The federal government has declared it has no plans to remove fuel subsidy. Finance Minister Mrs. Zainab Ahmed disclosed this on Sunday at a joint press briefing with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele at the end of the 2019 World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring MeetingsContinue Reading
Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno says former governors in the ninth National Assembly have endorsed the candidature of Sen. Ahmed Lawan for the seat of Senate President. Shettima, who confirmed this development when he fielded questions from newsmen in N’Djamena, Chad, said the affected senators-elect had also endorsed Rep. FemiContinue Reading
Tiger Woods has done it again. After an 11-year drought, golf’s most polarizing and popular figure has won another major, outlasting a star-studded leaderboard on Sunday by posting a final round 70 to win the 2019 Masters. It’s his first major win since the 2008 U.S. Open and 15th ofContinue Reading
Nigerians have hailed mixed martial arts fighter, Israel Adesanya, for becoming the second Nigerian champion in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The 29-year-old continued his unbeaten run in the UFC by defeating Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision for the interim middleweight title on Sunday. Adesanya encountered setbacksContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said Atiku Abubakar’s lawyer is not licensed to practice in Nigeria. The Cable reports that the electoral commission asked the tribunal to strike out the petition filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying it was not signed byContinue Reading
Nine suspected kidnappers who operate on Abuja-kaduna expressway have been killed by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force. The Police said the suspects were killed during a serious exchange of gunfire encounter, between the police operatives and a heavily armed notorious criminal gang at a forest, while two escaped withContinue Reading
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to the claim by the All Progressives Congress, APC, that former vice-president Atiku Abubakar is not a Nigerian by birth. IPOB said that the debate over Atiku’s citizenship only goes to confirm remarks made by its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu as truth.Continue Reading
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has declared that he has no personal house outside Nigeria. The business mogul said this at the 2019 Mo Ibrahim Forum. Dangote hinted that he avoids luxury things “because they distract and take time”. Dangote said: “I don’t have any holiday home anywhere. I don’tContinue Reading
Hopes for peace in Nigeria’s north east were raised Saturday by Nigeria’s presidency on prospects that battered and weary Boko Haram militants were opting for a mass surrender to the Nigerian forces. Malam Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to President Buhari gave the hint in a statement to commemorateContinue Reading
No fewer than seven persons have been feared death Saturday as cultists struck in different parts of the state. It was reported that four persons were killed and beheaded in Omuoko, Aluu Community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. A source disclosed that suspected cultists stormed Omuoko killedContinue Reading
