Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, has described the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai as a “loose cannon and a liar”  who is one of the people that got the All Progressives Congress (APC) into the current mess it found itself now. Reacting …

By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration would look into the constitutional 13 per cent derivation benefit to the Niger Delta region to ensure even spread of development projects across the region. President Buhari gave the assurance when he received traditional rulers and some other eminent …

Following last week’s take-off of its intervention in the sale of foreign exchange in Chinese Yuan (CNY), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Friday, July 27, 2018, injected the sum $340, 507, 376.51  into the interbank retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales. This is in addition to the sale of …

  The first Executive Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Abubakar Habu Hashidu, the Matawalin Dukku, has passed on at the age of 74 years, Friday morning after a protracted illness. Our correspondent gathered that Hashidu died in his home around 10:30 am in Gombe, leaving behind a wife, eight children, …

The Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, has taken its consumer protection awareness campaign to rural communities in Gombe State. Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau of the Commission, Mrs. Felicia Onuegbuchulam, while declaring the town hall meeting open in Kalmai, Billirir Local Government Area of Gombe State, said one of the fundamental rights …

By Alexandra Oladipo  A 29-year-old, Yau Ibrahim, was on Friday brought before an FCT High Court, Apo, for unlawfully having carnal knowledge of three teenage girls under false pretences. He was, however, released on a bail of N5 million. Ibrahim, who lives opposite the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, …

A contender to the Olumoru Obaship in Ondo state has called on the people not to be swayed by the activities of one of the Princes which have led to tension in the community. In a statement he made available to Newsmen in Akure, Prince Ade Okiki, a retired Permanent …

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja lauded the Republic of France for its commitment to strong regional cooperation in the fight against cross-border crime and terrorism. Speaking at a farewell audience with the outgoing Ambassador of France to Nigeria, Denys Gauer, President Buhari, according to a statement by Garba Shehu, his …

By Victor Nwachukwu  The Chairman of the APC in the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo, Mr Sunny Ejiagwu, was murdered early on Friday by gunmen, suspected to be assassins. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ejiagwu, popularly known as ‘Ohaneze’, was one of the 27 council …

Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has, Thursday, July 26, 2018 made a cautionary statement to the Police Investigation Team investigating the Offa, Kwara State bank robbery that occurred on April 5, 2018. According to a statement by Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood, Force Public Relations Officer, Dr. Saraki made the …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that creating additional agencies in the maritime sector would only overburden the sector; adding that what needed to be done was to strengthen the existing ones for optimum service delivery.  Dr. Peterside who …

By Prudence Arobani Angelic five-year-old Jare from Nigeria has been dubbed the world’s “most beautiful girl” as snaps of her sent the  social media into a frenzy after a photographer shared  her portraits on Instagram. Wedding photographer Mofe Bamuyiwa, who is based in Lagos, posted  series of striking snaps of the little …

  By Sam Oditah Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has called on the Federal Government to urgently resume work on abandoned federal roads and other projects in the Niger Delta states. Ikpeazu made the call on Thursday when the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Usani Uguru Usani, paid him …

By Aisha Gambo  The Minister of Aviation , Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Thursday ruled out government’s interference in the recruitment and operations of Nigeria Air, expected to commence services in December. Sirika gave the assurance at a lecture, held at the Air Force Institute of Technology’s 47th convocation in Kaduna. …

By Abdullahi Yusuf  The Nigeria Police Force says it has not received any complaint or report on the purported kidnapping of Sen. Dino Melaye, according to a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood. Moshood said in the statement issued in Abuja on Thursday that the Force did not …

  Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday assured that the anticipated reconstruction of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway would commence within the next two weeks as part of the Federal Government’s resolve to find lasting solution to the chaos in the Apapa axis.  Osinbajo, who spoke at a dialogue with …

Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, on Thursday appeared before the Onitsha Office of the Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (Tax office). Obi was summoned by Mrs Nwakpudolu Juliet, the Chief Tax Officer coordinating GRA Phase 2 Onitsha as a Senior Business Manager. Confirming the visit at the …

By Mohammad Tijjani  President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday hailed the enormous contributions of the Armed Forces to his administration’s determination to restore peace in the country. He pledged that the Federal Government would continue to raise the combat readiness of the military for effective and efficient security operations across the …

The struggle for political control and power play dominate the longlist for the $100,000 The Nigeria Prize for Literature, announced Thursday by the Advisory Board for the Prize. The Nigeria Prize for Literature is Africa’s most prestigious literary prize sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited. A statement by Andy Odeh, Manager, …

By Sam Oditah  Ten lucky winners of the “Predict and Win” raffle draw for the just-concluded World Cup: Russia 2018, organised in Abia, were on Thursday rewarded with different prizes at a forum in Umuahia. The draw was sponsored by Chief Emeka Stanley, former Chairman of Abia State Oil Producing …

A group, League of Young Professionals, has condemned attacks on the Senior Special Assistant, Media & Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Garba Shehu, by  a media aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, saying that the attacks are unwarranted and diversionary. In a statement by Yemi Ojumu, National Publicity …

Two senators, Abdullahi Danbaba and Isa Hama Misau from Sokoto and Bauchi States have condemned the statements credited online to their colleague, Adamu Abdullahi (Nasarawa) in which he claimed that the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, “merely collated the list of Senators he feels are not happy with the …

By Ismaila Chafe Sen. Lanre Tejuoso, who Senate President Bukola Saraki claimed left the All Progressives Congress  (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday returned to APC on Wednesday. Tejuoso, representing Ogun Central, announced his return  at a meeting between APC Senators and President Muhammadu Buhari at the …

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has stated that 38% of all African road traffic deaths occur among pedestrians. He made this statement while making a presentation on Non-Motorized Transportation (NMT) at the general assembly  of the  West African Road Safety Organization (WARSO) …

By Isaac Aregbesola The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says 75 out of 230 stranded Nigerian Football fans absconded in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World Cup . The ministry’s Spokesperson, Dr Tope Elias-Fatile, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that the fans absconded in spite …