The Tithes (II)
Last week, I began a series on tithing. As expected, it aroused all sorts of reactions and questions. In case you are wondering why Tithing evokes such adversarial reactions, I…
SMEs Can’t Access N220bn Edo Fund — Sanusi
Small and Medium Enterprises in Edo State cannot access the N220bn intervention fund floated by the Edo State Government, Governor of Central Bank, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has revealed. Speaking at…
I Never Cheated On 9ice — Toni Payne
The controversy that followed the separation of estranged lovers, Abolore Akande, popularly called 9ice, and Toni payne, an events planner has continued to reverberate with rumours that the musician left…
Lagos Government Shuts 250 Firms for Tax Evasion
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), an agency of the state government, on Friday announced the shutting of a total of 250 companies in 2013 over their refusal to…
Mu’azu, IBB in Closed-door Meeting; IBB Mum
As part of his determination to reunite warring members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), National Chairman of the party Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu on Friday held a closed-door meeting with…
Collaboration with Public has Reduced Criminal Activities, Says Lagos Police PRO
Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Police, Ngozi Braide has praised members of the public for actively collaborating with the security agents, as the joint…
Reps Defer Consideration of 2014 Budget to 4th February
The Federal House of Representatives Thursday unveiled plans to commence the consideration of the 2014 Appropriation bill on 4th February 2014. Zakariu Mohammed, chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Media…
Rumours of Impending Fuel Scarcity False, NNPC Insists
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday dismissed media reports of a looming fuel scarcity. In a press release issued by Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division…
Constitution Review: Reps Disown Section on Impeachment of President
An attempt by the Federal House of Representatives to amend Section 143 of the Constitution, on the removal of the president and his vice, failed on Thursday. The vote of…
Uproar in Senate over Ekweremadu’s Refusal to Read Letter of Defecting Senators
There was uproar at the Senate on Thursday following the refusal of Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu to read at the floor of the Senate, the letter of 11 senators…