The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress APC has berated the suspended former state chairman, Anselm Ojezua, stressing that he could no longer speak for the party. The State Publicity Secretary of the party, Chris Azebamwan in a statement Thursday in Abuja said the suspension of Mr Ojezua has since been ratified by … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to empower the Attorney General of the Federation with the status to be able to confirm the registration of companies in the country. The president’s request was contained in a letter sent to the leadership of the Senate on Thursday. In the letter, Buhari quoted section 26(5) of … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked for the approval of the Nigerian Senate to obtain an external loan of $29.96 billion for infrastructural development. According to the President, the loan would be used to execute key infrastructural projects across the country. President Buhari, in the letter, said the Eighth National Assembly approved only a part of … Read more
The All Progressive Congress APC has distanced itself from Charles Enya who initiated a law suit seeking for the amendment of the constitution to allow President Muhammadu Buhari a third term in office. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu on Thursday in Abuja said it read in the … Read more
The Nigerian Senate has ordered that immediate commencement of the probe of Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC) after nine years of its passage into law. The upper chamber while mandating the committee to probe the utilization of the sum of N612,177,269 appropriated so far to the Commission, directed the panel report back to … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has reinstated the commitment of his administration to ensuring the political stability of the country. Buhari added that he would do everything within his powers to safeguard the interest of investors as investments cannot thrive in an atmosphere of social and political instability. He stated this when he received the Chairman/Chief Executive … Read more
The Governor of Zamfara State Bello Matawalle, has alleged that the former Governor of the state Abdulaziz Yari has threatened his administration over failure to pay his allowances. Matawalle spoke on Wednesday while assenting to the repealed law in which past governors, deputy governors, speakers of the state house of assembly earned about a billion … Read more
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the All Progressive Congress APC and its governorship candidate Emmanuel Jime to pay a fine of N150,000 for filing a suit challenging the victory of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. The decision was taken unanimously by a five-member panel at the appellate court, led by A. … Read more
Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, MOCPED, will on Thursday, November 28, kickstart its 25th anniversary with a series of activities. Activities lined up for the one-week event include but not limited to a health walk for the staffers and students of the college. The health walk will start from the College gate to Ita … Read more
UK conservative prime minister, Boris Johnson has been accused of pushing racial stereotypes over a newly-unearthed column written during his time as editor of the Spectator in which he said young people had “an almost Nigerian interest in money”. The prime minister has been under pressure in recent months over a series of comments he … Read more
U.S President Donald Trump has shared a photoshopped image of himself on his favourite social media platform, Twitter, dressed up as a boxer, with trunks and gloves. The mercurial American leader gave no caption to the image, possibly leaving room to all kinds of speculations as to the meaning. Coming hours after he had what … Read more
China on Thursday threatened to retaliate after US President Donald Trump signed legislation supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters, just as the world’s top two economies edge towards a trade truce. Trump had seemed reluctant to sign the legislation, but came under heavy pressure from Congress, where the issue has attracted rare bipartisan support. In a … Read more
A man from Pakistan, Qasim, has been arrested by police for allegedly killing a father and his son for the theft of his WiFi password and internet service. The incident is said to have happened at the Shah Latif area of Karachi. Qasim was arrested by police after the family of the deceased accused him … Read more
The environs of Itire-Ikate area of Surulere, Lagos State was left disordered after some hoodlums invaded some streets and vandalised over 200 vehicles belonging to residents. Some residents who spoke on the incident stated that the vandalised vehicles were parked on Bashorun, Shobande, Ogunsami, Ogunmuyiwa, Oredola, Lagos, Oshiga, Salami Bashorun and adjoining streets under the … Read more
Air Peace Airline says it has signed a contract with Embraer for three additional E195-E2 aircraft, worth $212.6 million. The company said in a statement on Sunday in Lagos that the contract confirmed the purchase rights from the original contract signed in April. It said the new E195-E2s would be included in Embraer’s 2019 fourth-quarter … Read more
The Senate, this week, achieved the seemingly difficult task of uniting Nigerians when it proposed a bill seeking the death penalty for hate speech offenders. People from all walks of life, proletariats and bourgeoisies irrespective of the political divide, joined forces to condemn such an anti-human rights move. Football has been the only unifying factor … Read more
The leadership of Eko Club International has confirmed the reelection of Lanre Ojo as its president for another term – Ojo on his reelection for another term vowed that the good work will continue – According to the president, the 2020 Medical Mission will also include a top notch surgical team One of Nigeria’s leading … Read more
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