Locally recruited staffers of the Nigerian High Commission London would from April 20th have their employment status changed from “employee” to “self-employed “ the News Agency of Nigeria( NAN) reports on Wednesday. This development is contained in a memo addressed to the staff by Mrs. Helen Nzeako, the Commission’s HeadContinue Reading
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar Wednesday dismissed the alleged $30,000 spent by him to hire a US lobby group to persuade the US Congress to stop the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari as shameless lies. He also challenged Buhari to think of even howContinue Reading
The Federal Government has approved the some of N100 billion for the completion of sections 1 to 4 of the East West highways finalization project. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani disclosed this at a meeting with the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and GasContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states on November 2. Festus Okoye, chairman of INEC’s information and voters’ education committee, announced this on Tuesday evening. More to follow…Continue Reading
A man was rushed to hospital this afternoon after he had a ‘noxious substance’ squirted over him outside a JD Sports branch in south-west London. Metropolitan Police said that they were called to the sports store in Streatham at around 2.30pm today. They are currently awaiting the results of tests toContinue Reading
Damaturu, Yobe State capital is currently under Boko Haram attack. The attack which came from the northeastern part of the town created fears to residents of Maisandari and Red Bricks Housing Estate of the metropolis. The attack which began at about 5.30 pm is said to have lasted for aboutContinue Reading
The Presidential Amnesty Office denied on Tuesday that the first Lady, Aisha Buhari had ordered the sack of a member of the staff of the office as reported by an online medium. The office in a statement by its Media Adviser, Murphy Ganagana, said that the fairy tale by anContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned recent violence in Kaduna state, which led to the death of 20 members of Adara community. A statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday, noted that the unfortunate deaths were result of latest incidentContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday accused the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of making frantic efforts to blackmail the Supreme Court over the exclusion of APC candidates from the just concluded elections in Rivers state. The APC said contrary to the statement of the PDP, the apexContinue Reading
The seven-man panel of the Supreme Court has struck out the appeal filed by Senator Magnus Abe. Senator Abe in his suit sought the leave of the court to amend his notice of appeal on the Rivers State Governorship primaries. The apex court panel led by the Acting Chief JusticeContinue Reading
