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Former President of the Senate, Ken Nnamani, as well as former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Masari, both held a close-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday to fashion out a way to end the subtle was between the executive and the legislative arms of government over the 2016 budget. The meeting […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government, Department of State Services, DSS, and Attorney General of Nigeria Federation of deliberately frustrating the trial of its leader and Director of Radio Biafra Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB in a statement issued in Onitsha and signed by its Media […]

The Lagos State Government on Monday announced plans to upgrade the network of roads in Ikeja to improve and boost the economic stature of the seat of government to world class standard and to reduce traffic gridlock around the corridor to the barest minimum. It also revealed readiness to expand the Awolowo Way with an […]

The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Nigeria Police Command has arrested a man, who claimed to be a driver of commercial bus in Lagos, popularly known as Danfo driver, Ademola Ibrahim for illegally removing the rails both under and above the Eko Bridge.   Ibrahim was said to have conspired with one other suspect […]

Former Gov Sule Lamido of Jigawa on Monday, said he would contest for presidency on the platform of People Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019. Lamido made this known to newsmen in his village – Bamaina – in Birnin-kudu Local Government Area of the State. He, however, said a party’s ticket was not given to anybody […]

At the emergency meeting of the National Officers’ Committee (NOC) meeting held at 7.00am on Monday 25th April, 2016 at Giginya Coral Hotel Sokoto, we wish to give the following updates: 1. As a follow-up to the earlier statement issued by NOC yesterday, it is now confirmed that the Ekiti State delegates for the Annual General […]

The Commissioner for Transport in Lagos State, Hon. Dayo Mobereola and the Special Adviser of the Ministry, Prince (Hon.) Anofi Elegushi on Monday tactically ignored the members of the State House of Assembly Committee, which had gone to the ministry on oversight function. According to reports, the Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Fatai Mojeed and […]

Scores of people are reported to have been killed while about 11 houses and a Roman Catholic Church were destroyed by rampaging Fulani herdsmen who invaded Odozi-Obodo community at Onu-Eke, Nimbo in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State early Monday. The houses and the church were razed while the casualty figure from the attack […]

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi, has disclosed that the Federal Government has endorsed the production of another driving licence that will have a five-year expiry period. Oyeyemi, who spoke at a press briefing in Lagos, pointed out that the resolve to have the five-year driving licence was made by the Joint […]

The chairmen of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Appropriations, Danjuma Goje and Abdulmumin Jibrin, have denied distorting the 2016 budget details, stressing that the details sent to the Presidency were largely the inputs received from the standing committees of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The denial was contained in […]

Reports have emerged that 10 Senators from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have pledged to vote for the Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to replace Senator Bukola Saraki as the Senate President, should Saraki be forced to resign due to his ongoing trial at the Code of […]

At the 5th edition of the annual forum, CGECI Academy 2016, the Ivorian National Council of Employers, General Confederation of Enterprises of Côte d’Ivoire (CGECI) presented African businessman and investor, Tony Elumelu, with its 2016 CGECI Lifetime Achievement Award on April 21, 2016 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The formal presentation was to honour Mr. Elumelu […]