-
Local
Senator Ashafa backs Amaechi on N60bn Lagos-Calabar rail project
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Land Transport, Senator Olugbenga Ashafa (APC, Lagos East), has thrown his weight behind the…
Read More » -
Local
World Bank report upbeat on economic rebound for Nigeria, others
The World Bank Group, Monday, lowered its 2016 sub-Saharan African growth forecast to 3.3 per cent from a previous forecast…
Read More » -
Arts & Entertainment
Encomiums galore as state government, clerics, monarchs, associates, honour Evangelist Ebenezer Obey @ 74
The Decross Gospel Mission, ‘Headquarters of Praise’ in Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, was filled to capacity, last Sunday, as dignitaries from…
Read More » -
News
FIFA stops implementation of court order on Pinnick to vacate office
World football ruling body, FIFA, Monday, said it would likely consider as an interference the implementation of Thursday’s reaffirmation of…
Read More » -
Petrol tanker drivers deny diverting products
Umbrella body of petrol tanker drivers, the Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) has absolved its members of involvement in diversion of…
Read More » -
Local
Minister attempted to pad budget – Reps allege
House of Representatives, Monday, has joined the Senate in accusing the Federal Executive of causing disaffection over the 2016 budget,…
Read More » -
Business and Economy
Senate to Presidency: Enough is Enough, Sign budget 2016 without further delay; Amaechi must apologise or resign
The Senate Monday, April 11 advised the Presidency to come clean with Nigerians on the 2016 Budget and stop engaging…
Read More » -
Local
(Travelogue) Lest We Should Be The Last By Femi Adesina
If my memory serves me right, the above title is taken from a poem I had studied for secondary school…
Read More » -
Local
ECOWAS Court unanimously grants Dasuki’s prayers; fixes May 17, 18 for further hearing
Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Muhammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) triumphed at the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS)…
Read More » -
Dasukigate: Metuh’s move to stall trial rejected … Ordered to enter defence
The National spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday April 11, 2016, again attempted to throw another spanner…
Read More » -
Local
Presidency denies rejecting 2016 budget
Amid reports of conflict between the Executive and the Legislature resulting in the stalling of the 2016 Budget, the Presidency,…
Read More » -
Local
Pirates attack Turkish cargo ship off coast of Nigeria, abduct six – Navy
Pirates have attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria, kidnapping six crew members in a region increasingly…
Read More » -
Local
Edo Govt warns Fulani herdsmen, farmers
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Edo State Government has warned Fulani herdsmen and local farmers in the state to maintain the peace…
Read More » -
Local
Relinquish portfolio as Petroleum minister – Nigerians students tell Buhari
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Students of tertiary institutions under the auspices of National Association of Nigerian Students [NANS] Zone B, Monday,…
Read More » -
Local
Edo Government warns Fulani herdsmen, farmers
AGENE GODWIN,Benin Edo State Government has warned Fulani herdsmen and local farmers in the state to maintain the peace or…
Read More » -
Local
Presidency, Finance Ministry defer on China loan
A major controversy appears to have surrounded the official trip of President Mohammadu Buhari to China as the Presidency and…
Read More » -
Local
Court fixes May 16 for Orji Kalu’s re-arraignment
A Federal High Court in Abuja, Monday, fixed May 16 for the re-arrangement of a former Governor of Abia State,…
Read More » -
Arts
Pan-African Cultural Congress Bureau plans another FESTAC for 2017
The Pan-African Cultural Congress Bureau (PACCB) has announced plans to hold another World Black and African Festival of Arts and…
Read More » -
Local
FIRS targets N4.9trn revenue in 2016
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said it is targeting a revenue of N4.9 trillion in 2016. Chairman of…
Read More » -
News
Oil hits 4month-high on commodities rally
Brent crude prices rose to a four-month high on Monday as a rally in wider commodities markets encouraged buying ahead…
Read More » -
Local
No Lagos-Calabar Rail project in 2016 budget — NASS refutes Presidency claims
Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has refuted reports that the National Assembly removed the Lagos-Calabar Railway line project…
Read More » -
News
Oliseh appointed into FIFA Technical Department for Rio Olympics football event
Former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has announced his appointment into world’s football governing body, FIFA’s Technical Department to take…
Read More » -
Business and Economy
NIMASA pushes for early passage of anti piracy law
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has expressed the Agency’s desire…
Read More » -
Lead Story
-
Local
I’m not in APC, although PDP is not exciting – Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, CON, has denied reports that he has dumped…
Read More »
