Nigerian Nobel prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said Thursday he has fulfilled his pledge to throw away his US residency green card and leave the country if Donald Trump won the presidential election. Shortly before the vote, Soyinka had vowed to [...]
December 2, 2016
International
Ex-first lady, Patience Jonathan was photoed wearing bright smiles as she arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport, yesterday, after a short vacation abroad. She was received by associates, friends and close family members. See more photos below: [...]
Former Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria,Archbishop George Amu, has said God has shown him that Nigerian billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, will one day become the nation’s President, reports Punchng. Amu said just like the emergence of Donald [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja said the corruption his administration met at personal and institutional levels was unbelievable as corruption was turning into a culture. Receiving the Letter of Credence of the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. [...]
House Speaker, Yakubu Dogara has said that governors who refuse to conduct council elections should be removed from office for gross violation of the Constitution. He accused governors of violating the 1999 Constitution by undermining local councils’ independence. [...]
A Federal High Court on Thursday again refused the bail application sought by leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Mr. Kanu has since his arrest in October 2015 sought to be released from the custody of the [...]
The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to recover about N450 billion operating surpluses that were not returned by 33 agencies from 2010 to 2015. The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeousun, made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja at a [...]
The Ondo State governor-elect, Akeredolu on Wednesday at the State House, suggested former Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu is not more than a state level leader of the All Progressives Congress. So, Mr. Akeredolu said, mentioning Mr. Tinubu in his victory [...]