IS THE PROBLEM OF NIGERIA THE ATTITUDE OF NIGERIANS? OUR LEADERS COME FROM US, SO IF LEADERS ARE BAD, IS THAT NOT A POINTER THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE LED? In a school with unruly students, it must take a higher authority to restore order. So the prefects...
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released popular socialite and club owner, Paschal Okechukwu a.k.a Cubana Chief Priest. Cubana Chief Priest was arrested last week in Abuja by EFCC operatives. He has since been in detention for 5 days facing interrogation over money laundering and tax fraud charges....
An hotel manager, who allegedly raped a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in Osogbo, will appear in court on Tuesday. SP Yemisi Opalola, the Police Spokesperson, Osun Command, Nigeria Police, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview. Opalola said that police...
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – Residents of Kaduna metropolis on Monday, heaved a sigh of relief when they recorded the first rain of the year, following prolonged hot weather, which had exposed them to various health hazards, ranging from meningitis, measles and diseases that come with hot weather. The...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana has accused the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the Managing Director (MD) of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Fidet Okhiria of negligence in the attack on a train plying the Abuja-Kaduna rail line. He is also calling for their prosecution,...
Veteran Nigerian singer Daddy Showkey has made a shocking revelation of how he turned down millions of naira to for his hair to be cut all because of his covenant with God. The Galala singer said he didn’t keep his hair to be a ‘Rasta-man”, but as a covenant...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has appealed to partners in Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) project to allow transportation of third-party gas through its joint pipelines to increase gas supply to the plant. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State Petroleum Resources, made the appeal during an...
Former Governor of Edo, Adams Oshiomhole, has declared his intention to contest under the All Progressives Congress (APC) to represent the people of Edo North Senatorial District in the 2023 election. He made the declaration at an enlarged APC meeting held in his country home, Iyamoh, Etsako West Local...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it will proceed to institute criminal prosecution against any digital money lender whose conduct is in violation of extant laws. Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, said this in a document signed on behalf of the...
The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) on Monday said that it generated N346.6 million from tickets sold across the country in March. Mr Patrick Lee, CEAN’s National President, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Lee said that the figure represented...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Transportation Secretariat has revealed plans to begin construction of 5.76 km rail track in the nation’s capital. The Mandate Secretary for the secretariat, Alhaji Zakari Dobi, made the disclosure when he inspected the vandalised Abuja Light Rail Track, Station and Idu Training Centre...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has pledged to restore the visions of the late Moshood Abiola (MKO), which is bringing hope to Nigerians and bridging all gaps for a prosperous country. Bello said this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja following his official declaration to contest for President in...
Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has announced an increase in the service charge for this year’s mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Less than a week to the optional examination, the board disclosed that the service charge has been increased by N400. It stated that while the examination...
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu joins in celebration the family and associates of former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress and former Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, as he turns 70 on April 4. Asiwaju Tinubu congratulates Comrade Oshiomhole for his important contributions to democracy, good governance and development...
**Says it’s all a bunch of rehashed allegations already debunked* **Some media outlets already deleting group’s news links* The Northern wing of the Osinbajo Support Movement (OSM), has blasted an unknown group called the Arewa Civil Society Group’s statement regarding the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, for baselessly claiming that...
The Technical Committee, Atiku Abubakar Presidential Project, has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zoning arrangement would not be against the presidential ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The Chairman of the committee, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen shortly after submitting...
By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – The Ogun State Police Command on Monday said its operatives have arrested 22 suspected cultists in different parts of the state within 48 hours. In a statement, the police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi said that the command had set up a special squad, headed by...
A Constitutional Lawyer, Dr Kayode Ajulo, has said that the threat by Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State to employ mercenaries to help fight terrorism in the state is a call to anarchy. Ajulo said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja against the backdrop of the threat...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said that Nigeria as a country no longer has a big cake to share as it was doing some 40 years ago. According to him, whoever wants to be the next president must be ready to bake a big cake for all Nigerians...