti PDP Tells Buhari
By Sadiq Umar – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has challenged President Mohammadu Buhari, asking him to return the N1.5 billion allegedly donated to fund his election by former governor More...
FG Extends Eid-El-Fitr Holiday
By Dipo Awojobi – The Federal Government has extended the ongoing Eid-el-Fitr holiday to Thursday. The Federal Government had initially declared Tuesday and Wednesday as holiday. This was based on the calculation More...
CBN Governor Urges Youths To Emulate Dangote’s Entrepreneurial Spirit
By Dipo Awojobi – Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefele, has enjoined Nigerian Youths to emulate the entrepreneurial spirit of Nigeria’s foremost industrialist Alhaji Aliko Dangote More...
Eid-el-Fitri: Lagos Lawmaker Urges For Sacrifice, Patriotism Among Nigerians
By Dipo Awojobi – A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly from Epe Constituency II, Hon. Segun Olulade, on Tuesday said that for the country to quickly recover from its current challenges and start More...
Buhari Appoints Maikanti Kachalla Baru, New GMD NNPC
By Sadiq Umar – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of a new board of directors for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), naming Maikanti Kachalla Baru the new Group Managing More...
Ogun PDP Hails Court Judgment On Removal Of Ali Modu Sheriff As National Chairman
By Nuel Suji – The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the court judgment that sacked Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman of the party. According to the Chairman More...
Adamawa Communities Vow To Defend Selves Against Herdsmen
By Tom Garba, Yola – A community in Adamawa state, Njiya-Goron Community in Girei Local Government Area, has vowed to protect itselves against what it described as “heinous attacks always meted on them by More...
BREAKING: Court Grants Femi Fani-Kayode Bail
By Dipo Awojobi – Former minister of Aviation and Spokesman of the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation in the last Presidential election, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been granted bail by a Federal High court More...
Senator Iyiola Omisore Arrested by EFCC
By Dipo Awojobi – Former Chairman of the Senate Appropriation Committee, Sen. Iyiola Omisore has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Sen. Omisore who was the Peoples Democratic More...
Aisha Buhari Presents N30 Million Support To Parents of Chibok Girls
By Dipo Awojobi – Wife of Nigerian President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, on Sunday presented about N30 million cash support to parents of the abducted Government Secondary School (GSS) Chibok students in Borno. Wife More...
BREAKING: Gunmen Kill Oyo Lawmaker
By Dipo Awojobi – Hon. Gideon Aremu, the Chairman of the Oyo State House of Assembly Committee on Information and Security, has been shot to death by gunmen at his residence. Reports said that Aremu (Orelope-Labour More...
Police Retires Joseph Mbu, 20 Other AIGs
AIG, now retired By Dipo Awojobi – Former Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu, who is now the Commandant, Police Staff College, Jos, Plateau State, has been retired by the police authorities. Mr. More...
Refund LGA’s $3.1Billion Illegal Deductions, Court Tells CBN
By Sadiq Umar – A federal high court sitting in Abuja has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay the sum of $3.2billion wrongfully deducted from the accounts of the 774 Local Government Councils More...
Ibeju-Lekki Residents Protest To Lagos Assembly Over Imposition Of Baale
By Dipo Awojobi – Scores of residents of Ibeju-Lekki Area of Lagos State on Friday staged a peaceful protest to the Lagos State House of Assembly over alleged imposition of Baale (local chief) on the community More...
Govt Carpets Ondo APC Over Rally Allegation
By Alaba Ajibade – The All Progressive Congress in Ondo state has been described as attention seeking party of desperadoes that has upped its ante in churning out falsehood and devising evil. APC’s More...
