Emefiele: Buhari’s Signature on Withdrawal of $6.2m from CBN Fake – Boss Mustapha
The Second Prosecution Witness, PW2, in the ongoing trial of former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, Boss Gida Mustapha, on Tuesday February 13, 2024 told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Read more…
President Buhari swears-in seven newly appointed ministers, reassigns four others in a minor cabinet reshuffle
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assigned portfolios to seven newly appointed ministers, charging them to serve the nation diligently, maintain unalloyed loyalty to the country and office of the President, Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Read more…
Buhari leaves for Canada today on state visit, to participate in UN Ocean Conference
President Muhammadu Buhari will today Tuesday, June 28, depart Abuja on a State Visit to Portugal at the invitation of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The President, who will hold official talks with his Portuguese counterpart will be conferred with Read more…
Police Arrest Suspected Killer Of APC Chieftain Gulak, Others In Imo
Police authorities in Imo State say they have arrested one of the suspected killers of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Gulak. Mr Mike Abattam, the Public Relations Officer of the Imo State Police Command, disclosed this Read more…
Onoh begs Igbos in Lagos to re-elect Sanwo-Olu
The South East Presidential campaign spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Josef Onoh has pleaded with Igbos residing in Lagos to re-elect Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on March 11 Onoh, in a statement, said that Sanwo-Olu has shown affection Read more…
Buhari campaigns for Tinubu in Adamawa, urges voters to make history by electing first female governor in the country
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Yola, Adamawa State, called on voters to shun sentiments, and make history by electing APC gubernatorial candidate, Sen. Aisha Dahiru Ahmed-Binani, the first female governor in the country in 2023, saying her track record of Read more…
Osinbajo says Nigeria is winning war against drug abuse, hails NDLEA leadership
Nigeria is winning the war, and the days of the scourge of drug abuse and dependency in the country are numbered, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Osinbajo stated this Monday in Abuja on the occasion of the 2022 Read more…
I have high regard and respect for President Buhari – Tinubu
The All Progressives Congress, APC national leader and leading presidential aspirant, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has denied claims that he insulted President Muhammadu Buhari in a speech he made in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday while canvassing for the support of Read more…
OPINION: Man Overboard! – by John Ogunlela
Legacy detergent, Omo is shot down. The maker, Unilever says its inflow is down by 35% and writedowns have doubled from 1.49 to over 3.7 billion naira – a 60% hit.When I see big entities like Unilever stumble, my immediate Read more…
NABDA advocates local production of bioethanol
Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, the Director General (D-G), National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), says Nigeria can end its reliance on importation of bioethanol with local production. Mustapha said this during an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, after making his Read more…
Dangote Sugar wins food fortification award
By Suleiman Abdulrasheed Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has won an award in food fortification, following its ranking as the leading company with significant strides in institutionalising large-scale best practices. The company made this known in a statement signed by Mr Read more…
Mining companies owe federation accounts N2.76bn – NEITI
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says over 2,000 companies operating in Nigeria’s solid minerals industries are indebted to the federation accounts to tune of N2.76 billion. The organisation disclosed this on Sunday, March 13, in Abuja in a Read more…
OPINION: Man Overboard! – by John Ogunlela
Legacy detergent, Omo is shot down. The maker, Unilever says its inflow is down by 35% and writedowns have doubled from 1.49 to over 3.7 billion naira – a 60% hit.When I see big entities like Unilever stumble, my immediate Read more…
[OPINION] Godwin Obaseki is scared of the looming consequences of his reign of terror – by Victor Oshioke
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki is a corrosive politician whose attitudes are patently leprous in nature. He contaminates and destroys any party, place, or person that he associates with. For almost seven years, he has governed Edo State like Herod. Read more…
[OPINION] A New Nigeria Is Possible – by Lucky Agbukor
When some people hear the statement ‘a new Nigeria is possible’, they may be thinking whether our leaders will create another country or whether God will destroy Nigeria and create another. Absolutely NO! The idea of a New Nigeria is Read more…
We Must Not Allow Lagos-Ibadan Become Kaduna-Abuja
By Semiu Akanlawon Friday kidnap of Prof Adigun Agbaje should serve as an emergency reason for us to call on the governments of Ogun, Oyo and Lagos to find a common ground toput resources together and secure the Lagos-Ibadan Highway. Read more…
Police arrests notorious Abuja kidnapper
A notorious kidnapper who ply his trade in Abuja and environ has been arrested by men of the FCT Police Command. The command gives the name of the suspected kidnapper as Chinaza Phillip. More details to be released soon.
Lagos fire incident: Ajeromi Ifelodun council boss calls for calm, promises to rebuild market
Chairman of Ajeromi-Ifelodun local government area, Hon. Fatai Ayoola Ebie has described as unfortunate the fire outbreak at the Spare Parts Market, Akere in Olodi-Apapa, that was engulfed by an inferno in the wee hours of Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Read more…
African Movie Academy Awards founder dies
Nigerian filmmaker and founder of the African Movie Academy Awards, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, is dead. According to reports, she died in Lagos. Her colleague, Obi Emelonye, confirmed her death via his Instagram account on Tuesday. He shared her picture and wrote, Read more…
‘My Vision Is To Turn Command Secondary School, Ipaja, Lagos, To A Model Command School’ – Col. Y.D Ahmed, Commandant
Col YD Ahmed, commandant, Command Secondary School, Ipaja Lagos, highlights his vision to transform the school to a model command school in Nigeria. He spoke in this interview with Noble Ofugha, chief editor, and Gorddy Oyailo, Jnr., associate editor. Once Read more…
Abassah: ‘Our Focus Is To Offer Quality Of Life To The Elderly’
BY OMOSIMUA NOBLE OFUGHA Mrs. Nneoma Abassah, founder and managing director of Alpha Nursing Agency,a pioneer health maintenance organisation that provides home care and nursing services for the aged, sick and newborn babies and their mothers, in their own homes, Read more…
AZAIKI: ‘I Am Ready To Serve My People’
BY GORDDY OYAILO, JNR. PROFESSOR STEVE AZAIKI is the People’s Democratic Party, PDP’s, House of Representatives candidate for the Yenagoa/Kolokuma/Opokuma Federal Constituency of Bayelsa State in the 2019 elections. In a Ray Power FM 102.5 phone-in programme, ‘What’s on Your Read more…
We Will Have A Saner Society If We Learn To Communicate Effectively -Apostle Haruna
BY OMOSIMUA NOBLE OFUGHA APOSTLE SUCCESS SAMUEL HARUNA is the chairman and managing director of Success Speaks International, a training and human resource management organisation and proprietor of School of Eloquence and Effective Communication. He is also the founder and Read more…
ASUU Strike: Government did not give education minister any ultimatum, Garba Shehu
The federal government has denied reports that it has given the minister of education two weeks ultimatum to resolve the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Following a meeting members of the striking union had with Read more…
FG appoints VC, Registrars, others for newly established universities of health sciences
By Suleiman Abdulrasheed The federal government has appointed principal officers for four newly established universities. The Federal Ministry of Education disclosed this in a statement to newsmen in Abuja last week Tuesday through its Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Read more…
25,915 pass English, Maths as NABTEB releases 2021 results
By Bernard Dekekuma No fewer than 25,915 candidates representing 76.30 per cent out of 38,793 who sat the National Business and Technical Examination Board November/December examinations scored five credits pass in English language and Mathematics. Speaking at a press briefing Read more…
FG and ASUU meet tomorrow over strike
The Federal Government says it will meet with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) over the one-month warning strike embarked upon by its members. Mr Charles Akpan, the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations in the Read more…
War against illicit drug, trafficking yielding result- Marwa
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, on Wednesday said that the war against illicit drugs and trafficking in Nigeria was yielding positive results. Marwa said this in Abuja during a sensitisation training on Read more…
Text Of President Buhari’s Address On The Lockdown Of Lagos, Ogun And FCT
Fellow Nigerians I will start by commending you all for the resilience and patriotism that you have shown in our collective fight against the biggest health challenge of our generation. As at yesterday, 26th April 2020, some 3 million confirmed Read more…
Covid-19: Bangladehi Muslims Defy Lockdown As 100,000 Gather For Cleric’s Funeral, Sparkling Fears Of New Waves Of Outbreak
BY GORDDY OYAILO JNR More than 100,000 people defied Bangladesh’s lockdown order on Saturday to attend the funeral of a senior leader of the Islamist party in the district of Brahmanbaria, authorities said. The estimated size of the crowd was Read more…
Covid-19: Military To Enforce Compliance With Lockdown Order Using Minimum Necessary Force
BY GORDDY OYAILO JNR The military has sent a strong warning to criminal elements hiding under the cover of the lockdown to rob and harass innocent citizens to keep off the streets, saying it is prepared to use ‘minimum force’ Read more…
ECOWAS rejects Mali’s military junta’s transition to civil rule programme, imposes further sanctions on country
By Tunde Akinmade Member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have once again reiterated their strong commitment to democracy and their rejection of military rule in the subregion by imposing a regime of comprehensive sanctions against Read more…
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte announces retirement from politics
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will not stand for vice-president in next year’s election, and will instead retire from politics. Mr Duterte said last month that he would run for the vice-presidency in 2022. The country’s constitution bars Read more…
Osinbajo leaves Abuja for Sao Tome and Principe as country inaugurates new president
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo left for Sao Tome and Principe this morning to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the inauguration of the country’s newly elected president Mr. Carlos Manuel Vila Nova. He will be joining other Heads of State and Read more…
Nigeria opens new Chancery building in Bissau, Guinea Bissau
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Gabriel Aduda has inaugurated a newly constructed Nigeria Chancery in Bissa, Guinea Bissau. Aduda stressed the need for improved bilateral relations between Nigeria and Guinea Bissau. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Read more…
Of Leaders And Titles
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, sometime ago, took time off his job to announce with fanfare his rejection of ‘Excellency’, a portentous prefix largely used in Nigeria to address men and women of authority. That he did so is Read more…
Lagos State Governorship Race
BY OMOSIMUA NOBLE OFUGHA The race to the Lagos State government house in 2019, will be an interesting one to many followers of the state’s politics. This is the first time a sitting governor, denied the right to run for Read more…
Change And The Converted Democrat
BY OMOSIMUA NOBLE OFUGHA The secret of change is to focus your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new – Socrates President Mohammed Buhari, then a presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, described himself Read more…