The Senate on Saturday voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on a charge of incitement of insurrection despite significant Republican support for conviction, bringing an end to the fourth impeachment trial in U.S. history and the second for Trump. Seven Republicans voted to convict Trump for allegedly inciting the deadly Jan.Continue Reading
The Federal Government has threatened to stop the salaries of non-teaching workers of universities for embarking on an indefinite strike. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige noted that Section 43 of the Trade Dispute Act 2004 and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) statutes permit the government to stopContinue Reading
Olusegun Bamgbose, a chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, has lambasted a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, over reports of his move to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC.It’s no longer a rumour that Fani-Kayode is about to defect toContinue Reading
The war of words between popular disc jockey, Florence Otedola fondly referred to as DJ Cuppy and Davido’s aide, Israel Afeare, escalated on Thursday. Cuppy’s lawyers, Babajide Koku & Co., wrote Afeare demanding his public apology over alleged libellous statements against their client. Afeare, who claims to be Davido’s personalContinue Reading
The Senate on Thursday summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emeifele, and the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Lamido Yuguda, to brief it on the opportunities and threats of the crypto currency on the nation’s economy and security. It hasContinue Reading
Former Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, is dead. He reportedly died on Thursday at the age of 91. Jakande, aka Baba Kekere, brought a lot of development to Lagos as governor between October 1, 1979 and December 31, 1983, in line with the five cardinal programmes of theContinue Reading
The Federal Government has said that security agencies are ready to stop another version of the #EndSARS protests at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed, who made the announcement, said any protest to block the toll gate would not be tolerated. AccordingContinue Reading
Members of the organised private sector (OPS) have endorsed the construction of the railway line to run across some states in Nigeria and terminate at Maradi in Niger Republic. President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, had justified the extension of the Kano-Katsina-Jibiya rail line to Maradi in Niger Republic, saying theContinue Reading
The Federal Government, on Saturday, launched the special works programme for the provision of 774,000 jobs in Benue State. Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, who performed the ceremony on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, said the programme was aimedContinue Reading
Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the only athlete to have attended the Athletics Diamond Meetings 67 times. Okagbare on Wednesday shared the good news via her verified Instagram handle. She said, “A dream made reality through God’s grace and determination.Continue Reading
