President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday promised that his administration would evolve policies that would foster economic growth, drive industrialisation and enhance efficiency. The president made the pledge while delivering his closing remarks at the end of a two-day presidential policy dialogue session, which lasted for over seven hours and was attendedContinue Reading
Music superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known Davido, has emerged the richest Nigerian on Instagram, with his single post valued at over N26 million. The Instagram Rich List 2019, put together by Hopper HQ, is based on how much a user can charge for a single post on the social mediaContinue Reading
The Nigerian Presidency has reacted to claim that Boko Haram terrorists have killed Leah Sharibu, a schoolgirl kidnapped in Dapchi, Yobe State last year. Grace Taku, an aid worker kidnapped in Borno State on July 18, made the claim in a video released by the insurgents on Wednesday. According toContinue Reading
Grace Taku, the aid worker kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists on July 18, has claimed that Leah Sharibu alongside one Alice has been killed by the insurgents because of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s inability to “do something”. Leah Sharibu was among the 110 Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapped from Yobe StateContinue Reading
A drama played out at the Ondo State House of Assembly on Thursday in south-west Nigeria. This followed the appearance of a snake which fell from the roof of the Assembly while lawmakers were holding plenary. The development forced the members to scamper to safety, leaving Thursday’s proceeding disrupted. AsContinue Reading
The Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, on Thursday, described former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, as a “loanee” from the Peoples Democratic Party in the light of his ministerial nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari. Sylva had defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress in 2013,Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday, depart Nigeria for Monrovia, Liberia, to attend the 172nd Independence anniversary celebrations of the country. Buhari will attend the ceremony as the Special Guest of Honour and will receive: “The Grand Cordon of the Knighthood of Venerable Order of the Pioneers” which is theContinue Reading
Thousands of Togolese are presently protesting at Onikan, Lagos. The men and women, many of whom came from Togo for the protest, said they wanted an end to the government of Faure Gnassigbe, who is seeking a fourth term in government. They said they had been ruled by the GnassigbeContinue Reading
The rising incidence of insecurity in Nigeria wednesday came again to the fore with a call by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on the federal government to rejig the country’s security architecture. He believed doing so would strengthen the security agencies to stem theContinue Reading
The Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) and its presidential candidate, Pastor Aminchi Habu, have withdrawn their petition challenging the February 23 election. Following the application for withdrawal, the chairman of the tribunal, Justice Mohammed Garba, dismissed the entire petition and commended the parties for their conduct. “All is well that endsContinue Reading
