Former Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, failed to appear before Justice Folashade Giwa of the Federal High Court Abuja, to explain his role in the alleged approval of N2.5billion to Pinnacle Communications Ltd. The money was for the purpose of the Federal Government Digital Switch Over (DSO)Continue Reading
The bodies of Oscar Alberto Martínez and his 23-month-old daughter, Angie Valeria, lie face down in murky waters littered with reeds and discarded beer bottles. Their heads are wrapped in a black T-shirt, and her tiny right arm is draped over his shoulders. The shocking image captured Monday was a grim reminderContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met behind closed doors with Senate President Ahmad Lawan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Lawan arrived the forecourt of the State House around 3.25pm. He was still in the President’s office at the time of filing this report. Details shortly… The NationContinue Reading
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has directed the selection of 700 Yobe indigenes for foreign scholarship awards to study undergraduate and post-graduate courses in Europe and Asia. The Executive Secretary of the Yobe State Scholarship Board, Musa Mustapha, who disclosed this to Journalists in Damaturu yesterday, said the boardContinue Reading
Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi 11 on Tuesday declared that Nigeria is on the threshold of bankruptcy following unfavourable economic policies such as subsidizing petroleum products and electricity tariffs. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), who spoke during the ongoing 3rd National Treasury Workshop organized byContinue Reading
The Presidential Committee on the Implementation of autonomy of State legislature and State judiciary on Tuesday submitted its report to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. The Committee which was chaired by the former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami recommended theContinue Reading
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is to pursue the recapitalisation of commercial banks in the next five years. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele hinted that the recapitalisation of commercial banks was due since the last recapitalization happened in 2004. In the next five years, the CBN he said will targetContinue Reading
soldiers whose willingness to fight in the on – going Boko Haram war has warned. Describing such soldiers as bad eggs, the Army Chief said transformational leadership of which he is an advocate would not wait for such soldiers to get out of the way, but kick them out. AccordingContinue Reading
An acid attack victim allegedly took to social media to share a selfie saying the yobs that maimed him ‘should have killed him.’ In the widely shared photo, the man in his 20s can be seen smiling at the camera. A caption reads: “You f * up, you should’ve killed me…. Long..Continue Reading
Nigeria’s Super Falcons players have refused to leave the team hotel after their exit from the women’s World Cup on Saturday, demanding that the country’s soccer federation clears all of their outstanding bonus payments, ESPN reported. The players staged a sit-in protest shortly after Nigeria were beaten 3-0 by doubleContinue Reading
