Police Arrest Premium Times Publisher
The Nigerian Police Force on Thursday raided the Abuja office of Premium Times and arrested the publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi, the judiciary correspondent, Evelyn Okakwu. Premium Times is reporting that the…
Gambia:Adama Barrow sworn in
Adama Barrow has taken the oath of office as Gambia’s new president. He was sworn-in about 5pm Senegalese time at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, Senegal. A Photograph on his…
Buhari was deliberately shut out of Trump’s inauguration – Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has described the non-extension of invitation to President Muhammadu Buhari to attend United States of America President-Elect, Donald Trump’s inauguration as a clear signal…
Senator Nelson Effiong Dumps PDP For APC
The Senator representing Akwa Ibom South Federal Constituency, Senator Nelson Effiong has dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The 63-year-old senator…
Buhari proceeds on vacation
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to proceed on a 10-day vacation beginning from Monday January 23 to Monday February 6, 2017. Buhari disclosed this in a letter, read by Bukola…
Editorial: A “God Tax” on Places of Worship
The lamentation by the General Overseer of Jubilee Christian Church International, Rev. Kunle Adesina, that some clerics no longer strive for God’s anointing, but give priority to primitive accumulation and…
NNPC Says No Product Price Increase, Warns Against Panic Buying
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation wishes to enjoin motorists in Abuja and its environs, and indeed the federation, not to engage in any panic buying of petroleum products. NNPC assures…
Senate Set $44.5 Per Barrel Benchmark, Approves MTEF
The Senate has approved the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) and set oil benchmark for 2017 budget at 44.5 dollars per barrel. The Senate also…
Nigerians don’t need counselling to reject APC in 2019- Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said Nigerians don’t need counselling to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2019 general elections in the country, saying the…
CBN Begins Sale Of Forex To BDCs
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has started the process of auctioning $250 million to 3,147 registered Bureau De Change (BDCs) nationwide. Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, the President, Association of Bureau…