Aftermath of hot exchanges: Buhari, OBJ greet; NCS okays N27,000 minimum wage•FG to pay N30,000; NASS gets minimum wage bill today •Jonathan, Saraki, Abdulsalami, at NCS meeting ; IBB, Gowon absent •NCS expresses satisfaction with INEC’s preparations...Wed Jan 23rd, 2019 Read More → |
NDLEA arrest 20 illicit drug dealers in AnambraThe National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 20 suspected illicit drug dealers in Anambra, according to Mr Sule Momodu, the state Commandant. NDLEA operative Momodu told a news...Tue Jan 22nd, 2019 Read More → |
Atiku’s campaign train corners Jigawa, KanoPresidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar , has taken his campaign to Jigawa and Kano states where a mammoth crowd of supporters trooped en masse to...Tue Jan 22nd, 2019 Read More → |
Buhari, Obasanjo, Jonathan, others attend Council of State meeting—IBB, Gowon absent By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting behind closed doors with members of the National Council of State at the Presidential...Tue Jan 22nd, 2019 Read More → |
Obasanjo goofed on Buhari’s performance – TsavElder statesman and former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, has faulted ex-President Olusegun over his Sunday’s comment on the security situation in the...Tue Jan 22nd, 2019 Read More → |
Opposition plotting to scuttle polls, set up interim govt – FG•Alleges they’ve armed Boko Haram, others to attack 10 northern states •Says Nigerien mercenaries contracted to attack govs, others in North West •It’s plot to foment...Tue Jan 22nd, 2019 Read More → |
Red alert as opposition plans to scuttle electionsThe Federal Government has alerted Nigerians to plans by some unscrupulous opposition elements to scuttle the 2019 general elections by orchestrating widespread violence. ”Having realized...Mon Jan 21st, 2019 Read More → |
FG alleges plot by opposition to frustrate elections, establish interim gov’tBy Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief & Emmanuel Elebeke The federal government has alleged plans by opposition politicians to frustrate the forthcoming elections with a view to establishing an...Mon Jan 21st, 2019 Read More → |
2019, Buhari and sustaining good governanceBy Okanga Agila It’s partisan times, so differing views have invaded the political space on the personal and leadership content in President Muhammadu Buhari. He is both loved and hated. But...Mon Jan 21st, 2019 Read More → |
Corruption allegations: Just in case FG has forgotten these cases!By Dirisu Yakubu The victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2015 Presidential elections elicited hope of the unusual variant. President Buhari For well-meaning Nigerians and friends...Sat Jan 19th, 2019 Read More → |
Benedict Peters : Colossus in murky oil, gas watersBy Michael Eboh Only a few Nigerian had been able to venture into the Nigerian oil and gas industry, start an exploration and production company from scratch, sustain the business, break even and...Sat Jan 19th, 2019 Read More → |
8 robbers on death sentence threaten judge, attack journalists, onlookersBy Umar Yusuf YOLA—There was drama, yesterday, at the premises of the Adamawa State High Court, Yola State, when eight convicted armed robbers went wild, assaulting warders, journalists and...Fri Jan 18th, 2019 Read More → |
Minimum Wage : Osinbajo, govs in NEC meetingBy Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – VICE President Yemi Osinbajo is presiding over the National Economic Council, NEC, meeting attended by the governors and some ministers in charge of the...Thu Jan 17th, 2019 Read More → |
Boko Haram: Take the fight to themBy Gambo Dori IT is not the most edifying sight to witness your elected leader shed tears. But as widely reported, that was what many saw the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima did, when he...Thu Jan 17th, 2019 Read More → |
IOM decries attack on its hub, killing of IDPsBy Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA— International Organisation for Migration, IOM, has said it is appalled by Monday’s attack in Rann, Borno State, in which four internally-displaced persons,...Thu Jan 17th, 2019 Read More → |
