Ondo Speaker, Other Principal Officers In House Of Assembly Resign
Jumoke Akindele, the speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, has resigned from her leadership position along with other principal officers of the troubled legislative arm of the government of the...
View ArticleAPC Inaugurates National Exco For Coalition Of Over 160 Support Groups
The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday, March 20, 2017 inaugurated interim national executives for a coalition of over 160 registered APC Support Groups and national executives for the party’s...
View ArticleBillionaire Philanthropist David Rockefeller Dies At 101
The 101-year-old business mogul, David Rockefeller, is dead; he died in his sleep on Monday at his home in suburban Pocantico Hills, New York. According to the News.com, his spokesman, Fraser P....
View ArticleUS Bans Laptops, Tablets On Flights From 8 Muslim-Maority Countries
The United States is banning electronic devices such as laptops and tablets from cabin luggage on certain flights originating from eight countries in the Middle East and North Africa, the Associated...
View ArticleNNPC Targets 4,000 MW Power Generation In 10 Years
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, says it will generate about 4,000 megawatts of power in the next 10 years to boost power supply in the country. The Corporation’s Chief Operating...
View ArticleApostle Suleman Accuser, Stephanie Otobo, Arraigned For Blackmail, Threat To...
Stephanie Otobo, the Canada-based singer and stripper, who alleged that she had an affair with Apostle Johnson Suleman, the general overseer of Omega Fire Ministries has been re-arraigned by the...
View ArticleDasuki: Court Stops EFCC Case Over Falsehood, Media Trial By Agency
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, suffered a major setback in the trial of Colonel Nicholas Ashinze and three others in an alleged N36 billion unlawful transfer as the Federal High...
View ArticleSaraki Has Nothing To Do With Importation Of Vehicle, Says Aide
The allegation raised on the floor of the upper legislative chamber by Senator Ali Ndume linking Senate President Bukola Saraki to the importation of a vehicle lacks basis as it was outright falsehood,...
View ArticleSokoto Gov’t Agency To Remit N2.7 Billion For Hajj Pilgrims Air Fare
The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, PWA, says it is set to remit over N2.7 billion to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, for Hajj seats, an official has disclosed. The...
View ArticleBody Of Medical Doctor Who Jumped From 3rd Mainland Bridge Recovered
A combine team of marine police and local divers have discovered the body of Allwell Orji, a medical doctor who jumped off the 3rd Mainland bridge into the Lagos lagoon on Sunday, March 19, 2017. There...
View ArticleControversial Blogger, Kemi Olunloyo, Charged For Publication Of Adultery...
Kemi Olunloyo, a controversial social media personality and blogger, has been charged with “cyber crime” over a recent publication on her blog in which she accused David Ibiyeomie, a mega-pastor based...
View ArticleSon Of Nasarawa Governor In Hit-and-Run Death Of JSS 2 Student
Khaleed Umar Al-Makura, son of Nasarawa state governor, has been arrested in connection with the death of Ovye Amos, a JSS 2 student of Government Secondary School, Lafia. Amos died on Sunday, March...
View ArticleAMCON Finally Sells Keystone Bank, Reveals Identity Of New Owners
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, has announced the sale of Keystone Bank, one of Nigeria’s commercial banks. AMCON said the bank was sold to Sigma Golf Nigeria Limited and Riverbank...
View ArticleBuhari Planning To Launch New Niger Delta Amnesty Programme (DETAILS)
Take-off grant for Maritime University in Delta state, licensing of illegal refineries, revamping of pipeline contracts, and fixing abandoned projects are areas the current administration is focusing...
View ArticleBREAKING: Hammed Ali Prays At Aso Rock, Says He Will Not Appear Before The...
Hameed Ali, the comptroller-general of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, has written a letter to the National Assembly that he would not be able to appear before the Senate on March 22, 2017 as...
View ArticleSponsored Attacks On Amnesty International Extension Of Raging State Terror...
The leaderships of International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law, Intersociety, and Southeast Based Coalition of Human Rights Organizations, SBCHROs, are deeply shocked and dismayed...
View ArticleMaiduguri: 3 Dead, Scores Wounded As 5 Suicide Bombers Attack Relief Camp
Five suicide bomb blasts rocked a relief camp for Nigerians who fled from the violence of Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri early Wednesday, March 22, 2017 officials said....
View ArticleBREAKING: Senate Declares Customs Boss Hameed Ali Unfit For Public Office,...
The Senate, on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 declared the embattled comptroller-general of Nigerian Customs Service, Colonel Hameed Ali (Rtd.), unfit to hold any public office. It also called for his...
View ArticleKaduna: DSS Arrests Suspected Kidnappers Of German Archaeologists
The State Security Services, SSS, also known as DSS has arrested two suspected kidnappers of the two German Archelologists, Dr Peter Breuning and Johannes Brehinger on March 13 in Kaduna State. The...
View ArticleNaira Appreciates Slightly Against Dollar, Pounds, Euro (SEE Rates)
The Naira has continued to appreciate against the dollar at the parallel market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Nigerian currency on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 traded at N420 (buying rate)...
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