The Federal High Court in Abuja today ordered Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and three others to pay N40 million as damages to the President of Choc City Group, Audu Maikori. Justice John Tsoho awarded the costs as compensation for what [...]
Buhari’s Scorecard: A policy and economic analyst, Mr Tope Fausa, has said that the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government has under-delivered to its campaign promises to Nigerians owing to them over-promising. He said this on Friday while appearing on Channels Television’s [...]
There are strong indications that President Muhammadu Buhari would seek re-election in the 2019 general elections. Yesterday, his supporters, under the aegis of the Buhari Support Organisations (BSO), openly beckoned on him to seek a second term of four years, [...]
Taking inventory of the present situation in Nigeria and the capacity of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to deliver the country from economic, social and political quagmire, in the face of the recent happenings within federal government circles, Shehu Sani, [...]
The Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Colonel Hameed Ali (rtd) has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has not fulfilled its promises, half way into the journey of four years. In an unsparing assessment of [...]
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday declared his stand on raging issues, including corruption, tribalism and religion which he said were the key problems hampering Nigeria’s development. Osinbajo also talked on restructuring of Nigeria and agreed that “states should have more [...]
Theresa May has said the UK “does not recognise” the Catalan parliament’s declaration of independence. In a statement released by Downing Street the Prime Minister said: “The UK does not and will not recognise the Unilateral Declaration of Independence made by [...]
October 28, 2017
International
Kano has recorded it’s first Monkey Pox case at Tiga General Hospital in Bebeji Local Government Area of the State. However the patient from Nasarawan Kuki village, reportedly fled from the hospital on Wednesday night after being diagnosed of the disease. [...]
October 27, 2017
Health issues
Airtel Nigeria Vacancy: Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom [...]
October 27, 2017
Employment
A former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami (retd.), yesterday revealed the reason he rejected the appointment as the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Cases Trial Monitoring Committee set up by the National Judicial Council. According to him, [...]
The Director-general of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Kawu, has accused some supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari in Kano State of violating the broadcast code. Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum on Thursday, Kawu said when a radio station was penalised, [...]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that he built the Nigeria’s democracy to a stage where the country will no longer have to wait for court judgments to conclude elections. Jonathan said this at the sixth edition of African Ambassadors’ [...]
The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for an attack in Damaturu , the capital of Yobe State in Nigeria. The incident led to the death of eight soldiers. A civilian was also killed, while five persons sustained injuries on Tuesday. [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari met with Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara, late on Thursday night at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja. It is understood that the meeting was about the [...]
Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, on Thursday stated that it was not his responsibility to produce Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Ikpeazu spoke with State House correspondents, after meeting with Vice President [...]
Senator representing Bauchi Central district in the National Assembly, Isah Hamma Misau, has broken his silence on the reports that he dragged the first lady into the feud involving him and the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. Senator Isa Misau, [...]
Aisha Buhari urges women to join politics: The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday stressed the need for more women to show interest and participate in partisan politics. Buhari made this assertion at a 2-day Nigeria Women [...]
Fugitive former militant, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has lost some of his assets to the Federal Government, temporarily, over his evasion of the court to answer fraud charges. The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos today dismissed an appeal filed [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari has apologised to the leadership of the National Assembly over the cancellation of the planned dinner for the lawmakers in the State House. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President was to host the [...]
The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has denied the claims of the Bauchi Central Senatorial District lawmaker, Isa Misau, that she received two Sports Utility Vehicles from the Inspector General of Police. She made this disclosure via her twitter [...]
Emerging report is revealing that the campaign billboards of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have all been destroyed in Anambra State. The Tony Nwoye Campaign Organisation, has raised alarm and condemned what it described as the increasing spate of unprovoked [...]
Vegetables you should be eating: If you regularly load up your grocery cart with a variety of veggies, you could be well on your way to a healthier and longer life. But which ones should you reach for? Recent research [...]
October 26, 2017
Health issues
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, narrowly escaped death on Tuesday after fire consumed his Mercedes-Benz G-Class on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, LagosState. According to a report by Punchng, the vehicle had just had a lone accident when the governor fled [...]
Court adjourns Metuh suit for Jonathan: The Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned trial of former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, till October 31 to allow former President Goodluck Jonathan and erstwhile National Security [...]
Two months after he returned from his medical sojourn in London, United Kingdom (UK) for an undisclosed ailment, President Muhammadu Buhari still operates from his official residence located in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president had, two days after returning [...]
The former Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, threatened yesterday to open a can of worms and implicate what he called a cabal in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Disclosing Maina’s position in a statement, [...]
African airlines to transport 400 million passengers in 2036: Air traffic in Nigeria and other Africa countries has been estimated to increase by 274 million, bringing the total traffic per year to 400 million by 2036. The global projection released [...]
A Nigerian man, Mayowa Ogunbayo has been found dead in a London flat after being stabbed in the chest. The 29 year old entertainer and friend of footballer, Mario Balotelli was discovered by paramedics inside his flat in Park Royal, [...]
October 26, 2017
Incidents
PDP announces N3m for chairmanship nomination form: The 76th National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved fees for the purchase of nomination forms for all positions to be contested in the December 9 convention. In [...]
257 Nigerians return from Libya: The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 257 Nigerian Voluntary Returnees from Libya who were stranded in their failed attempt to cross over to Europe. The returnees arrived on an Airbus [...]
October 26, 2017
International