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Former governor of Delta state, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that those going to London to see his predecessor, Chief James Ibori, and posting pictures and comments about it are creating more problems for him. Uduaghan, who stated this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, asked those involved to “stop it”. Ibori, who was governor […]

The National Agency of Food and Drug Administration, NAFDAC, has ordered a halt to the sale of imported fruit juice in Nigeria.  Speaking during a mop-up exercise at Gbagada Lagos State, NAFDAC Team Leader, Mr. Carolly Ngobiri, said the exercise was in line with a circular of December 19 from the Directorate of investigation , […]

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Tuesday fined Arik Air Limited, N6million for contravening the provisions of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs). The regulatory body  also ordered the airline to pay its passengers, whose baggage were delayed on the London to Lagos route between Dec. 2 and Dec. 4 , $150 each as […]

“How was your Christmas Day?” “Comme ci, comme ca” “What’s that?” “I am speaking French. You mean you don’t even understand elementary French?” “No, I don’t. Speak English. How was Christmas?” “Low-key. Like this, like that”. “For me, it was a dead-end Christmas” “God forbid. May we never have a dead-end Christmas. I reject it […]

First, let me tell Mr. President right away that if he hopes to grow the economy out of recession in 2017, the appropriation bill submitted recently at the National Assembly is not the one to do it. This is because it is not expansionary, pro-investment, pro-growth, and pro-jobs enough to be expected to perform such […]

The Sambisa forest would serve as training ground for personnel of the Nigerian Army as from 2017, Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai revealed on Monday. The army chief made the revelation in Damasak, Borno, while celebrating Christmas with troops of 145 Battalion after the road leading to the town was reopened by Gov. […]

Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida  has expressed delight over the successful operations of Nigeria’s military personnel in the Sambisa Forest and the capture of the last Boko Haram strong hold. “It is a sign of relief, that the Military has finally smoked out Boko Haram terrorists from their notorious enclave of Sambisa Forest,” said […]

MTN Nigeria has paid N80 billion of the N330 billion fine imposed on it for failing to deactivate more than five million unregistered SIM cards. The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, told NAN in Abuja that the company paid the sum as the first instalment out of the three years given for the completion […]

Leaders across the political spectrum have been calling President Muhammadu Buhari, to congratulate him and the leadership of the armed forces following the takeover of the Sambisa Forest from the Boko Haram terrorists. In the latest series of calls received by the President, the Governors of Jigawa, Kano, Yobe, Adamawa, Borno, Katsina, Kaduna and Sokoto […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has vowed to continue to find sustainable solution to the challenge posed by insurgency in the Niger Delta. The Corporation said it had created security management platforms that would enable it identify and evaluate risks, develop and superintend implementation of investigations, and aggregate and deploy necessary resources to guarantee […]

A policeman on Friday shot dead his colleague and a University student following disagreements over monthly stipends being given them by Zenith Bank, Zaria. Trouble started when the killer policemen, Mathew Joshua, a corporal discovered that  the killed policeman, Aliyu Kamilu, a sergeant had been shot changing him regarding the monthly stipend given them by […]

Bank accounts belonging to former first lady, Patience Jonathan have been frozen in five banks over allegations of money laundering.  The order to freeze the accounts was issued by a Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday Friday. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun made the order after listening to an exparte application filed by the Economic and […]